Setsubun is the day before the start of spring on the old Japanese calendar. There are various traditions as this day comes around, as people look forward to the arrival of spring (soon I hope). One tradition is bean throwing … Continue reading →
Marina works at the University of California Davis. Davis/Livermore was the last grad school I attended before coming to Japan. I actually have only been to the Davis campus once, and spent all my time at Lawrence Livermore National Laboratory … Continue reading →
Even though it’s quite close to where I live, this was the first time in several years I visited Asakusa. I wanted to get some Japanese glass wind chimes. Considering it was a Saturday it was not unusually crowded. Come … Continue reading →
My friend Niaja got her doctorate from MIT! And just as exciting, she arrived in Tokyo a couple of days ago and will be here for 8 months working at IBM Japan! Today we met at Asakusa, looked around, and … Continue reading →
