It’s Sakura season! My favourite time of the year: the temperature is good and Japan turns into a magical land of flowering trees. Yesterday, Yuka and I went Sakura viewing, and one of the places we went to was the Hakozaki Campus. Yup, we went to school on a Saturday. To take photos of flowers.… Read More Sakura 2014: Hakozaki Campus
My sisters came to visit me last week, so of course I brought them round my favourite spots (which is to say, Huis Ten Bosch). The difference in this trip is that I had my tripod with me! Well, cause my sisters brought it over. My adorable sisters and I It’s definitely much easier taking… Read More My Sisters in Japan (AKA One Week in Fukuoka)
If you’ve been wondering why I haven’t been blogging lately, I have a very simple explanation: my life has been boring lately and I really don’t want to make inane posts for the sake of making posts. Although if I was an entertaining writer, this wouldn’t be a problem. *Inane post section: Time for lists!*… Read More Quiet Days
Seeing a crow whisperer. I was actually thinking of talking about how grateful I am for nice sunsets (which I am), but then while I was waiting for my student to arrive, I took a little walk and saw this guy. He was just sitting (and then he stood, as seen in the picture) among… Read More Happiness is … (#7)
Technorati Claim Code: 4CBCXPEEXZ7A Last Saturday, I went for my first ever TED talks. And before I continue, I need to say that I really meant to post this sooner, but I suddenly had a bunch of prospective students and ended up conducting lots of trial lessons this week. So yes, TED. This is a TEDx… Read More TEDxFukuoka 2014 (February 22)
I LOVE ASO FARMLAND. I should make this much clear at the start. I wasn’t browsing about tourist spots in Kyushu and say “hey, this looks good”, I always intended to visit. And since they had this strawberry picking promotion/stay, I figured it was now or never. Yeah, this is on my list of “must… Read More Aso Farmland
I just came back from four days of travelling – two days in Nagasaki and two days in Kumamoto. So, as I always do after every trip, here’s a recap. Basically, I went to Nagasaki for the Lantern Festival. And because part of my reason for living in Kyushu is to re-visit all the places… Read More Nagasaki Trip (A sort-of guide)
Today was my last day of exams and the last day I got to eat at one of my favourite cafes here. Obviously, I’m happy about one event and sad about the other. So instead of dwelling on things like my exams (although I do want to say that I’m super grateful that I managed… Read More The End (of my favourite cafe Usagi no Mori)
Today, as I was going home from Church, this sign caught my eye. It’s a small, cramped library called KinKon館 It says 貸本 (kashihon – book for loan) and it’s a lending library called KinKon館. It lends manga at 80yen per book for a day. The uncle running the stall is actually really proud of it… Read More Look What I Found!
I first heard of this book through…. well, let’s just say it’s a long and complicated story involving me trying to find a furisode (for Seijinshiki – link to post with pictures!) and explaining to my mom what it was. And thanks to a non-Japanese Geisha called Sayuki, my mom assumed that second-hand furisodes were… Read More Book Review: Geisha by Liz Dalby
