Archive - Kiwi Yamabushi

Early Access: Why I Wear This Ancient Japanese Sash

New video for paid subscribers

Aug 5 •

Tim Bunting - Kiwi Yamabushi

Why Japan Has Tofu Exams But No Lifeguard Standards

I'm Beached As Bru.

Aug 1

July 2025

Early Access: 5 Japanese Words You're Using Wrong

And some other new stuff!

Jul 29 •

Tim Bunting - Kiwi Yamabushi

Idiots on the Mountain: How NOT to climb Japanese peaks

Respect the mountain, or be humbled.

Jul 25

Early Access: What Spirited Away Gets Right About Japan

New Video For Paid Subscribers

Jul 22 •

Tim Bunting - Kiwi Yamabushi

The Matcha Latte Worth The Pilgrimage

Would you like purification with that?

Jul 18

Early Access: The Sad Secret of Japan’s Mysterious Baby Buddha

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Jul 15 •

Tim Bunting - Kiwi Yamabushi

The Mountain Changes

And Japan's most underrated prefecture.

Jul 11

Summer in Rural Japan: A Photo Essay

Photos from the past week of my life here in rural Yamagata, Japan.

Jul 4

June 2025

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