It is 6:34 AM on Saturday November 20th, 2021. The mornings are now chilly, there is the possibility of some sort of precipitation and the Thanksgiving holiday approaches. This is the first day of a two week break after two pandemic years of not taking more than a couple days off here and there. I…… Continue reading Journal Entry 11.20.21
Category: Japan – 日本
Posts from or about Japan. I lived in Saitama and Tokyo from 2001 – 2003.
History of Tokyo 1867 – 1989 From EDO to SHOWA: The Emergence of the World’s Greatest City
Tokyo is part of my past, my present and my future. I lived in Mejiro from 2002 – 2004 and attended Waseda university just a few stations south near the fun to say Takadanobaba. My family returns to Japan for the summers and I spend a few days on my own in Tokyo drinking beer,…… Continue reading History of Tokyo 1867 – 1989 From EDO to SHOWA: The Emergence of the World’s Greatest City
Journal Entry 6.12.2021
The time is 9:11 AM on Saturday, June 6th 2021. This is my second post of the day, the first one just being about computers. I’m in my reading nook on the second floor overlooking the street. I’ve got my new standing desk, the futon is covered by a proper cover and not a bedsheet…… Continue reading Journal Entry 6.12.2021
The Tale of Genji – Genjimonogatari
I first read the Tale of Genji when I was studying in Japan around 2002. It is Japan’s most famous work and was written a millennia ago. I find that one can gain a much deeper understanding of a culture by reading these famous works written long ago. Within them are ancient pieces of DNA…… Continue reading The Tale of Genji – Genjimonogatari
East-Bourne (イーストボーン) Mejiro Gone
Everything changes, nothing remains without change. – Buddah Reasonable price and comfortable place. – East-Bourne Bar In the normal course of life change happens at a very slow pace. We do not pay much attention to the small, incremental changes that occur from day to day and it is only when we look at old…… Continue reading East-Bourne (イーストボーン) Mejiro Gone
Memoirs of a Geisha
I just finished the book and I have to agree with the reviews; it was hard to put down and refused to stay shut. I’d like to first mention a bit of controversy surrounding the novel. It was written by a westerner named Arthur Golden. I wanted to know if this book was worth reading…… Continue reading Memoirs of a Geisha
2019 – On the plane to Tokyo
8.1.19 It is 3:54 PM San Francisco time and 7:54 AM in Tokyo. I’m somewhere over the Pacific ocean on my way to Japan. My bachelorhood of 2019 comes to an end tomorrow, but I’ll get to that in a minute. It all started out slow enough but then it seemed I was in a…… Continue reading 2019 – On the plane to Tokyo
この世界の片隅に
この世界の片隅にIn This Corner of the WorldWikipedia- https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/In_This_Corner_of_the_World_(film) This is a very powerful movie. It is the story of a simple countryside girl who goes through life in wartime Japan. Usually when we hear of war stories there is a good side and a bad side, reasons are justified and perhaps some heroes are thrown in. …… Continue reading この世界の片隅に