JAPAN | Tuesday, 25 Nov 2008 | Views [9636]
There is a reason to go to Kyoto in the autumn: kouyou , or red leaves. It doesn’t matter where you go or what you
do, these beautiful multi-colored trees are all around you in various arrays of
color: vibrant green, rich yellow and orange, ... Read more >
Tags: autumn, culture, fall, japan, kouyou, kyoto, red leaves, shrine, temple
JAPAN | Wednesday, 19 Nov 2008 | Views [1792]
I had a chance to visit an onsen hotel last weekend in Ikeda called Fushiokaku (http://www.fushioukaku.co.jp/english/index.html) and it was quite a treat. My friend and I walked into our lovely spacious (well, spacious for Japan) hotel room, plopped ... Read more >
Tags: autumn, culture, fall, hot springs, japan, kouyou, onsen, osaka, red leaves, rotenburo
JAPAN | Saturday, 15 Nov 2008 | Views [759]
Where can I start off? I could say that Japan is a small country, perhaps about the size of my home state of California. I could say that it is bustling in the big cities, overcrowded, and burdened with an increasingly older generation that cannot ... Read more >
Tags: japan, osaka, teaching
