Author Archives: Nick Keirle

Let’s Nagoya – 犬山市 (Dog Mountain City), or, Reflections in Dog Mountain City

On the first weekend of April every year, Inuyama-shi (or Dog Mountain City) holds its Spring festival. Inuyama is about a half-hour train ride north of Nagoya, and, working on the weekends as we do, we only managed to arrive after sundown. As such we … Continue reading

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Let’s Nagoya – Part One (The Arrival)

I moved to Japan with my girlfriend Ciara. This is the story of our flight and our arrival in Nagoya. Sorry for the lack of photos – later updates will feature pictures of everything from Shinto temples to pachinko parlours; from … Continue reading

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New Game: ‘Character Creator’

Welcome to the Spectrum Character Creator. This application will help you create a character for use in the Spectrum Role-Playing System (2nd Edition). Please begin by inputting your race, gender, and most crippling source of regret. Play it here

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