While surfing the web this week I came across a number of stories and photos that I thought were interesting and worth sharing. I hope you enjoy them too.
Some great posts from the Tokyo Times:
Moving Japanese Masks as seen at festivals - click the link for more fabulous photos.
A beautiful and moving photo from a […]

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Eating out in Japan is a neat experience. There are stand alone restaurants and also food courts on the top floor of most department stores with a variety of different restaurants to choose from. Most have plastic models of the food they serve in the front window or menus with photos. Believe it […]

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About a week in to our stay, I thought that it was time to get out and do some exploring. My first trip on the Japanese train system was very intimidating. Just to give you an idea of the systems complexity here is a map from Japan Corner. (If you zoom in […]

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I didn’t go to Japan thinking that grocery shopping would be easy – in fact I didn’t give it much thought at all!
On my first trip to a Japanese grocery store I found that I could identify the general sections of the store but from there it went downhill. My initial discovery was […]

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It’s been almost a month since we found out that we will be spending the better part of the next two years in Japan. This isn’t our first time being part-time residents of Japan. Back in 1994 we had the privilege of starting a four year adventure in Japan. We enjoyed daily life in […]

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I’m excited and a little bit intimidated by the idea of this weblog but have decided to jump in anyway! For those of you that know me well that won’t be a surprise. Here are some questions that you might be asking:
Why a weblog?
I value my friends and family more and more each […]

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Life is just one adventure after another isn’t it? I know that in my life I have had adventures that make me laugh; make me cry and quite a few where I’ve thought “How the heck did I get myself into this?”. Some are typical and some atypical but they all have one […]

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