Today, I was going to write about a completely different topic, but a Japanese twitter friend told me that today is ホワイト デ White Day In Japan! In Japan, the women give chocolates to men on Valentine’s Day to say that they are very important to them. Well, White Day is similar, only this time [...]

Once the story of the two lovers is told, we can now better understand how it is to celebrate this holiday in Japan. First, I must say that the word “Tanabata 七夕“ probably originates from the name of the sewing machine (Tanahata) that the princess uses in the story. The festival takes place on the seventh day of the seventh month, the day when the princess finally can meet her love. In some [...]

I will write a post that will make a good introduction for my next article: the story of the two lovers in heaven. Orihime is the daughter of the Heavenly King (Ten-kou). The princess had a special ability called “Tanahata”, which was weaving fabric with a machine, and she loved to do it close to [...]

Almost one year ago, the earthquake, and subsequently the tsunami, hit Japan. This terrible disaster was followed a few weeks later by one of the most beautiful seasons in Japan: Hanami. There is always a cherry tree somewhere in Japan that makes the Japanese fall in love with the short-lived beauty of this tree. Every [...]