Chaos and Kanji

I'm back... mostly! My computer is here and operational, and I have it speaking to me mostly in English instead of Japanese! I've i...

I'm sure the dates were announced well in advance, but the advertising just recently went up that the Koshigaya Awa-Odori festival wil...

 Originally built to host the national high school baseball tournaments, Koshien Stadium opened in 1924, making it one of the oldest in th...

Once the rainy season officially ends, Japanese people dress up in kimonos and costumes and celebrate the season with a bunch of local fest...

It's been kind of hectic around my place since I it back from Taiwan. I've had lots to do at work, plus I've been working on som...