I watched a video on what Japanese people think of foreigners wearing kimono, and it got me thinking (especially the comments, where some users disagreed). Is the act of wearing Kimono (or Cheongsam or any ethnic clothes not from your ethnic group) inherently disrespectful to the Japanese (or Chinese or whatever group it is?) I… Read More Can Foreigners Wear Kimono?
Hello! Back with Part 2. While we were at the wine festival, they had a bingo game! So two of us bought cards, since we were sitting there (and there were prizes to be won) AND ONE CARD WON! Not the winning card Since there are five prizes, they gave them out randomly. The prizes… Read More Huis ten Bosch Part 2
Hi everyone! I went to the Wine Festival at Huis ten Bosch with my friends! We actually went there a few years back, but not everyone was of legal drinking age then, so we planned to come again when we’re all over twenty. So here we are! I’ve got quite a lot of photos (and… Read More Huis ten Bosch Halloween and Wine Festival
Lupicia is a tea shop and they had their first Grand Marche in Fukuoka this weekend! Obviously, I signed up ahead of time and went in. There were quite a few people there, but luckily it wasn’t very crowded. There was enough space to move around and not get jostled. This is the first time… Read More Lupicia Grand Marche
I went for a talk on Ikebana today, and it was hugely instructive. The instructor is from the 草月流 (そうげつりゅう; Sougetsu school) of Ikebana, which is a pretty popular school derived from 池坊 (いけのぼう; Ikenobo School). She was arranging flowers as she talked, and I learnt quite a few things that I thought I’d share… Read More Ikebana Lesson
This is technically my belated birthday post haha. For my birthday, it rained the entire day, which meant that I couldn’t go to Yanagawa as planned and ended up spending the day in the city. So, I decided to visit the Hakata Machiya Folk Museum. The museum is a small but lovely place, good for… Read More Hakata Machiya Folk Museum
Most of you have heard of Line, the messaging app (even if you don’t use it). Anyway, Line has really been diversifying their business, from issuing their own debit card (Line Pay Card) to their creating own mobile company (announced recently). I wrote about visiting the Line Fukuoka Office, and after that visit, I got curious… Read More All About the Line Pay Card
Like the title says – after five years in Japan, I’m finally taking my first steps towards getting a driver’s license. Luckily for me, I have a driving school within walking distance of my house, and better yet, it has a really good track record. Apparently, its graduates get into the least amount of accidents… Read More I started going to driving school!
I’m skipping chronological order because today’s event was way too fun! Basically, I ended up dressed like this guy: Depending on which part of the world you’re from (and how much you like finding things), you’d recognise this as the Where’s Wally or Where’s Waldo costume 😀 Huis ten Bosch is aiming to grab the… Read More Where’s Wally Event in Tenjin
And you thought that my job hunting journey was over. NOPE. Until April next year, you can expect me to blog about preparing for my job – and this is one aspect of it. The 内定式 (naiteishiki) may or may not be a uniquely Japanese thing. I can’t really find an English translation (hence me thinking… Read More 内定式
