A Marathon
Posted on 18th Jan 2021
A marathon This pandemic has turned into a real marathon. A marathon for people working hard on the front line,…
The desire to wander in the time of the COVID-19 pandemic
Posted on 13th Apr 2020
Fire
Posted on 6th Jan 2020
Fire has a highly significant place in Japanese culture. The heart of the home was traditionally the irori, an open…
Riding on a cucumber
Posted on 15th Aug 2019
The only formal public holiday during August in Japan is Mountain Day on the 12th. But O-bon, normally held over…
Mountain Day
Posted on 12th Aug 2019
Today, the 12 August, is Mountain Day (Yama no Hi) in Japan. It’s one of no less than fifteen national…