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I have been away from my boat for two weeks and am wrapping up this leg of research in Japan’s longevity hotspots. After speaking with locals, experts, and elders, one truth keeps rising to the surface: longevity begins in the mind.
Yes—diet, movement...
I’m back in Hyōgo, walking through Toyooka — a place I once cycled with my family and our dog.
Today I’m heading to Kyotango, known as Japan’s Capital City of Longevity and host of the recent Global Longevity Summit.
I’ll be visiting a remarkab...
I left my boat three days ago to come to Shimane Prefecture, a Japanese longevity hotspot, more people live past 100 than anywhere else in the country. I came here to work on my book Longevity and the Art of Community: Lessons from Japan, but also to refle...
On my third research journey up the length of Japan, I’ve returned to Matsue Castle in Shimane Prefecture — the region that’s ranked number one in Japan for twelve consecutive years for the number of centenarians per 100,000 people.
Just 48 hours ag...
Day 3 of my 30-day journey through Japan’s longevity hotspots took a surprising turn. While bailing out my tender in heavy rain, lightning struck close enough to shake the boat and leave me wondering if Wahine herself had been hit. Thankfully, everything...
"After six weeks in the city, I return to the island—and am greeted by a sailor’s perfect picture: a calm sea, blue skies, and a squall cloud rolling in. City life has its rhythm, but here the horizon reminds you of raw, quiet power. For sailors, rain ...
Day 5 in Tokyo. I am away from Wahine for 6 weeks, having family time and writing and working. This is my second stint in Tokyo this summer. The city is sweltering—hot, humid, relentless. But even here, in a place that never sleeps, there's value in st...
Boat life may be good for the soul… but not for the waistline.
Back on land, walking every day in one of my favorite valleys in Japan, I’m reminded of when I used to cycle 70 km before breakfast.
Now? I’m the heaviest I’ve ever been at 95 kilos.
...
New Meditative Video Coming soon
Lowell here from Pacific Solo and the Never Too Late Academy. I’m back on the mainland, diving deeper into longevity research across Japan—building on Blue Zones and Ikigai. After three days off my feet from blisters, I...
There’s a typhoon in the forecast—at least according to one of the weather models—and it could sweep right over Amami next week. So it’s prep time aboard Wahine. Today I’m taking down the jib sail, adding fenders, securing gear, and making sure b...
"I`m Not Dying. Not Yet".
This week, just after the summer solstice, the longest day of the year, holds layers of meaning for me.
- Six years ago, I moved aboard Wahine and launched the Pacific Solo dream.
- 39 Years ago this week, we welcomed our firs...
After a weekend of sea swims, waterfalls, sailing and laughter, the family heads home, and I return to my floating solitude in Buren Bay.
Read the full reflection in this week’s blog post:
https://www.nevertoolateacademy.com/blog/what-a-week
#NeverT...
It’s a hot evening, so supper’s being cooked outside—simple chicken, spinach, and potatoes under the open sky. I’m using the mug my brother gave me from caribou country, where he’s living his dream in a tiny house with his wife Tracy.
The heat m...
Welcome to Pacific Solo, where I, Lowell Sheppard, share my sailing adventures and discoveries around Japan. Initially, my goal was to sail across the Pacific solo before turning 70, but that journey is on permanent hold due to unforeseen circumstances. No...
After four years and 80+ ports, and a failed attempt to realize a dream to cross the pacific Solo before I am 70, I’m charting a new course, for myself, my boat and this channel.
In this update, I reveal three big announcements: the future of my sailboa...
Rainy season has arrived in Japan, and that means humid days, provisioning missions, and rowing a few hundred meters to shore. Life on a boat, currently in the middles of remote Bay, isn’t glamorous, but it’s rich in rhythm, reflection, and a good w...
Only one week left to pre-order A Journey Beyond the Blue Zone — my 10th and most personal book yet.
From the deck of my sailboat in Japan’s Blue Zone to cherry blossom-covered castles in the mountains, I’ve spent the past year chasing the secrets o...
Lowell here, kicking off Leg Four of my Journey Beyond the Blue Zone!
After sailing the Ryukyu Islands, the leaving my boat to catch up to the annual Cherry Blossom migration and visiting Japan’s Longevity Hot Spots in Shimane and Nagano, I am now headi...
Stay tuned for more updates on both the Osaka Marathon and the upcoming season of Chasing the Cherry Blossom 2. Don't forget to like, comment, and subscribe for more adventures from Japan!
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Its my last day in the port of Yonabaru, where he has met many wonderful people over the past 14 months. I am sailing tomorrow to Itoman on the other side of Okinawa to position myself to head north and follow the annual cherry blossom the length of Japan,...
"Don`t have a man on board unless he is your lover, your father or your brother" is just one of the tips Evelyne gives based on 40 years at sea as an endless traveler"
Meet Evelynne Revallier, a lifelong voyager who set sail from France 40 years ago and ...
Back on board and ramping up to leave soon
#sunrise #sailing #travel #japan #boatlife
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