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Through the Eyes of a Geisha

Geisha with Kanji

Geisha are like many things “Japanese” – they are best kept enigmatic, shrouded in mystery

Amazon – Ever and Forever

Amazon River sunset

The Amazon River flows for more than 4,100 miles (6,600 km); within its hundreds of tributaries

Get On! It is the Gion Festival!

Yamaboko Float

For lots of people of Japan, the month of July means Gion Matsuri – the largest and most popular

Chocolate – Never Too Old, Never Too Late

Strawberry chocolate

What you have to gain by having a friend like me? You can have all

Tanabata Matsuri – keep wishing, wish it strongly…

Princess Orihime (Vega) and her beau, Hikoboshi (Altair) paid a hefty price for their passionate love.

Tomoe Gozen – the Legend Survived the Test of Time

According to an epic account written at the beginning of the 14th century

Murasaki Shikibu – Can a Woman Write?

The wordings, semantics and style used in a book usually give away

Wagashi – Sweetening it in a Japanese Way

If you have ever participated in a Japanese traditional Tea Ceremony,

Momotaro and His Oni Nemesis

Momotaro2

What happens when you feel a wistful longing for children but can’t conceive any naturally?

Crane, the Japanese Sacred Bird

Tsuru at sunset

The ‘tsuru’ or crane is the most sacred bird of Japan. It has been revered in Japanese folktales,

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