Photograph of trees along the Kumano Kodo, or dark path, at Nachikatsuura, Wakayama, Japan.
Travel in Japan
Faith in Nature: Forest Bathing and Mythic Yoga Journey to Mt. Atago, Kyoto
Nature heals, and forest bathing on Mt. Atago in Kyoto, Japan is just what the planet orders to heal depression and help us find our life purpose.
Taichoro -Tomonoura 鞆の浦 – Hiroshima Prefecture – Photo Haiku and Haibun
Haibun and photo haiku of Tomonoura in Tomonoura, Hiroshima Prefecture, Japan
The Mindful Art of Japanese Tea Culture
It was a pleasure to join WANOBI-Beautiful Japan Executive Director Yuko Sangu and guests for a demonstration of making a chasen, Japan tea whisk, and chashitsu, tea house culture experience and tour WANOBI held at Master Craftsman Tango Tanimura's Wahokudou studio in Takayama, Ikoma City, Nara Prefecture in conjunction with Camellia Tea Ceremony of Kyoto
Toka Ebisu Festival in Osaka, Japan an Opportunity to Participate in Business Success
Osaka's historical roots is as a port city of trade, fishermen and merchants. One of the biggest festivals in honor of the patron deity of commerce, luck and fishing, Ebisu, is held annually on January 10 in the streets of Osaka with a giant parade and ritual activity as the locals wish for business success and prosperity in the New Year.
Street Photography Tour & Workshop Nov. 26 with Sydney in Osaka
In addition to photographing nature, temples and shrines, my favorite subjects are neighborhoods that are historic, have lots of character or are a bit run down. Many mornings I walk the 3.3 kilometers with my husband from our Bohemian, but chi-chi, Shinmachi neighborhood in Osaka to the Nishikujo Station he takes to work. We leave … Continue reading Street Photography Tour & Workshop Nov. 26 with Sydney in Osaka
Japan’s Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Summer
Earthquakes, floods, heatwave and typhoons in Japan. A summer of living dangerously!
