Japan

Kyoto,The Hint of Eternity

      Personally,national costume is a very interesting category to learn. And the “National” word itself has a strong geographical meaning inside, therefore the costume is the most obvious, regional cultural symbols to present the nations (the other is the ‘language’), it is a…

The Stories of Kanto

  At Kawaguchiko, Mt Fuji In Spring of this year, when I went to the foot of Mt Fuji, I stayed in a hotel run by the keeper of a Shinto shrine. We had no real common language, and had to use Google Translate to help us communicate. While I was there the weather shifted back…

Blossom again, Come spring

 “Blossom again, come spring” From my opinion, Berlin has one of the most beautiful cherry blossom views globally. Of course Berlinerisch Kirschblüten  won’t be as famous as Nippon Sakura, however,  they have a kind of vague connection between each other. The East Berlin side cherry…

Blue Stars in Tokyo

Sixteen hours of being up in the Air, with strange Airplane food, free drinks and much broken sleep at regular intervals and finally you land in Japan (Tokyo). The entire city if a forest made up of tall building where the concrete is so imposing…

Fox Legend – Kitsune

Myths and Legends. In Japanese Folklore Foxes have many varied and strong roles to play or as in Japanese “Kitsune”. In ancient Japan Foxes and Humans lives side by side in close companionship which both tolerated each others existence. As the Cat and Dog have…

Life is a Journey without a Destination – Japan (Kyoto & Nara)

When I was a teenager, I used to be influenced by Japanese pop and traditional culture a lot. Then I use this summer vacation to experience Japan properly this time, to experience those places which I dreamt about before, such as Tokyo,Shinagawa,Osaka, Kyoto and Nara…the…