The Sumida Hokusai Museum (Sumida City, Tokyo) holds exhibition ”Exploring with Hokusai! The Ultimate Encyclopedia of Ukiyo-e Prints” from December 11, 2025 to February 23, 2026. Ukiyo-e  prints were mass produced, while each brush-drawn artwork was a unique. Visitors to Edo would purchase these prints as souvenirs to take home, which helped spread Ukiyo-e prints widely outside Edo. Today, ukiyo-e prints including Hokusai’s Under the Wave off Kanagawa , from the series Thi

I visited my parents' grave, which is located in Minami-Alps City, Yamanashi Prefecture. This has been an annual routine since my father passed away in January 19, 2014. In Japan, it's customary to pay respects at the grave on the Vernal and Autumnal Equinox Days. However I choose to go just before the Autumnal Equinox Day because that is the best time to buy Hyakume persimmons, which are most suitable variety for making dried persimmons (Hoshigaki). My husband drove all th

A couple from California, USA enjoyed visiting old Samura residences and Makata Shrine on October 31st, 2025. 　　　　 We welcomed them at Keisei Sakura Station and then guided them to the Millennium Center, which is connected by a corridor. After changing into their Ninja costumes, they started exploring Samurai road "Hiyodorizaka Slope". This road is covered in a dense grove of bamboo trees. We walked the road in darkness as Samurai might have passed up and down to commut

When we think of Katsushika Hokusai, his iconic landscape series, 'Thirty-six Views of Mount Fuji' first comes to mind for most of us....

The Sumida Hokusai Museum (Sumida City, Tokyo) holds Exhibition "Wow, Hokusai See, Examine, and Discover Ukiyo-e" from June 24 to August...

I am a member of volunteer group, Skylets. I  often work welcoming individual guests from overseas at Narita Airport or Haneda Airport. ...

A few days ago, as a member of Skylets, I welcomed two guests who arrived on a United Airlines (UA) flight from Los Angeles. One guest...

Amazing Mont Blanc A Taste of Japanese Elegance

The exhibition features how the publishers, called hanmoto, produced Hokusai's work and what works each introduced to the world. It...

The Sengoku warlords EXPO took place from February 21st (Friday) to 24th (Monday) in Tokyo's Ueno Park. A hundred thousand visitors were...

Strawberry Picking I had a blast strawberry-picking with my family in late February! We went to a farm near my house in Chiba, which is...

I am a member of Skylets. I  often do volunteer work of welcoming individual guests from overseas at Narita Airport or Haneda Airport. In...

The exhibition features calendars depicted by Katsushika Hokusai and his pupils and others. It is on view at The Sumida Hokusai Museum...

In the early morning of October 1st a fabulous picture was sent to my phone from my friend who had just arrived at Kinchakuda garden in...

A Special exhibition is now on view from September 18th to November 24th, 2024. It features the works related to the Heian period...

I’m a member of Skylets, a volunteer group. Skylets will hold Maki-sushi & Nigiri-sushi making expariences on May 15th, and June 5th,...

It is the best season for scuba diving in Japan now. Scuba diving definitely offers me vibrant adventures under the sea, where I can...

The exhibition titled "The Impact of Hokusai's Great Wave Under the Wave off Kanagawa-Tracing It's Origins and Trajectory" is now on view...

I am a member of Skylets. I  often do volunteer work of welcoming individual guests from overseas at Narita Airport or Haneda Airport,...

visiting Choshi Fishing Harbor to savor some delectable seafood cuisine