Tag: Nihonmachi – 日本町
Japantown in San Francisco, California.
Journal Entry 7.9.2019
The time is 9:50 PM on Tuesday July 9th, 2019. Tonight I shook myself out of my lethargy that tells me to take a nap or stay home and completed one more item from my ‘to-do’ list. I had learned of the Kabuki Springs & Spa from BaySpo that I picked up during the Cherry…… Continue reading Journal Entry 7.9.2019
Japantown – Cherry Blossom Festival – Part 1
It is 8:02 AM on Saturday, April 14th. Today is the start of the Cherry Blossom Festival in Japantown. I always enjoy this and tell myself every year that I’d like to get a little more involved and spend more time there. My favorites are the people dressed up in cosplay, the dancing, the Cherry…… Continue reading Japantown – Cherry Blossom Festival – Part 1
Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival – Karate presentation
World Oyama Karate put on a demonstration at the 2017 Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival. I’ve always enjoyed the festival but have never actually participated myself except for the preparation of the Japan Airlines float many years ago. My demonstration was called ‘kihon sono 4’ and we made BaySpo, (2017年4月14日) the Japanese language newspaper in…… Continue reading Northern California Cherry Blossom Festival – Karate presentation
Journal Entry – 4.6.2017
It is 6:01 AM on Thursday, April 6th, 2017. I’ve been awake since 3:30 AM; I stayed in bed until almost five trying to go back to sleep but then decided to get up and start the day. Today will be a busy one: I’ve got a travel fair in San Francisco in the middle…… Continue reading Journal Entry – 4.6.2017
The Year 2016 in Review
It is now 4:07 AM on January 14th, 2017. The holidays of Christmas and New Year are distant memories that seem to have happened long, long ago. The time off was not relaxing due to two little boys. Yes, we had fun and yes we made great memories but with two little ones there is…… Continue reading The Year 2016 in Review