On Sunday, Lauren and I ventured to Kobe for a day of shopping and food - or more accurately, Ikea, meatballs and roast! We took the free sh...

Last night I took another lesson of Ikebana. It was another wonderful choice of flowers and Eiko had, as always, arranged them beautifully. ...

Last Sunday, I travelled to Kyoto to see the beautiful autumn leaves in their colour transition. Just like sakura in Spring, the leaves are...

On October 21st, I ventured to Aboshi, about 20 minutes from Himeji, to see this intriguing-sounding festival called the Lantern Festival. A...

Another week ends and again, another display of dresses. Actually it's been raining this week and the shop was closed for several days, ...

Autumn is the season for harvest festivals, so I've been to quite a few over the past month. And festivals always attract numerous stall...

Today is exactly one month until the Japanese Language Proficiency Test (JLPT). I've been learning Level 3 grammar, vocab and kanji all ...