Japan’s got crows. And ravens (we use the same word for both: “karasu”). Lots of ’em. They’re BIG. Much bigger than the ones I’m used to in Toronto. And smart, and sometimes mean.
As we shall see, they’ve played a prominent and vexing role in the daily life of urban and rural Japan for a long time.
But first, a little backstory about me
I have written about the surprises that greeted me when I arrived in Japan. Daily adventures and misadventures are one of the reasons I am still here now: a three-year overseas experience transformed into a 25-year expat life.