What could be more magical than Christmas stars! These easy-to-make origami stars look beautiful on the Christmas tree, or as gift...

Chigo, Yasaka Shrine Influences and Beginnings When I was in my early twenties, and without much experience of travel, I arrived with my...

Glorious Eikandou in the fall Autumn is a magnificent time of year to be in Kyoto. The air is cool, but the skies can be bright blue, and...

Two Tanabata Poems Don't look up by yourself at the sky where stars meet - the wind from the Milky Way blows cold. How I envy the...