Higo is the old name for Kumamoto, the prefecture in Japan where I started this blog. I had just gotten into photography and keeping a record of my strange experiences and rambling on about funny things that I remembered. Mostly I wanted to process all of the experiences that I was absorbing: What did horse sashimi taste like? What the hell was that thing that crawled out of the drain of my sumo-sized bath? How did I escape major injury? How can getting lost be so rewarding and fun? Just how many interests can I pursue? What’s the best music to blast when you’re driving fast on an isolated mountain pass with rain pouring faster than the wipers are able to adequately perform their function?<\/p>\n
These are the questions that resulted in the words, pictures and other embedded media that you see in the archives.<\/p>\n\n\n
Though I returned to the US and continued blogging, I didn’t rename the blog because that’s where it was created, and I couldn’t think of a replacement name. Slowly, my post frequency dwindled to long, fallow periods. These days, it feels like a luxury to be able to write without any agenda other than for the sake of creative self-expression. Logging in to Higo Blog nowadays feels mildly like being transported to another place and time, when the web was more fun to explore. <\/p>\n\n\n\n
I hope you enjoy your visit, thanks for reading!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
Higo is the old name for Kumamoto, the prefecture in Japan where I started this blog. I had just gotten into photography and keeping a record of my strange experiences and rambling on about funny things that I remembered. Mostly I wanted to process all of the experiences that I was absorbing: What did horse … Continue reading