-Dad's Side- My grandfather was from Nakatsu in Oita prefecture. His father was a carpenter and he apparently fell off the roof of a...

Burial Mound in Kibi Plains, Okayama taken during my cycling tour around Japan 2014. There are several Onizuka 鬼塚 kofun 古墳 burial mounds...

-Early Life- Although I never met my granddad, it's obvious that he was an athlete. He was born 1907 in Nakatsu, Oita. His father...

Coincidence or destiny? My 2023 trip to Japan included taking the Matsuura Testudo Line from Sasebo. The original plan was to take it to...