I live part of the year in Tokyo and because it’s a habit of mine and because I love the city and wish to know it better (a reflex of love, this knowing-you-better) I walk it. My phone’s accelerometer tells me I put in, on average, eleven miles a day. Not tourist got-to-cram-in-all-the-sights miles. Just everyday expat miles.
This is a gorgeous piece, as always. I love the part about former selves walking side by side with your present self; that is how I often feel when I’m walking, like I’m carrying all my past incarnations with me. Thank you for sharing this!
Nothing like a good long-run to clear the mind. Glad walking does the same for you, too.
Like you I walk to maintain my sanity first, and my 72 year old body second. Thanks for a great read.
This is a gorgeous piece, as always. I love the part about former selves walking side by side with your present self; that is how I often feel when I’m walking, like I’m carrying all my past incarnations with me. Thank you for sharing this!
Loved this one. Have never been to Japan but it's on the bucket list!