Setsubun is the day before the beginning of each season. The name literally means “seasonal division”, but usually the term refers to the Spring Setsubun celebrated yearly on February 3. It is accompanied by a special ritual to cleanse away all the evil and drive awa ... Continue Reading
I’m back from the US and we had right away a beautiful start: “Hanabi”, “Fireworks” in Kamakura on the beach one of the traditional leisure activities. We invited some friends to enjoy the VIP view from our balcony together with them. There were aro ... Continue Reading
I went to Mashiko to meet with Lee Love and his wife Jean, who are showing/selling their work in a stand at the Mashiko Spring Festival: the Tokiichi. Mashiko is the name of a town outside of Tokyo that is famous as a folk-craft village. The term Mingei (folk art) was coined by ... Continue Reading
Easter morning and I prepared a delicious breakfast with of course some cooked eggs and raisin bread. In the afternoon we went to our friends, Juli and Stuart, where the kids colored eggs and then hid them for eachother in several turns. It was still raining heavily, but by noon ... Continue Reading
We returned to Japan on April the 7th. It was good to be back. The weather was nice; the beds arrived ( 1 for us and 1 for the guests); unpacked the suitcases and still arranged and fixed little things in the house like towel racks or side tables. We just returned in time for the ... Continue Reading
