The View from the Towers 塔からの眺め A web log by Nigel Ruddock of life in Germany as an expat, with excursions to Japan and the UK.

• ✍️ p.s. from Japan

  January 18, 2026

• 👘 Kimono 着物

  January 13, 2026

• ⛩️ Hoshikawa, Odawara 星川, 小田原市

  January 6, 2026

• 🎍 Happy New Year from Japan 🍶

  December 31, 2025

• 🐈‍⬛ Purrrrfect practise 完璧な練習

  December 26, 2025

• I skidaddle..逃げ出す

  December 20, 2025

• 🥂 A swig on a cold morning 乾杯！

  December 11, 2025

• Who is Jack? ジャックって誰ですか？

  November 26, 2025

• 🎹 “And that’s where the piano comes in” 「そこでピアノが登場するんです… 」

  November 18, 2025

• 🚏 Buses and Basses 🎶バスとベース

  November 10, 2025