A few days ago on April 9, after the entrance ceremony at the high school my younger son is attending, I decided to take advantage...
There are only a few weeks out of the year when people all over Japan get out and enjoy what is called hanami (花見), or...
As Japan prepares to host the Olympic and Paralympic Games in 2020, there has been much attention to how the country will handle the influx...
I have recently become the proud owner of a Japanese driver’s license! Getting this document was incredibly complicated and riddled with tons of unexpected elements throughout....
Progress was slow, but no one seemed to mind. This was a festival, and people were in a good mood. As the purple-robed Shinto...
What is a mikoshi and what is Mayumi Mikoshi? A mikoshi (or omikoshi) is a “portable shrine parade” where a small palanquin shrine is...
Ah, February. A short month with long, dark nights and brief days consisting of bitter winds and plunging temperatures. The depths of winter always seems...
On February 3rd every year, Japan celebrates Setsubun, a festival to hail the arrival of spring. There are many festivals throughout the year in Japan...
The B.League is Japan's men's professional basketball league. Think of it as America's NBA, Europe's EuroBasket, the Philippines' PBA, or even Australia's NBL. ...
December 2018 marked my first Christmas in Japan. It was especially interesting as before the holiday I couldn’t imagine how it would compare to Christmas...
If you had told me a year ago that I would be performing on stage in a play where I would be running towards a...
In March 2018 I learned I was accepted into the JET (Japan Exchange and Teaching) Program, and my placement was Motomiya — a small...