Shōryō Uma Art
Some people today make cars, motorcycles, Totoro’s Neko Basu, etc. as a shōryō uma (click here for details) for their beloved ancestors. …
Otakon 2017
Otakon is now in DC from Baltimore!
精霊馬 – Shōryō Uma
Obon is a ceremony held in late summer when the Japanese offer thanks and respect to their dead ancestors (click here for details). …
山の日 – Mountain Day
This is the second year that Mountain Day is being celebrated as a national holiday of Japan. So if you haven’t climbed …
Travel Support to Tokyo
Traveling or relocating to Tokyo? As a lifelong Tokyo resident I can help you plan your trip, alert you to special places …
ガチャ飯 – Gacha Meal
A gacha (click here for details) for meals is coming soon to a rest stop in Hyogo, Japan. This is the first …
ガチャ – Capsule Toy
In the Japanese language a “gacha” is a capsule-toy from a vending machine. These capsule vending machines originated in the U.S., but …
Guerrilla Rainstorm
On 7/18/17 there was a guerrilla rainstorm (ゲリラ豪雨) with golf ball ~ billiard ball-size hail in Tokyo. Wikipedia says “a guerrilla rainstorm …
貼るピアス – Sticker Earrings
Look what’s new in Japan!!! Now you can get fake pierced earrings that use medical tape to stick to your ear robes! …
雨の京都 – Rainy Day in Kyoto
It’s rainy season in Japan. This is a picture of Kimono Forest in Arashiyama, Kyoto. It’s beautiful in the rain. Many traditional …