One of the first sightseeing missions I embarked on while in Japan in 2005 was to Kamakura, a small, sleepy town to the south of Tokyo. Kamakura has a lot to offer for a day trip: a ton of temples within walking distance … [Read more...]
So I was checking out some J-dramas this past week and I discovered this new show based on a real thing that I didn't know about. Apparently, in one area of Japan there's a mobile boat clinic that goes around and helps out … [Read more...]
There are a lot of Japanese people interested in what it's like to date a non-Japanese person. This is illustrated by how much of a best seller “My Darling is a Foreigner,” a manga comic turned TV drama by Saori Ogura … [Read more...]
I previously wrote about a creepy unsolved murder case where I revealed that my former house may have been the house in which above mentioned creepy unsolved murder occurred. Of course, I don’t want it to be the actual … [Read more...]
When I was in Taiwan (learning Mandarin to learn about learning Japanese... and attending a friend's wedding) we took an off-day to visit Jiufen, the town that inspired the town and bathhouse in one of Miyazaki's greatest … [Read more...]
Japan has more than one royal family. The Sho kings ruled present day Okinawa for more than four centuries, but not many people realize they were/are a thing. Their reign ended in 1879 but the family’s descendants live on … [Read more...]