There are many beautiful places in the world but spring in Japan is one of the most flowerful of all. If you are flowers lover like I am, to be in Japan during spring will be the most exciting time. Starting from end of March to May, flowers bloom in turn. March to early April …
Hello Blogsphere, After a long hiatus from blogging, I finally wrote and actually uploaded something. It’s been so long since my last post. I myself nearly forget that I have a blog. With so many things going on with our life, blogging was the last thing on my mind. A little bit of an update: …
There is one dog the world knows for his unshaken loyalty: Hachiko, an Akita dog. Hachiko belonged to Japan’s reputable scholar, Professor Hidesaburo Ueno. In 1924, Professor Ueno purchased an Akita and named him Hachi. The year after, Prof Ueno died from cerebral hemorrhage while giving a lecture at the University of Tokyo. After finding that …
Autumn has almost left. All autumn leaves will be gone soon. I have been seeing a lot of pictures of autumn foliage in Tokyo lately. A part of me missing autumn in Tokyo. I am finally homesick. Recalling the memories, where did we go to see autumn foliage in Tokyo? It’s hard to remember the …
It’s Children’s Day here in Japan. The Children’s Day is called Kodomo no Hi in Japanese, a day to celebrate children (mainly are boys) happiness. During the Golden Week to the Children’s Day, many places in Japan hang Koinobori or carp banners. Family with young boys also hang Koinobori on their house/apartment balcony as a …
For nearly two weeks cherry blossom had blown us away now. There was no other flowers in everyone’s mind than the most popular cherry blossom Somei Yoshino here in Japan this early spring until finally the petals fell down, scattered like snowflakes on the ground. Then we all started seeking other flowers that we could …