Cherry Blossom Drive
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Combing Glass Beach + Keepsake Jars
With Summer right around the corner, my daydreams have been transporting me to sunny tropical beaches. Here in Southern Japan, Winter is clearly in the rear view mirror, and no one is more excited about that than me. In order to capitalize on the…
First Sign of Spring
Cherry blossoms {sakura} get all of the notoriety as being the Japanese symbol of Spring, however, plum blossoms {ume} are in fact the first blooms to open each year, occurring a month or two before cherry blossom season. During Ume season, cities are filled…
Nagasaki Lantern Festival
Located in Nagasaki, Japan, the Nagasaki Lantern Festival is an annual event celebrating the Chinese New Year. This festival takes place over the first 15 days of the Chinese new year, and similar to the Lantern Festival in China, over 15,000…
Christmas at Huis Ten Bosch
Translated as the “House in the Forest,” Huis Ten Bosch is a large amusement park located in Sasebo, Japan, modeled after a traditional Dutch village complete with beautiful canals, European shops and restaurants, gardens, museums, and hotels. With year-round attractions like their…
Osaka Weihnachtsmarkt
This is our second Christmas in Japan and on the top of our bucket list this holiday season was visiting the Osaka Christmas Market. Every Christmas, a large community of Germans living in Osaka organize an annual German Weihnachtsmarkt {Christmas Market}…