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 »
Studying tea ceremony… I’m not sure if studying is the right word, maybe practicing, refining or just enjoying… with a
Diary: New Year Tea Ceremony at Matsuka-sensei’s house 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 »
+ Happy New Year 明けましておめでとうございます+ Here’s vibe-ing Reiwa 2 / 2020 comes with some combination of full hearts, hearths, cradles,
New Years Greetings / 2020 + Reiwa 2 / from Dave + Ryoko 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 »
A few years ago (or less), each day was quite tough. Now, each day i deal with pain and confusion
Diary: Autumn Miscellany, scenes of “regular life” in Okayama Read Post »
Reason number 182 I love Japan life: thrift stores/recycle shops are absolutely fantastic! This one features racks and racks of
Diary: Thrift Store annotation Read Post »
While dispatches and re-caps of various outings and events exist elsewhere in this archive, life is so wonderful right now
Diary: Autumn Miscellany / coffee, ramen, sandwiches, Godzilla, peach tree, ikebana… Read Post »
I tagged along with Ryoko and her Mae Maes band for a gig in Setouchi at a community centre. There
Diary: Setouchi Out n About / community arts festival with Mae Maes Read Post »
Ryoko’s band Mae Maes had a performance lined up at a handmade goods market fair at a convention centre type
Diary: Kurashiki / handmade market with Mae Maes + pet show Read Post »
On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11 2019, as there are no memorial cenotaphs in my home area of Okayama, i set
Diary: Okayama Out n About / castle, samurai, lunch etc Read Post »
