38 days ago by Yasuka

The New Year is undoubtedly the most anticipated and important holiday for the Japanese. It is a long celebration that runs December 31 to January 3. During this period, all sorts of ceremonies and customs are practiced. Here’s a fascinating one: the hanging of Shimekazari on top of the house entran ...

38 days ago by Sanskriti

MEMOIRS OF A GEISHA Published: 1997 Genre: Historical Fiction Page Count: 434 Rating: 5 stars + Heart Description Through Chiyo’s eyes we enter an exotic world of Geishas. Once an ordinary daughter of a fisherman, Chiyo is sold to a geisha house in the district of Gion. Chiyo’s beauty stems from the ...

39 days ago by fluffyghost

Hi all! Recently I got to meet an awesome kawaii friend in London, and of course when your in London theres only one place to go for the kawaii…China town! So heres my most recent loot from an epic day: As you can tell I went a tad crazy again but how could I not! It must have been the after Christm ...

39 days ago by Mekkan

(snapshots from my New Year's holiday) We had a very moderate weather during the first three days of 2012. How are you enjoying your New Year's holiday at your place? Hope you had a very special First day of the New Year. On the first day of 2012, my husband's mother came back to us from her nursery ...

39 days ago by TRF

Today is the third day of 2012 and yes, the new year has started ! Time flies... We are already in 2012 ! Well, first of all I would like to wish you a Happy New Year and hope that 2012 will be an even more great and fulfilling year than 2011 for all of you ! How did you spend New Year's Eve ? In Ja ...

39 days ago by mai sassy girl

HAPPY NEW YEAR!! I went to HIROSHIMA to visit my in-laws for New Years..In Japan, it's a tradition to spend time with your family for this holiday..I learned this when I first moved to Japan.. I thought people partied hard for the countdown, (which some do)..but a majority of them go back to their h ...

40 days ago by Roving Ronin Report

Japanese Devils Scare the Laziness out of Kids Namahage – Japanese Devils with a Strong Work Ethic Namahage – the bane of lazy children “ Twas the night before my skinning…” Imagine you were a young child living in the Northwestern part of Japan on the small peninsula of Oga. It’s the holiday season ...

40 days ago by Mekkan

So many things happened in 2011----- good things and bad things. The nightmare fell onto us on March 11th . The rest of the world was just kind and thoughtful to us. Thank you the whole world for gentleness. May the year of dragon bring much power & peace to people in disaster areas. And let's find ...

40 days ago by Athanatos

★ PS Vita Giveaway! - ft. Kinetic! - WAY➚ TGN Presents: Kinetic "PS Vita Giveaway!" Watch this video for more details on how ...

40 days ago by CarmenMCS

Hi again! This is Carmen ^^ This is jus a quick update and more like a list of some links I've found rather useful while looking for Japanese fonts, but I guess it's going to be as useful for others as for myself ^^ So the thing is, I've been trying to find japanese fonts because since my PC died an ...