恋は思案の外 – Love is unreasonable
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Mateba Kairo no Hiyoriari
待てば海路の日和あり- Patience is a virtue
Setsubun No Hi| 節分の日
Let’s throw some beans at those bad demons and scare them away. The 3rd of February is celebrated as the end of winter season and is commonly known as the setsubun no hi. The following day marks the beginning of spring or ‘risshun’. The beginning of this new season is considered as important as the […]
Senzaiichigū
千載一隅（せんざいいちぐう） A once-in-a-lifetime opportunity comes without notice. Always be prepared.
New Year in Japan
“Akemashite Omedetougozaimasu” is how you say “happy new year” in Japanese. New year is celebrated extensively all across Japan. Winter in Japan means illumination everywhere and that’s what makes new year’s time all so special. Even though a lot of Japanese festivals are based on the lunar calendar and also the Chinese zodiac system is […]
Castle in the water
And it dazzled so bright, that the water had to reflect its glory……
An imagination painted by nature
When autumn bade farewell, the wind kissed those last red leaves…..
Going back in time | Totsukawa and Kumano
Little did I know that Japan could be infused with deep spirituality and devotion. The land of manga, robots and bullet trains also has a religious side to it, with hundreds of temples and shrines all across the nation. Amid political and civil tensions in medieval Japan, the introduction and spread of esoteric Buddhism, Taoism and […]
The way of Fragrance – Kōdō
Kōdō is an art of appreciating the aroma from burning incense or fragrant wood. In Japanese, Kōdō is poetically referred to as the art of ‘listening to the aroma’ rather than ‘smelling’- ‘香を聞く’. Although the practice of incense burning is indigenous to many Asian countries, the art of perceiving its smell developed in ancient China. In […]
My favorite Japanese snacks
This is a list of my favorite Japanese snacks; my regular stockpile (>_<) 1. Pocky – ‘anata mo watashi mo pocky’ if you are in Japan and never tried pocky you are surely missing on a lot. Japan’s favorite snack pocky comes in many flavors. These are (sweet) flavor coated biscuit sticks, produced by Ezaki […]