Consider this a sloppy and not complete by any means roundup for Japanese and Japan-related cinema and other visual entertainment. […]
Japanese Cinema etc: quick hits/notes Read Post »
Note: Some of this riff originally appeared in “real time” via FB social channel to the amusement of many (everyone
Diary: Off to Library + cuppa Joe / good luck, stamps, ovens & social niceties Read Post »
You could be forgiven for thinking that my life involves entirely eating delicious food and drinking fantastic coffee as you
Diary: Days go by – filled (mostly) with coffee, food and and sundry tasks Read Post »
So it goes, the festive season passes yet calendar stays busy with the usual sorts of things. Yesterday included returning
Diary: Starting off 2020 with Coffee and Classes etc. Read Post »
Heading to opera today / Ryoko is purple kimono with silver obi & orange sandals. Stunnnning. Also complicated (it ain’t
Diary: Opera Day with Kimono and Seijinshiki + Piano Recital Read Post »
On January 3rd, to continue celebrating the new year, we organized the parents, uncle/aunt and cousins to head over to
Diary: New Year’s Bar-b-q at Kobayashi’s Rural Caprine Farm Read Post »
Note: In the day’s between / around New Year’s – there are plenty of activities… today’s activities include hanged up
Diary: New Year’s Holiday “Kojo Piano Club” Friends Music Party Read Post »
A spontaneous life update from Okayama, Japan with annotations about incoming child, state of my health, affection for parents
Life Musings from a Cottage in Japan / baby, books, love, etc #video Read Post »
Well hello 2020. Let’s enjoy. Step 1 (or 2) #japanlife
Diary: New Year’s Morning + Day / Reiwa 2, Let’s Enjoy! Read Post »
Off to the shrine on New Year’s morning, in this case to a smallish local shrine called 天津神社北側参道 / Achi
Diary: New Year’s Day Reiwa 2, Shrine Visit Read Post »
Well, the days between Christmas and New Year’s aren’t really a thing per se in Japan as Christmas is just
Diary: Days Before New Year’s Eve / Lead-up Activities + Goodnight Year of the Boar Read Post »
On Dec. 22nd at a store in Tsudaka, Okayama, Ryoko and her Mae Maes bandmates held a Christmas concert with
Diary: Christmas Concert with Mae Maes and Friends Read Post »
Christmas isn’t really an “event” in Japan, more of a marketing campaign and a prelude to New Year’s Eve which
Diary: Christmas Eve, Day and Boxing in Okayama, 2019 Read Post »
We headed out on some errands to return the felt sheets used in the tea ceremony at assassinated Prime minster
Diary: Christmas Forthcoming / out n about and at home in Okayama, 2019 Read Post »
