Things I Miss About Japan Most #2: Onsen and The Japanese Bath

March 19, 2021 / sydneyinosaka / Leave a comment

The wonderful world of Japanese onsen hot springs fo health and relaxation.

Photo Haiku No. 1 – Azaleas in Spring

March 18, 2021 / sydneyinosaka / 1 Comment

Photo Haiku No. 1 by Sydney Solis celebrates the beauty of azaleas.

Bashō in Osaka, His Final Haiku and New Beginnings

March 14, 2021 / sydneyinosaka / 4 Comments

Attending Hailstone Haiku Circle's online Kukai in horizontal position at 2 a.m. here from my bed in Florida last Sunday, I enjoyed seeing and hearing via Zoom some dear old friends and new faces from my haiku circle in Japan. The theme of the haiku reading and sharing was endings and beginnings, and founder Stephen Gill … Continue reading Bashō in Osaka, His Final Haiku and New Beginnings

World Kamishibai Forum Webinars on YouTube

March 14, 2021March 14, 2021 / sydneyinosaka / Leave a comment

When I attended the Kamishibai for Peace seminar in Tokyo in November 2018, I had the great pleasure of meeting Walter Ritter of Write Out Loud San Diego as well as Oakland Public Library Children's Librarian Erica Siskind. Walter has since created the World Kamishibai Forum series of seminars on YouTube that discuss Kamishibai around … Continue reading World Kamishibai Forum Webinars on YouTube

My Japanese Chiropractor in Osaka Part III, or, The Memoir of My Body

February 11, 2021February 11, 2021 / sydneyinosaka / 4 Comments

My last day in Osaka, October 30, 2019, and Ueda-san gifted me some "Hapis," and a nice bottle of sake! It has been 16 months since my last adjustment at Yoshiyasu Ueda's Reflex Chiropractic and Acupuncture office in Shinmachi, Osaka, Japan. Since being back home in Florida, USA under mostly sedentary Covid conditions, I can’t … Continue reading My Japanese Chiropractor in Osaka Part III, or, The Memoir of My Body

Furoshiki Japanese Cloth is an Eco Choice for Wrapping Holiday Gifts

December 22, 2020February 12, 2021 / sydneyinosaka / 1 Comment

Furoshiki, Japanese cloth for wrapping or making other objects, is a great way to reduce waste and wrap your holiday gifts.

Haiku and Haibun News, Books and Contests

December 9, 2020December 21, 2020 / sydneyinosaka / Leave a comment

A compendium of different Haiku, Haibun and Photo Haiku books, contests and websites.

Join Me on A Mythic Yoga Journey to Japan: Myth, Nature and Transformation Podcast

November 17, 2020November 17, 2020 / sydneyinosaka / Leave a comment

Sydney Solis talks about her Mythic Yoga Journey to Japan on Valerie Carruther's Podcast, The Shazam Show. Myth and Transformation covers everything from Shinto, Joseph Campbell, Faith in Nature, and war and sex. Have a listen!