I just purchased a plane ticket for Japan leaving on the 9th of April. This will be the third time that I have attempted to get back to Japan since spring of 2021. Hopefully the third time will be a charm! Japan's policies on persons entering Japan s...

​先日松崎町のベーカリー、CostaFornoでミニコンサートが行われました。ソプラノ歌手の曽根妙子さんをお迎えし、約1時間の素晴らしいコンサートとなりました。コンサートの中では、「松崎町の歌」を全員で歌いながら交流しました。それは、単なる歌手と聞き手ではなく、すべての人と関わることで、一体となりこのコンサートを作り上げました。次回は９月にコンサートを行う予定となっています。...

The Izu-no-Chohachi museum features the art of a locally born commoner who gained much fame during the early 18th century. The media he used in his art form was stucco (漆喰 shikkui) using a special formula that included seaweed mixed into the lime thu...

Fly International a lot? Then beat the Customs-Wait-In-Line syndrome by getting both an expedited passage through US customs as well as TSA Precheck status!!! I just signed up for Global Entry this pass month. The process was easy with most of it bei...

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