On This Site
Updated January 2026
This site is a collection of experiences, observations, and reflections gathered over time—most often in Japan, and often in places where craft, tradition, and daily life remain closely intertwined.
What follows is a simple outline of how the site is used, and how your information is treated.
On Privacy
This site collects only limited information, primarily to understand how it is read and to respond when readers choose to be in touch.
Basic usage data—such as pages visited or general location—may be gathered through analytics tools. If you contact me directly, I may retain your name and email in order to respond.
This information is never sold or shared.
The site may use cookies or similar technologies for basic functionality and to better understand how it is used. You may adjust your browser settings at any time.
Some services essential to the operation of the site—such as hosting platforms or analytics providers—may process limited data on my behalf, under their own privacy policies.
While care is taken to protect any information collected, no system can be considered entirely secure.
Depending on where you reside, you may have the right to request access to, correction of, or deletion of your personal information.
On the Work
All writing and photography on this site are my own unless otherwise noted.
They are offered in the spirit in which they were created: to be read, considered, and perhaps carried forward in thought—but not reproduced, distributed, or used commercially without permission.
If you wish to share or reference the work, I ask that you do so with attribution.
On Use
The site is intended for personal use.
Much of what is described here is rooted in lived experience. Details—particularly those related to travel, places, or businesses—may change over time. While I make every effort to present things as they are, I cannot guarantee that all information will remain current.
Any use of the information on this site is at your own discretion.
Links to other sites are occasionally included for context or further exploration; I am not responsible for their content or practices.
On Disclosure
From time to time, experiences may be arranged or supported by inns, cultural organizations, or others connected to the places described.
These relationships do not shape what is written. I choose what to include, and all views expressed are entirely my own.
Where it feels appropriate, such context is noted within individual stories.
Contact
If you have questions about anything here, or wish to request permission to use any material, you are welcome to be in touch:
contact@japanartofeverydayliving.com
These notes may be updated from time to time.