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Craig Mod's Things

Walking and making in Japan

Lauren Moya Ford
Jun 01, 2025
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When I called Craig Mod, he was walking along the shoulder of a highway outside of Shizuoka City in south-central Japan. It was November 2020, and the American writer and photographer was in the middle of another weeks-long walk across his adopted homeland. This time Mod was following the Tōkaidō, an ancient route connecting Kyoto and Tokyo. Once traffi…

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