The school’s Japanese Culture Day featured traditional activities including a tea ceremony and a dance demonstration, where students enjoyed wearing yukatas and kimonos. Participants learned about the significance of the tea ceremony’s hospitality while experiencing matcha tea preparation. A local group led bon dance, celebrating cultural heritage and enjoyment.
My school has just finished another school year here in Tokyo. Continuing the tradition of capturing moments throughout the year, […]
In the past year, the author reflected on notable experiences, including their 10-year anniversary of teaching abroad, bike troubles, and increased health insurance payments. They reunited with a friend in Qatar, attended an anti-war protest, and felt tremors.
In the follow-up to my previous post about the ume no hana (plum blossoms), it is currently (at the time […]
It is starting to enter spring time here in Japan (well, here in the middle of Japan). In other areas […]
Tokyo (and Japan as a whole) are quite representative of both old tradition and new modernity. The more one explores […]
In early October, I managed to make it to the Tsuki-ji (築 地) Fish Market, which is located not far […]
While my last post focused specifically on the gardens that I had visited throughout Tokyo (and by no means was […]
Once I got out of my immediate district (due to my school PTA sponsoring a parent-teacher social event at Yoyogi […]
The Farewell After a 6-month hiatus, I’m back up and running (or, in this case, posting). In my last post, […]