The best of Japan, in English
It s been more than two years since I last updated this blog. I moved over to Facebook because the software there makes it much easier to post. But as a reader recently pointed out to me waving to you, Rich Continue reading
UPDATE Aug. 23: This event is now full. If you d like to be on the wait list, please send me a message. Love Japanese fabrics? Enjoy needlework and crafts? Just want to have a nice outing with nice people and Continue reading
Update 9/8: this event is now full and registration is closed. In cooperation with Mutsuko Yawatagaki, one of Japan s leading quilters, I will give a special tour in English on Saturday Sept. 17 at The Izumo Museum of Quilt Art in Continue reading
Sign up here! This just isn t the time for in-person events, alas, but thanks to online meeting software, we can still come together and learn from the safety and comfort of our own homes. To that end, my colleague Kit Continue reading
UPDATE (Jan. 26) Due to the increase in corona infections, this workshop is postponed. We do not have a date to reschedule yet but we hope it may be possible to hold it in April or May. If you haven t Continue reading
Anyone who knows me knows I send a lot of visitors to Mt. Oyama, once one of the most popular pilgrimage sites in Japan and still a great destination for hiking and gourmet tofu lunches. The mountain s proximity to Tokyo Continue reading
(Update Sept. 2: All seats have been taken for both nights but I ve started wait-lists links below, one for each of the two nights. I ve added information on the Kyogen and more information on special education opportunities.) Join me Continue reading
Catching up with some news, I m happy to announce that the short documentary I made with David Caprara and Kira Dane was picked up by Vice News for worldwide distribution. I hope you ll watch it it s only 17 minutes. Continue reading
Update Dec. 21: The online guided tour I gave on Dec 18 is now available for viewing any time. It introduces an exhibition on early Japanese photography at the Tokyo Photographic Art Museum through Jan. 24, History of Early Japanese Continue reading
UPDATE NOV. 13: THIS PROGRAM IS NOW FULL. Experience an authentic tea ceremony with English explanation in a historic teahouse within a beautiful Japanese garden. Saturday Dec. 7, 2019 at 11:30 am. Hosted by the Mushakōji Senke School of Tea Continue reading