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  • The Year in Walking β€” 2021 133 β€” December 2021

    The Year in Walking β€” 2021

  • The Next 500km+ Walk: Ten Cities Across Japan 132 β€” November 2021

    The Next 500km+ Walk:
    Ten Cities Across Japan

  • The Craft of 'Kissa by Kissa' 131 β€” October 2021

    The Craft of 'Kissa by Kissa'

  • Electric Bike Ride #1 130 β€” October 2021

    Electric Bike Ride #1

  • Ōdaigahara Mountain Area 129 β€” October 2021

    Ōdaigahara Mountain Area

  • Book Hiatus 128 β€” September 2021

    Book Hiatus

  • A Walk Through Kagurazaka 127 β€” August 2021

    A Walk Through Kagurazaka

  • It Is Solved by Electric Bike 126 β€” August 2021

    It Is Solved by Electric Bike

  • Groundhog Day, but Kinda Evil 125 β€” August 2021

    Groundhog Day, but Kinda Evil

  • The Lost Marutanbo 124 β€” August 2021

    The Lost Marutanbo

  • King of Summer No Tan 123 β€” July 2021

    King of Summer No Tan

  • Book Iterations 122 β€” July 2021

    Book Iterations

  • Matsumoto, Kissa Time 121 β€” July 2021

    Matsumoto, Kissa Time

  • Walk Questions, Answered (#1) 120 β€” July 2021

    Walk Questions, Answered (#1)

  • All The Gear 119 β€” June 2021

    All The Gear

  • Pack Exhaustion 118 β€” May 2021

    Pack Exhaustion

  • New Pop-up Newsletter β€” Kumano Kodō 117 β€” April 2021

    New Pop-up Newsletter β€” Kumano Kodō

  • A Walk is a Platform for Creative Work 116 β€” April 2021

    A Walk is a Platform for Creative Work

  • Walk as Spreadsheet 115 β€” April 2021

    Walk as Spreadsheet

  • Mountain Mode, Village Mode 114 β€” April 2021

    Mountain Mode, Village Mode

  • The Walk, A Concept 113 β€” March 2021

    The Walk, A Concept

  • Diary Entry: March 19, 2021 112 β€” March 2021

    Diary Entry: March 19, 2021

  • Long, Boring Walks 111 β€” March 2021

    Long, Boring Walks

  • Repetition On the Long Walk 110 β€” March 2021

    Repetition On the Long Walk

  • Ri β€” The Distance Walked in an Hour 109 β€” February 2021

    Ri β€” The Distance Walked in an Hour

  • Huh β€” A Photo-a-Week Newsletter 108 β€” February 2021

    Huh β€” A Photo-a-Week Newsletter

  • A Late Night Walk in a Small Southern Town 107 β€” February 2021

    A Late Night Walk in a Small Southern Town

  • The Buzz Cut 106 β€” February 2021

    The Buzz Cut

  • Membership Enabled Walks 105 β€” January 2021

    Membership Enabled Walks

  • True Names, True Walks 104 β€” January 2021

    True Names, True Walks

  • Welcome Back to Our COVID Loop 103 β€” January 2021

    Welcome Back to Our COVID Loop

  • 2020

  • The Year in Walking, Ridgeline 2020 102 β€” December 2020

    The Year in Walking, Ridgeline 2020

  • Them Post-walk Blues 101 β€” December 2020

    Them Post-walk Blues

  • Nara, Wonderful Nara 100 β€” December 2020

    Nara, Wonderful Nara

  • Six Tōkaidō Moments 099 β€” November 2020

    Six Tōkaidō Moments

  • COVID-19 and Walking Japan 098 β€” November 2020

    COVID-19 and Walking Japan

  • Walking Mode 097 β€” November 2020

    Walking Mode

  • Housekeeping 096 β€” November 2020

    Housekeeping

  • Come Walk With Me 095 β€” October 2020

    Come Walk With Me

  • Kissa, 2nd Edition 094 β€” October 2020

    Kissa, 2nd Edition

  • Prepping for a Big ToΜ„kaidoΜ„ Walk 093 β€” October 2020

    Prepping for a Big ToΜ„kaidoΜ„ Walk

  • Monkeys, Literature, Food, and Walking 092 β€” October 2020

    Monkeys, Literature, Food, and Walking

  • Self-Improvement and the Big Walk 091 β€” October 2020

    Self-Improvement and the Big Walk

  • Disaster, Averted? 090 β€” September 2020

    Disaster, Averted?

  • Long Walk Thinking 089 β€” September 2020

    Long Walk Thinking

  • Photos: Book Machines 088 β€” September 2020

    Photos: Book Machines

  • Kanazawa, Clear Nodes 087 β€” September 2020

    Kanazawa, Clear Nodes

  • Summer Walks 086 β€” August 2020

    Summer Walks

  • Karuizawa 085 β€” August 2020

    Karuizawa

  • A Tiny Celebration 084 β€” August 2020

    A Tiny Celebration

  • Kissa by Kissa by Book by Launch 083 β€” August 2020

    Kissa by Kissa by Book by Launch

  • No Fly Walk Zone 082 β€” July 2020

    No Fly Walk Zone

  • Fish & Chips 081 β€” July 2020

    Fish & Chips

  • A Walk in Griffith Park 080 β€” July 2020

    A Walk in Griffith Park

  • A Famous Journalist 079 β€” July 2020

    A Famous Journalist

  • Nagano, 125 Years Ago 078 β€” July 2020

    Nagano, 125 Years Ago

  • A Book About Kissa β€” Part 5 077 β€” June 2020

    A Book About Kissa β€” Part 5

  • Walking the Inland Sea of Japan 076 β€” June 2020

    Walking the Inland Sea of Japan

  • A Book from Pizza Toast β€” Part 4 075 β€” June 2020

    A Book from Pizza Toast β€” Part 4

  • A Walk, a Protest 074 β€” June 2020

    A Walk, a Protest

  • A Book from Pizza Toast β€” Part 3 073 β€” May 2020

    A Book from Pizza Toast β€” Part 3

  • A Book from Pizza Toast β€” Part 2 072 β€” May 2020

    A Book from Pizza Toast β€” Part 2

  • A Book from Pizza Toast β€” Part 1 071 β€” May 2020

    A Book from Pizza Toast β€” Part 1

  • Kodomo-no-hi 070 β€” May 2020

    Kodomo-no-hi

  • Walking Shōwa Tokyo 069 β€” April 2020

    Walking Shōwa Tokyo

  • A Very Big Walking Website 068 β€” April 2020

    A Very Big Walking Website

  • A Year of Walking, and Then Not 067 β€” April 2020

    A Year of Walking, and Then Not

  • Consider Joe Pera’s Gait 066 β€” April 2020

    Consider Joe Pera’s Gait

  • Walking Nan Shepherd’s Mountain 065 β€” March 2020

    Walking Nan Shepherd’s Mountain

  • Textures Along a Quarantine Path 064 β€” March 2020

    Textures Along a Quarantine Path

  • Walking in the Age of Corona 063 β€” March 2020

    Walking in the Age of Corona

  • The Silver Mine with the Dog 062 β€” March 2020

    The Silver Mine with the Dog

  • Walking the Hagi Ōkan 061 β€” March 2020

    Walking the Hagi Ōkan

  • So Now You Own a Kissa 060 β€” February 2020

    So Now You Own a Kissa

  • A Talking Horse 059 β€” February 2020

    A Talking Horse

  • A Walk is a Tool and a Platform 058 β€” February 2020

    A Walk is a Tool and a Platform

  • The Dreaded Membership Issue 057 β€” February 2020

    The Dreaded Membership Issue

  • Responses to SMSs Part 4 056 β€” January 2020

    Responses to SMSs Part 4

  • The Rigor of Process 055 β€” January 2020

    The Rigor of Process

  • Photos: Ise-ji Objects 054 β€” January 2020

    Photos: Ise-ji Objects

  • Obama, City of Saba 053 β€” January 2020

    Obama, City of Saba

  • 2019

  • Pizza Toast Tales: Alps 052 β€” December 2019

    Pizza Toast Tales: Alps

  • Pizza Toast Tales: Thompson 051 β€” December 2019

    Pizza Toast Tales: Thompson

  • Pop-Up Highlights 050 β€” December 2019

    Pop-Up Highlights

  • That Floating Feeling 049 β€” December 2019

    That Floating Feeling

  • Do You Drink? 048 β€” December 2019

    Do You Drink?

  • Pop-Up Walk 047 β€” November 2019

    Pop-Up Walk

  • Photographs and Frames 046 β€” November 2019

    Photographs and Frames

  • My Kingdom for Bread 045 β€” November 2019

    My Kingdom for Bread

  • A Billion Billion Steps 044 β€” November 2019

    A Billion Billion Steps

  • How to Walk and Talk 043 β€” October 2019

    How to Walk and Talk

  • Cocoon of Sleep 042 β€” October 2019

    Cocoon of Sleep

  • Typhoon Stroll 041 β€” October 2019

    Typhoon Stroll

  • Oze National Park 040 β€” October 2019

    Oze National Park

  • A Review of a Bed β€” Part 2 039 β€” September 2019

    A Review of a Bed β€” Part 2

  • A Winter Walk 038 β€” September 2019

    A Winter Walk

  • Responses to SMSes β€” Part 3 037 β€” September 2019

    Responses to SMSes β€” Part 3

  • Postcards from the Baikonur Cosmodrome 036 β€” September 2019

    Postcards from the Baikonur Cosmodrome

  • Soviet Horse Race 035 β€” September 2019

    Soviet Horse Race

  • SW945: The Sound of a Walk in Japan 034 β€” August 2019

    SW945: The Sound of a Walk in Japan

  • Travel / Walking Gear 033 β€” August 2019

    Travel / Walking Gear

  • Walk as Public Talk 032 β€” August 2019

    Walk as Public Talk

  • Country Texture, City Texture 031 β€” August 2019

    Country Texture, City Texture

  • Walk vs. Hike 030 β€” July 2019

    Walk vs. Hike

  • A Review of Beds β€” Part 1 029 β€” July 2019

    A Review of Beds β€” Part 1

  • Responses to SMSes – Part 2 028 β€” July 2019

    Responses to SMSes – Part 2

  • Walking, Habits, Systems 027 β€” July 2019

    Walking, Habits, Systems

  • Responses to SMSes – Part 1 026 β€” July 2019

    Responses to SMSes – Part 1

  • Ascetic Pants 025 β€” June 2019

    Ascetic Pants

  • Old Whiskey Shoes 024 β€” June 2019

    Old Whiskey Shoes

  • Walk and Transcribe 023 β€” June 2019

    Walk and Transcribe

  • Stillness (sorta) 022 β€” June 2019

    Stillness (sorta)

  • The Unresolved Walk, the Best Walk 021 β€” May 2019

    The Unresolved Walk, the Best Walk

  • Special photo edition: Didn't Die in the Mountains 020 β€” May 2019

    Special photo edition: Didn't Die in the Mountains

  • Root Appreciation 019 β€” May 2019

    Root Appreciation

  • That Shinkansen Whoosh 018 β€” May 2019

    That Shinkansen Whoosh

  • End of an Era 017 β€” April 2019

    End of an Era

  • Scale 016 β€” April 2019

    Scale

  • Inoh Tadataka and the Tools of a Walk 015 β€” April 2019

    Inoh Tadataka and the Tools of a Walk

  • The Curious Incident in the Bath in the Day-time 014 β€” April 2019

    The Curious Incident in the Bath in the Day-time

  • Walk Rhythms, SMS Publishing 013 β€” April 2019

    Walk Rhythms, SMS Publishing

  • Boredom and the Long Walk 012 β€” March 2019

    Boredom and the Long Walk

  • A Few Feet Above the Earth 011 β€” March 2019

    A Few Feet Above the Earth

  • Flawless Mechanisms 010 β€” March 2019

    Flawless Mechanisms

  • Something Like a Scent 009 β€” March 2019

    Something Like a Scent

  • Charcoal 008 β€” February 2019

    Charcoal

  • Cycles, Circuits, Collisions, Colliders 007 β€” February 2019

    Cycles, Circuits, Collisions, Colliders

  • The Cafe With a View of the Waterfall 006 β€” February 2019

    The Cafe With a View of the Waterfall

  • Ferociously Scary Things 005 β€” February 2019

    Ferociously Scary Things

  • Isobars 004 β€” January 2019

    Isobars

  • Zero milestone 003 β€” January 2019

    Zero milestone

  • Country lines 002 β€” January 2019

    Country lines

  • An endless, gritty, very spitty walk 001 β€” January 2019

    An endless, gritty, very spitty walk

  • 2018