A New Start for a New Year
Happy New Year! I hope you all had a peaceful Christmas and a wonderful New Year! New Year is a particularly special time in Japan, where I come from. There,...
Japanese Culture
Autumn leave hunting and kimono
Almost all the colourful leaves are gone in London. But now is the best season for autumn leaves in Japan. We enjoy this radiant season in all sort of ways....
Memory of Geisha
I hadn’t seen the film ‘Memory of a Geisha’ until very recently. As a Japanese person it’s a subject that has a particular fascination for me, and the film itself...
Love of tradition and craftsmanship
I come from a family steeped in Japanese traditions. Both my father and my grandfather were involved in designing and creating tea rooms and traditional Japanese houses. In my early...
Four seasons
It has been very chilly, and I can see beautiful autumn leaves everywhere. I have been living in London since 2002, and since then I have enjoyed Springtime most in...
