Sharing favorite finds from across the archipelago
Happy Star Festival, everyone. I'm plagiarizing myself by reposting last year's Tanabata entry (with a few changes). As we're confined to the hotel now before our real move begins, you'll have to make do with last year's pics. But I'll try to get out into the arcades in downtown Kumamoto today and maybe share some Tanabata photos... Continue Reading →
Four hundred years ago, the lord of the Sendai domain - one-eyed samurai Date Masamune - was looking for a way to expand his trade options. Though the policy towards outside religions was about to change dramatically under the Tokugawa shoguns, Date planned to open trade with Catholic Spain (and subsequently, Mexico) and further build up... Continue Reading →
Happy August! My family and I are on our annual summer holiday in Japan, which we try to arrange so that it never falls with that OTHER summer holiday in Japan (Obon), a time of year that makes travel around the island nearly unbearable for a period of 3-7 days. This year, I had high... Continue Reading →
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