Hi!, If you’re new here, you may want to subscribe to my RSS feed or sign up for free email updates.. Thanks for visiting!No summer would be complete in Japan without fireworks. Known as “Hanabi Taikai” (花火大会) or Firework Festival, it is considered to be essential part of Japanese summer nights, and people come out in […]
The wait is over. It is the day where the latest and final book of Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows is unveiled to the whole world. I pre-ordered mine 2 months ago from Amazon Japan. Today I can feel the excitement with the rest of the world as I too received my very own book. […]
It is summer now. The best fruit for this hot and humid summer is non other than watermelon. Unfortunately, fruits are not cheap in Japan. It is well known that fruits in Japan are expensive. For an average income individual in Japan, fruits may not be in the weekly buying list. There are many […]
Similar to the Chinese festival Qi Xi (七夕,) , Tanabata is a Japanese star festival. In Japan, Tanabata festival is usually held on July 7. Tanabata celebrates the meeting of two stars; the Orihime (Vega) star and the Hikoboshi (Altair) star. According to legend, the Milky Way universe, a river made from stars that crosses the […]
It’s been said that, “Flowers are a perfect replica of human life”. Just like a human, a flower goes through the life cycle process of Planting, Growth, Bloom and Withering. As every flower lover knows, flowers have a language of their own. That’s why sometimes it is easier to expressing what is in your mind by giving […]
