Today I awoke to another rainy and windy day in Tokyo.  I think that Mother Nature is toying with us right now as we have been seeing flashes of gorgeous spring weather followed by some pretty awful wind and rain and I don’t like it!
On Sunday, the weather was just beautiful so I decided to […]

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The past Friday I went to the ceremonial sumo match at the Yaskuni shrine in Tokyo. Based on what I’ve read its the only time this year that you will be able to see a sumo tournament for free in Tokyo and I couldn’t miss an opportunity like that! So, I braved […]

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As most of you know I have started posting most of my touristy activities over at The Tokyo Traveler. For those of you that haven’t had a chance to check it out yet, here are some of the highlights of what I’ve been up to lately:
Hanami viewing at Chidorigafuchi near the Imperial Palace. […]

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Where I live in Chiba there are two very contrasting places where you can view the Sakura Blossoms.
Below is a very industrial looking park where all of the trees are aligned in perfect rows.  While the trees are still pretty the atmosphere is rather sterile.  I call this one Sakura and Cement.

About a mile or […]

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Yesterday when I was rummaging around in an old notebook that I keep in my handbag I ran across a snippet of newspaper that held the following quote from Sidonie-Gabrielle Colette:
“What a wonderful life I’ve had - I only wish I had realized it sooner”
I believe this little bit of newsprint was taken out of […]

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