Antique Fuji in Nishinomiya is a treasure hunt through old Japan.
Osaka Life
指圧 Shiatsu – For the Best Massage of Your Life, Visit Mizukami in Osaka
The Shiatsu 指圧 massage with Mizukami in Osaka is the best massage anywhere in the world,
I’m Speaking Japanese! I Really Think So!
It's nothing short of a miracle. I can speak Japanese. At least broken Japanese, spewing out a lot of basic verbs and nouns to get the message across (mostly) or ask directions, put a friend in a cab to the Kansai Airport, direct a cab driver to my apartment or tell him when he's at … Continue reading I’m Speaking Japanese! I Really Think So!
Halloween at Universal Studios Japan – Good Kawaii Fun! In Photographs
Halloween in Japan has been growing a lot. This year I noticed far more Jack'o'lanterns and Western style Halloween decorations than last year. As if it were a orchestrated event, as just about every store or restaurant had some kind of Halloween theme or promotion. Fun! I was excited to take a friend who is … Continue reading Halloween at Universal Studios Japan – Good Kawaii Fun! In Photographs
Japan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Summer
Earthquakes, floods, heatwave and typhoons in Japan. A summer of living dangerously!
Trading Osaka Summer for August in Orlando
After the big Osaka earthquake the whole family experienced June 18, then record rain and flooding throughout Japan, followed in July by a heat wave that is killing people in droves and sending thousands to the hospital, another typhoon has hit. Yet I was in Orlando for it! Had boarded a plane July 26 and headed … Continue reading Trading Osaka Summer for August in Orlando
My Japanese Summer – List of 10 Things to Do in Japan!
Should I stay or should I go now? That was the question posed to myself after realizing that all of the expats I know are leaving Japan for the summer to visit their home countries or simply to escape the summer heat. Now, I have lived in St. Croix in the U.S. Virgin Islands where … Continue reading My Japanese Summer – List of 10 Things to Do in Japan!
Find Your Treasure of Stuff or Faith at Shitennō-ji Buddhist Temple Sale in Osaka, Japan
Every 21 and 22nd of the month, there's a fabulous temple sale at Shitennō-ji Buddhist Temple in Osaka, Japan. A combination of rummage sale and pilgrimage of faith and healing, you will find your treasure either way! Who pays retail and double tax?!?!? Not me!!!
Who Needs Paris When You Have Colombo Cornershop Books and Coffee in Osaka
Quaint, eclectic and bohemian can't quite describe my second home in Osaka at Colombo Cornershop books and coffee, but it's worth to keep trying to find the right word every time I visit. In Shinshaibashi across from the Nanba shrine, Colombo sits on the corner and calls out Paris every time I walk by to … Continue reading Who Needs Paris When You Have Colombo Cornershop Books and Coffee in Osaka
We Are Learning Japanese, We Really Think So!
I love language. Having been denied fluency in the Dutch language from my late Dutch father, who spoke only English to us kids growing up, I was envious of my European cousins who spoke several languages and perfect English. Determined to be a polyglot, I took four years of French in high school and received … Continue reading We Are Learning Japanese, We Really Think So!
