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Soba School
While in Nagano Prefecture a few weeks ago, we learned how to make soba noodles from scratch. I’m not going to provide commentary, so you’ll have the same semi-clueless, watch-and-mimic experience as...
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A Weekend in Pictures
Hello! I’m back, at least physically if not-quite mentally. We spent the weekend with friends in Aichi prefecture, and it was fantastic. Here’s a look at our weekend and some of the reasons I love...
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Kyoto is for Eaters
Kyoto is so beautiful it almost makes me mad. But since we’re being totally honest with each other, I’ll admit I was the most excited by this sight: Black sesame and honey ice cream. With a gingersnap...
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Kyoto is for Eaters, Again
As Dan reported, our recent trip to Kyoto was livelier than expected. While wriggling fish haunt his dreams, all I can think about is this: Parfait perfection. Maybe we need to look at that again… This...
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Snow Lando
Last weekend I took a break from studying and stitching to find snow. I found it and then I crunched it under my boots. I rolled around in it. The feeling of snow inside my gloves is like an instant...
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Edo Wonderland
I feel a little bit like this today: I’m not sure if it’s an allergy to the Japanese cedar tree or just a nasty cold, but my dizzy little rear end has been glued to the couch for the past 24 hours. I...
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Snowy Yamagata
Lately I’ve been touting the blessings of spring, but deep down, my heart belongs to winter. A few weeks ago Dan and I took a weekend trip to Hijiori Onsen, a tiny town in the mountains in northwest...
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Sado
I spent the weekend on Sado Island off the western coast of Honshu. We went for the yearly taiko festival, Earth Celebration, and I expected to see some drum circles, drink some beer and call it a day....
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Out With the Old: 2012′s To-Dos
明けましておめでとうございます。今年もよろしくお願いします。 Happy New Year, my friends. I am easing into 2013. My season of travels abroad, visits with friends and family, handmade gifts and home cooked meals is coming to a close,...
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In With the New: To-Do for 2013
Yesterday I shared last year’s to-do list and how well I did checking things off. It feels good to keep a list and look back a year later, to see how your year changed from the one you had imagined. I...
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A Day by the Sea
This weekend I went to Enoshima. I don’t know why it has taken me 3 years to get there; it’s only an hour from Tokyo by train but it feels a world away. I left the city heat behind me and spent an...
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Sado in Pictures
Glimpses of my weekend on Sado Island.After a great time at Earth Celebration last year, we returned to Sado Island for more taiko and sea air. It takes all day to get there from Tokyo — shinkansen to...
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Ahoy!
Hello dear friends. It has been too long! My confession: I was on holiday in New Zealand for a few weeks and, silly me, I thought I would have oodles of time to post about the crafts I brought with me...
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