Here comes the alphabet rain, said my son one day when we were playing. It…

A big patch of rain passed by and left behind 15 degrees lower temperatures. Suddenly,…

The final day of our recent trip to Oita prefecture in Kyushu, I got the…

One thing I love about Japan are the many public holidays that are scattered around…

A short little post to celebrate a short little line of poetry found everywhere in…

Even though it has been a very hot summer, we have been trying to do…

When typhoon number 10 of this year, or Shanshan as it is called, approached Kyushu…

Every now and then, my son and I try our hand on cooking something new….

Japan during summer is hot and humid and sweaty. To say the least. Cool drinks…

What do you want to do today, we asked our son last Sunday. It is…

Nature around here is amazing – even though we live right on the edge between…

Giving gifts to say thank you is a seasonal thing in Japan, new year season…