Like this post? Help us by sharing it! A Japanese tea ceremony is about tea only on its surface. From the positioning of guests to the cleaning of the tools to the scooping of the loose-leaf tea, everything has significance. The deeper purpose of the tea ceremony is appreciation – of the items served, of […]
Culture & History
Temples and the Darkside
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Travelling into the mountains of Nagano on the Japan Unmaksed trip, we stay at a great place – Zenkoji temple in Nagano. Zenkoji is a beautiful temple and one of the most important in the prefecture. It is also the only one in Japan run by two […]
Dr. Kanji – Japanese language master of mystery
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Dr. Kanji
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! After a long absence, the mysterious Dr. Kanji returns with musings about the Japanese language and comments on its use and evolution in the modern Japanese language that we can read, write and hear today ….but who is this doctor of the Chinese character? The mystery of […]
Japan Geisha Dreams
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Geisha Girls
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! It is always nice to hear from our customers; especially if they absolutely love Japan…thankfully, more often than not, they usually find themselves loving it. It is fantastic receiving feedback that is so gushing about Japan and its culture and the services that we provide, we get […]
Haiku from Spring Elegance Tour April 2012
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Here is a selection of some of the Haiku that my Spring Elegance tour group came up with in a semi-inebriated state during our last dinner together… Drink Japanese sake, Eat tempura, sashimi, You are Japanese. We were very dry, Our yen pieces at the ready, […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Here is a selection of some of the Haiku that my Spring Elegance tour group came up with in a semi-inebriated state during our last dinner together… Drink Japanese sake, Eat tempura, sashimi, You are Japanese. We were very dry, Our yen pieces at the ready, […]