Brandy posted an excellent question in the comments the other day- “I don’t know a lot about Japanese religious/spiritual life; what are the shrines “to” or “for”?” I had the same questions when we got here, so he’s what I… Read more ›
Today is the beginning of Golden Week, a week chock full of Japanese holidays. A lot of Japanese take the whole week off, since Monday, Thursday, Friday, and the following Monday are all holidays. Today is Showa Day, and per… Read more ›
Today was a gorgeous day in Tokyo, and after lunch we decided to head out to Tamagawa. It’s an area one stop away from where we’ll be living in Denenchofu, and it has a large river that runs… Read more ›
Today we went to the Ueno Zoo, situated in Ueno Park , which is incredibly beautiful this time of year. I took a LOT of pictures. The girls found dandelions and had to make wishes. And Tiny had to throw leaves… Read more ›
Today we went out to Ginza to pick up a couple things from Uniqlo. Uniqlo is kind of like the Gap- basic clothes for decent prices. We didn’t come prepared for cold rain, (warm rain, yes), so we needed to… Read more ›
Oh, Takeshita Dori, how we love thee. It’s where you go if you need flowered pants: Tutus and legwarmers for everyday wear: Where Claire’s looks exactly the same as it did when I was in Jr. High: Where you… Read more ›
You’d be excused if you were confused. Not that I’m complaining.
Yesterday we went to Yoyogi Park and rented bikes. We had a great time riding around the bike course, and enjoyed seeing the park in its pretty greens and pinks. Last time we were there it was all empty trees… Read more ›
When we asked the girls what they wanted to do first thing when we got  back to Japan, they both instantly answered, “Harajuku!” So today we took the train into the happiest place on Earth. 🙂 Behold the fashions: … Read more ›
Some photos from our neighborhood. We’re going exploring later today, so expect more soon. 🙂 The puppy bus!! Cause for great excitement every time the girls see it. (It’s just a regular bus. But you know, with a puppy… Read more ›
