In America we don’t really have festivals like you do here in Japan. We have certain holidays, like the Fourth of July, where we celebrate Independence Day, and everyone gets together at parks or at each others houses to have barbeques and light off fireworks. It’s fun, but for me it’s old hat and not […]
Another Year, Another Spring Festival
Community is the key to living a happy, connected social life. Sure, facebook and myspace and mixi are great online communities. But true community, human interaction, is tops. Living in Japan, community takes on a different form than back home. Particularly, annual community events stand out. Summer fireworks, cherry blossom viewing parties, Gion Matsuri in […]
Community Softball in Japan
Although we have a standard bulletin board in our community, we also have a small clipboard version which circulates. A few weeks ago the clipboard arrived at our door with an announcement for community softball, and a sign-up sheet. I had been approached a few weeks earlier by a neighbour who invited me to play, […]
