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About Rick Sharp

Has lived in Japan since 2000. Experience in sports and recreation management, executive recruitment, and business education. Always in the mood to go hiking, travel, or cook. Tends to get obsessive about the Boston Red Sox.

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Sunrise over sea with torii Japan

On the Move
Japan’s Off-the-Beaten Path Temples and Shrines

May 3, 2016 6:59 PM 8002 Views 0 Comments
sakura

On the Move
An Insider’s Guide to Hanami in Japan

Mar 24, 2016 12:12 PM 2633 Views 2 Comments
hand blocking camera lens

Noise
Japan’s Cops: Businessmen with Badges or Judo Experts with Grudges?

Mar 3, 2016 7:12 PM 1804 Views 0 Comments
Soldiers with folding bike

Business
Helix the Great

Feb 17, 2016 12:39 AM 2196 Views 0 Comments
beer taps

On the Move
Know Your Booze: Special Japan Craft Edition

Nov 13, 2015 12:09 PM 1619 Views 0 Comments
backpacker standing on mountain summit

On the Move
A High-Tech Backpacker’s New Best Friend

Oct 14, 2015 10:55 PM 1482 Views 0 Comments
electric walking sign display

Business
Japan Seems to Be Stepping in the Right Direction

Sep 18, 2015 5:48 PM 1101 Views 0 Comments
Kaimondake-japan

On the Move
Kaimondake: Hiking Western Japan’s Smallest Hyakumeizan

Aug 12, 2015 6:34 PM 2779 Views 10 Comments
nihonji daibutsu japan

On the Move
Tokyo’s Best-Kept (Daytrip) Secret

Jul 24, 2015 6:41 PM 1949 Views 0 Comments
japan-hitchhiking-rice-field

On the Move
The Hitchhiker’s Guide to Japan

Jul 3, 2015 11:02 AM 1776 Views 0 Comments
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