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Sakura and Other Flowers That Bloom in Spring
Sakura Sakura is undebatably the most famous seasonal flower in Japan. It is the symbol of spring. People from all over Japan look forward to this season, when they can roll open their picnic mats and gather over a neatly-packed bento and cans of beer while viewing the pretty cherry blossoms. It is…
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A Love Story Made in Japan
“Life is like a box of chocolates, you will never know what you’ll get”. “Love comes from the most unexpected places.” These two sayings remind me of the love story of my friend who thought will never find someone to love and to love her, but when she came to Japan, her black and white…
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Earthquake in Kyushu: That Shaky Experience
(a snapshot from our TV) April 14, 2016, Thursday evening, I was on our living room sitting on the floor playing with my laptop on the low center table. I was all alone that night since my husband was at his part-time work. I was updating my iPhone, surfing the net and chatting with some friends and my…
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12 Things People Miss About Japan When They Leave
Japan is such a wonderful country. Most of whom I know, Japanese and foreigners alike express their fondness of the many aspects of the country: its people, food, celebration and culture in general. Most of them, when they leave the country, they wish they could go back and experience again the many things that they…
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The Amazing Autumn Trees that made me ‘Fall’ in love with Japan
It’s already September. The cold autumn breeze starts to kiss our sun-drenched skin in the long hot summer months. What a relief! Goodbye scorching
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Celebrating Birthdays in Japan and the Philippines
Being a Filipino living in Japan for a while, I have experienced how birthdays are being celebrated in a different manner in my homeland Philippines and in my current country, Japan. There are a number of differences worth noting, for the love of knowledge about cultural differences. (Photo from en.wikipedia.org) Celebrating birthdays, I bet, is…