It’s nice to be getting settled in Japan and our apartment is nicely furnished with the exception of art.  There are some stray hooks on the walls from the previous tenants that I have been itching to put to good use.  So here’s what I did….I took a trip t0 my local 100 Yen Store […]

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I am a big fan of arts & crafts in general and I have a special admiration for the Japanese approach of making an art form out of things that they use in daily life. The furoshiki is a great example - it is basically a square of fabric that can range in size from […]

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