It's been a year since I first came to Japan. I arrived here last year, a few days before Golden Week ゴールデンウィーク and Japanese Golden Wee...

This is big news in Japan. No...it's not big news....it's the biggest news. One of Japan's biggest celebrities got loaded drunk,...

Just some silly Japanese diversions. that's all I have time to post today. I saw these socks in a shop in Sannomiya. Sannomiya is the ma...

I'm supposed to have a picnic with my class tomorrow morning, but by the looks of the weather forecast, that won't be happening. Too...

Most often, in Japanese cities, space is a luxury. What do you do when you buy that second car for your family, but your driveway simply can...

I'm pretty sure this past weekend will be the last Hanami for me. I'm now working 6 days a week and up to my eyeballs in work since ...

Japanese food is great stuff and I'm loving the fact that it's everywhere here in Japan! Funny how that seems to work. You'd thi...

Yesterday's Hanami festivities were rained out. Instead of having the picnic we planned, it ended up being a leisurely stroll with umbre...

Yesterday was a rainy day here in the Kansai, but a nice one nontheless. I went to Nishinomiya 西宮 and to the Sukugawa (Suku River) to check...

I love Japanese food. Let my correct that, I love many types of Japanese food, but not everything. I will be the first to admit that there h...