31
Mar
Well, I am already late for this, since hanami season is already upon us. Japanese traditions and values are fascinating to a foreigner's eye, and I think that, while a lot of people are aware...
Field 2012
24
Aug
Talking about Japanese folklore facts, I can't but share with you my experience at the Mt. Osore, and the tradition connected to the spirits of the dead. If you remember when we talked about...
06
Apr
You know by now I am in love with Japanese religions and I've been talking about itako for quite a lot... I would like to share with you the experience I had with Matsuda...
12
Feb
Living in Tokyo is an amazing luck, and it makes you feel at the center of the world, with everything you may wish and desire easily at hand. However, sometimes you might feel overwhelmed by...
02
Jun
The arrival in Mutsu after a week in Tokyo can only be described as a shock. Visual, first of all. The trip entails three train changes, that give the feeling of slowly leaving modernity...
31
May
Mount Osore, whose name is generally translated with Dread Mountain, is a sacred mountain raising in the middle of the Shimokita peninsula 下北半島, in the northern part of Aomori Prefecture. This isolated location, at the...
