Between the hostile winter winds and the full bloom allergy chock, there are usually a few weeks every spring to really enjoy. Those weeks the…

Living in Tokyo with views of Mount Fuji just a few minutes away, I have become, what I can closest describe as, addicted to looking…

Learning Japanese has become somewhat of a lifestyle for me. Given the amount of care and attention a little baby needs, I have tried to…

Facial tissues are really a thing in Japan. When in Sweden I would use kitchen paper we here use facial tissues. When in Sweden I…

From not really knowing how to open his mouth, to opening and swallowing the offered food like a hungry baby bird – our son has…

A year ago, the first case of corona virus was reported in Japan. Looking back, it feels difficult to comprehend that it has been a…

Today I take a little dive into the beautiful and (unintentionally?) sweet and funny English translations that can be found everywhere in Japan (please catch…

I love my life in Japan. I feel more at home than I have ever done. Yet in these holiday times, there is a longing…

In times of Corona, when traveling is off the table but still the urge to visit Sweden is great, what do you do? Visit the…

I am bemused by the way winter is perceived in the not so cold parts of Japan. Sometimes I feel like an alien who landed…

Since our son now is old enough to start to eat normalish food, we got a pamphlet in the mail with some easy recipes and…

Clouds have fascinated me since I was young. I liked finding animals in the cumulus clouds (actually I still do), seeing their shapes, watching them…