Observed arrival · 2026-10-22
借り暮らしの旅。 — A Journal of Borrowed Days
A photo-and-writing travel journal about staying in homes away from home, cooking local food, and walking through everyday life in each place.
- For
- Readers drawn to local life beyond the usual sightseeing route
- Worth noticing
- The 35 journeys can be browsed by region or map, with individual entries tagged by themes such as local food, old houses, and island life.
Field notes
The homepage organizes its 35 numbered journeys through both a regional map and an archive of individual entries. Each listing pairs a place with a small subject cue—such as local food, old houses, or island life—so the collection can be approached by destination or by the kind of day it records. The listed trips span Japanese regions as well as places including Taiwan, the Philippines, and Australia; the site also offers Japanese, English, and Chinese language options.
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