The cherry blossom is a success in our neighborhood despite the long wait through the rather cold early spring. My wife Yoko and I are blessed with having a canal surrounded by cherry blossom trees right off our third floor east facing sunroom window and balcony, and these photos were taken through a small telescope from the sunroom. The […]
Traditional Japanese Theater … In English?
Last Saturday, I was able to experience something very special: English rakugo (落語). For those that don’t know, rakugo is a traditional form of storytelling in which a single performer, with only a kimono, a wood block, and a fan, is seated upon a cushion on a dais and proceeds to tell a story in […]
Kyoto Gosho – スミス英会話 甲東園 Discussion
Kyoto Gosho is coming up soon and in the past I’ve made several pleas for readers to make the extra effort to visit. But rather than just talk about it in the past, I’m offering this as the first installment in an introduction series to give you a chance to fit it into your schedule. […]
