Slow stories from the road
Notes from the camper. Mornings by lakes, detours through cedar forests, small temples nobody photographs. The shape of the journey — not the destination.
August: Following the Festival Lanterns North
Tohoku’s great summer festivals as a trail of light — Sendai’s streamers, Akita’s swaying lanterns, Aomori’s lit warriors. A slow drift north between festival towns.
July: Fuji Mornings and the Lanterns of Kyoto
Waking by the lakes with Fuji across the water as the climbing season opens, then south to the lantern nights of Gion Matsuri and Osaka’s Tenjin Matsuri.
June: Driving North, Where the Light Stays Dry
Honshu sinks into the rainy season, so we drift north — hydrangeas glowing in the wet, the first lavender opening in Furano, the dry light of Hokkaido evenings.
What a Slow Week in a Japanese Camper Actually Feels Like
A week of mornings and detours — Kawaguchi mist, fog over the highway, a four-year-old who wanted a house with wheels.
The Shikoku 88-Temple Loop, Without the Bus
A contemplative campervan pilgrimage around Shikoku — coastal stops, small mountain temples, and Iwayaji’s chain ladder.
Why We Built Tabi-RV: A Letter from the Founder
Six vans, on purpose. A note on why tabi means journey, not destination, and why the fleet will stay small.