Yoi otoshi o, faithful readers! I wish you all a wonderful New Year! My family and I just got back from a snowy break in Tochigi Prefecture - did you see the pics on facebook? That snow was deep! I think Yunishigawa Onsen is my new favorite off-the-beaten-track destination. We're back now and gearing up... Continue Reading →
Celebrate: O-shogatsu (New Year’s Day) 2014
Happy New Year! For the first time in nearly half a decade, I actually watched the ball drop in Times Square from the same time zone. 🙂 Last year, I celebrated the New Year in Japan with some wonderful friends in Kumamoto. I am actually missing them today, wishing a part of me were sitting... Continue Reading →
Celebrate: O-shogatsu (New Year’s Day)
One more sleep until 2013! You might laugh, but in four years of living in Japan, I've never properly celebrated the New Year. Our first year, we actually went to Singapore. Fireworks over the bay were amazing but definitely a far cry from being in Japan! And for the past three years in Okinawa, we've... Continue Reading →