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Simon Rowe

  • Freelance Writer and Book Author, Freelance
Australia, Japan, Melbourne, New Zealand
As seen in: LinkedIn, Medium, The Independent (UK), TIME, Sydney Morning Herald, The Age, Brisbane Times, WAtoday
Covers:  Travel, culture, literature, Japan
Antipodean author in Japan | Mami Suzuki: Private Eye (Penguin Random 2023) | Repped by Priya Doraswamy @ Lotus Lane Literary
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In Search of the Sublime - A Journey through Western Japan

In Search of the Sublime - A Journey through Western Japan

Far from the urban crush and madding crowds of Japan's great metropolises, the rural hinterland of Honshu bec…

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Pirates and Pearls: Adventures in Japan's Deep South

Pirates and Pearls: Adventures in Japan's Deep South

The helmsman has a scar on his forehead and his "Welcome aboard" is as worn as the seat of his canvas shorts.…

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Windows on the World: The View from Himeji City, Japan

Windows on the World: The View from Himeji City, Japan

In the final entry of our long-running "Windows on the World" series, Matteo Pericoli illustrates Simon Rowe'…

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Truth by the Barrel: In Search of Kobe’s Finest Sake

Truth by the Barrel: In Search of Kobe’s Finest Sake

A look into Nada Gogo’s centuries-old rustic wood warehouses that have turned into museums, shops and restaur…

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Peak Performance

Peak Performance

Mention mountain climbing, and most people envisage an exhausting clamber up sheer rock faces or dangling fro…

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Snakes, Squalls, and Doctor Seuss

Snakes, Squalls, and Doctor Seuss

Midnight on Fish Town Street in Himeji city is no place for a sober young person. Which explains why Lars and…

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TW Creatives: "West Wind" - A Short Fiction Story by Simon Rowe | Tokyo Weekender

TW Creatives: "West Wind" - A Short Fiction Story by Simon Rowe | Tokyo Weekender

Welcome to Tokyo Weekender's new monthly series, TW Creatives. In this series, we will feature various works …

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TW Creatives: "The Convenience Store Ballerina" - A Short Fiction Story by Simon Rowe | Tokyo Wee...

TW Creatives: "The Convenience Store Ballerina" - A Short Fiction Story by Simon Rowe | Tokyo Wee...

Tokyo Weekender's series TW Creatives feature various works by Japan-based writers, photographers, videograph…

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On a Quest for the Quetzal

On a Quest for the Quetzal

On a quest for the quetzal: Simon Rowe saddles up for a dizzy ride in search of Costa Rica's rarest rainfores…

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Japanese find liquor's more their cup of tea

Japanese find liquor's more their cup of tea

While the average Japanese working man might dole out between ¥15,000 and ¥20,000 a week drinking with his co…

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All that glitters is not true geisha in Kyoto - NZ Herald

All that glitters is not true geisha in Kyoto - NZ Herald

Around sunset, you might glimpse her. In the laneways of Pontocho district, where red lanterns bob beneath th…

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Sure it's tiny, it has no view, but hey, it's home (Published 2002)

Sure it's tiny, it has no view, but hey, it's home (Published 2002)

'Less is more" say the Japanese of their minimalist theatrical art called Noh. Completely the opposite applie…

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