Karakuchi

The last time I was in Japan was in 2013 when Eddie was not even a year old, and we were checking out Okinawa together with Sofi. Since then, I have dreamt of returning to Hokkaido, maybe for the 100k Lake Saroma Ultramarathon that I learned about from Murakami, but with the pandemic that has obviously not been possible. Luckily, a shipment of Asahi “Super Dry” still made it from Osaka to Umeå in time for some balcony sashimi as I look forward to a week of book chapter writing and course planning for the autumn.