The arrival of spring has a magical effect on the Japanese. From the time of the first sakura bloom and to the end of the hanami season, the usually reserved Japanese will head outdoors to have fun. For three weeks, the people lay out their picnic mats to busk in… Read More
“Autumn poses the question we all have to live with: How to hold on to the things we love even though we know that we and they are dying. How to see the world as it is, yet find light within that truth.” – Pico Iyer, Autumn Light The… Read More
Some people travel to see places, while others travel to unfamiliar surroundings far from home. Perhaps a few would take journeys as time-travellers, diving into an period that had long vanished, or into an era that foretells what will come. Today, Japanese cities are synonymous with the future. Wrecked by… Read More
