Month: December 2012

In Japan, there is a custom to send and give out the New Year greeting cards. This year, I'm making ...

Christmas in Japan is annoying to me, so commercial and superficial that I try not to take any notice of ...

In Nanzenji Temple in Kyoto, there is a Romanesque aqueduct, which has a very solemn feeling. I like this place ...

I love pesto in the summer and used to make it back home in Minnesota. Pine nuts and good cheese ...

The Jyugatsu-zakura, literally, 'November Cherry', which blooms from November to January is a delightful and seemingly unknown treasure. The Jyugatsu-zakura ...