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Continue reading →: Hina Matsuri – The Take-Down
Every February, many families and public places across Japan erect elaborate displays of the Emperor’s court in honor of Hina Matsuri, or Girls’ Day – celebrated on March 3rd. These displays, which originated in the Heian Period (794-1185 AD) in Japan’s history, are often multi-tiered and intricate representations of the…
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Continue reading →: Coming to Tokyo: Students from The Asian University for Women
Beyond being the first regional liberal arts institution in Southern Asia, the Asian University for Women is a place where women from across the region can go to learn, share ideas, and get a superior education so they can follow their own dreams, whether they lead out into the world,…
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Continue reading →: Tokyo in the Morning – on A Hopeful Sign
If you haven’t seen it already, please go to the website of A Hopeful Sign and check out not only my latest post, but also the posts of other wonderful writers who believe in strong, positive messages. My latest piece is about sunrise – morning – in Tokyo and the…
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Continue reading →: The Beauty of Japanese Textiles
In the days of ancient Tokyo, all the way through the 1950’s, kimono dying factories lined the banks of the Myoshoji River in the areas of Nakai and Ochiai. Yearly since 2009 the residents of these parts of the city have commemorated the rich history by creating a gallery of…
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Continue reading →: Sake Served Beautifully
This is not tea; this is how they serve sake at a wonderful restaurant called Mon Cher Ton Ton in Roppongi. It’s a teppanyaki restaurant, so the entire meal is prepared on the grill in front of the diners. We normally order a set that includes a salad, a succulent…
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Continue reading →: You Can Get WHAT in a Vending Machine in Japan??
Vending machines are an art form in Japan. Most machines are pretty normal by Western standards, which means they sell drinks. Some sell both hot and cold drinks and you can tell because the little line below the picture of the drink is red if the can/bottle will come out…
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Continue reading →: What Can I Do About Uncooperative Characters?
I have an idea for a story. Well, more accurately, I have a great character and interesting situation for him and I even have an idea of what he should be doing – a story arc. So with all that clearly laid out, the writing should be a piece of…
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Continue reading →: Celebrating a Holiday in Japan
Monday was a Japanese holiday – Foundation Day, where the Japanese celebrate the monarchy and ascension of Emperor Jimmu, but according to my dear friend Ms. Miki Hathaway, it’s also the day General MacArthur approved the draft of the modern constitution in 1946. Lots to celebrate, and the Japanese don’t…
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Continue reading →: Subtitles and the Nuance of Language
Some of my best conversations happen in Starbucks over a skim latte. This week my friend and I were chatting about movies. She’s Korean, this close friend of mine, but she came to Japan as an expat with her family when she was a teenager, and between that and college…
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Continue reading →: Another New Year Celebration in Japan
The Japanese really know how to celebrate a new year. In addition to the traditions of going to the shrine, eating soba, and pounding rice, there’s Shishi-Mai, or the Lion Dance. The Lion dances around to the beat of drums and the tune of flutes. As it dances, people can…
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