Monthly Archives: November 2010

Today I went to Hiroshima and then (based on a comment from Megan) I also had a look at a town called Kurashiki. The morning starts with breakfast at Rick and Ian’s hotel…it is Western style breakfast and although they … Continue reading →

Well, very few photos of my own today since I spent over 5 hours at the National Bunraku Theatre in Osaka (but I found images of the plays I saw)…if I had attended the entire program, I would still be … Continue reading →

I can’t believe whether or not she is “An Officer and a Gentleman“ …yes I decided to see the revue! Getting very used to the train system,  made it to Takarazuka station this morning by 9am. The Takurazuka Grand Theatre … Continue reading →

One of my favourite series of fantasy short stories in Japanese is 夢十夜　”Ten Nights of Dream” by Natsume Soseki (the foremost novelist of the Meiji period) whose image used to appear on the 1000 en note. Each dream begins with … Continue reading →

Well, it’s a Monday — a work day — but I’m still on holidays.  It’s study vacation back at home,  and I spent quite some time last night answering questions from my students…usually exactly the same question over and over… … Continue reading →