All right, all right so now I’m gonna toot my horn and brag about the stunning view we have had right off our balcony in Koshien. The cherry blossom season has just come to a close, but for a very interesting reason the trees outside our place on our street have continued to be in a decent […]
The Many Faces of Kyoto : Gosho Open All Last Week!! The Kyoto Imperial Palace ( 京都御所 )
There are only two short periods in the year when the famous Kyoto Imperial Palace, known to Japanese as ‘Kyoto Gosho’, is open to public. ( 京都御所 ) Kyoto Gosho was open from last Wednesday until Sunday afternoon and congregations of visitors were strictly ushered through the main inner royal courtyard of National Treasure significance. […]
Our 12th Anniversary at Yoshino Hanami – Every Year !
Hello everyone! While so many of you Smith’s School of English Franchisees were having a wonderful hanami party, Yoko and I were in Yoshino with family celebrating our twelveth Anniversary. This has been a regular custom for us since April 5th, 1998 when I proposed to my wife by hiding the diamond engagement ring in her udon soup. […]
