(Image borrowed from maiko-performance-201024.peatix.com/) One of the great pleasures of travelling to Japan is having opportunities to s...

Kyary Pamyu Pamyu has a history of giving spectacular Halloween Themed Concerts: So, this year she is back again, getting ready to give a...

A curious thing is happening in Kyoto, where many of its old houses have been put on sale for relatively cheap. The company that sells ma...

If you live in Melbourne, Australia, or even if you don't, it is now possible to learn origami in a group setting. They used to meet in p...

As lockdowns continue where I am and in many other regions around the world, I've continued to look for ways to experience Japanese cultu...

Since my hometown of Melbourne has continued to be under lockdowns, I've kept on looking for ways people can experience Japan or Japanese...

When I was growing up, my Chinese relatives took me to Chinese restaurants many times. These places were often somewhat ritzy and beautiful.

(I wore this post a long time ago, before I went on to learn more about Vietnamese food from a friend. I have much more respect and under...

(Image use with permission.) Now that many festivals and events are being moved online as streaming events, a new form of online scam ha...

(Borrowed from japaneseculturalcenter.org) That many people can't gather in person means that many Japanese festivals have had to be move...

(Image borrowed from kyotoshibori.com.) One of the best things about my last trip to Japan was how easy it was for me to visit and see Ja...

Seeing Mount Fuji when you're in Japan might be easier than you think. One of the things I did on my last trip in Japan was I got onto a ...

Update 28/9/2020: Today I was contacted by the new managers of the hotel, who informed me that it will be maintained as accommodation, th...

If you've been reading my posts you'll know that early last year I got to attend a workshop on how true Kyoto weaving was done by hand. B...

In China, on November 11th, a holiday has began called "singles day". And while I wouldn't recommend going to China, it is possible to ce...

The last time I was staying in Japan I happened to come across a little shop full of beautiful Antique style Japanese dolls. I can't read...

I don't typically find that I'm that much of a Twitter person. The layout isn't really quite my style. But during the little wanders I ha...

(Borrowed from Google Maps, 7/9/20.) In the days before Covid-19 was a problem, I used to talk a lot of pleasure in wandering idly around...

(A photo of me dressed as a Maiko Geisha, 2017. Photo by Josiah Sillavan.) What Was My Maiko Henshin Like? When you go for a Geisha trans...

(Borrowed from "8 things to know about Neon Genesis Evangelion, the legendary anime now streaming on Netflix" by Allegra Frank and Aja Ro...