I love the Olympics and Paralympics. I love the opening ceremonies, the closing ceremonies, and almost every sport available to watch. My favorite summer sports[…]

One place I’d really love to visit again is Shirakawa-go, a UNESCO World Heritage site that has farmhouses dating back 250 years. What I love[…]

I think many fans of Japanese anime and manga will be disappointed that Japan isn’t much like what they see in their favorite stories. Japan,[…]

The gist of the story goes: A long time ago a woman was weaving by a river, the Milky Way, though she desperately wanted love.[…]

I started learning Japanese way back in college, and one of my Japanese professors tried something that failed spectacularly. Near the end of her class,[…]

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I have wavy hair and, as such, the rainy season of Japan is the bane of my existence. It seems no matter how much moisture[…]

Sometimes an idea will come to me as if someone has walked up behind me and started speaking. Usually it happens when I’m in the[…]

I’m originally from America. I remember one time being really sick and going to a hospital while I still lived there. I listed my symptoms[…]

I was fascinated by bonsai from the moment I laid eyes on them. My dream house is probably somewhere high among the trees, but living[…]