Tag: japan
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That iconic Japanese wave art is here in Milan and I saw the beautiful thing
Last week I saw a Michelangelo. Today, when my second cousin Kathleen took me to an art exhibition, I chanced upon the famous wave reproduced thousands of times all over the world. What is it with Italians liking Japanese art and manga and food? There are many sushi joints around this neighborhood, competing with hair […]
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Sleeping in a century old house in Kyoto
There’s a townhouse in Kyoto, just 5 minutes away by bus from the Kyoto station, that’s a hundred years old. Floors are creaking, rooms are small, and tatami mats are respected like the old values of Japan. This house is called Hostel Haruya.
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my first haruki murakami experience: I wanted to throw the book away and run for my life.
Some nights, we feel we need a good movie. A feel-good movie. Some evenings, we want a companion to cuddle with. Some times, we want to be alone with a good book that does not let go of us from page 1 to last sentence, a good book with a story that haunts us wherever […]
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first earthquake, then tsunami, then crippled nuclear plant… and now, snow
Reading the papers everyday silence me for hours.
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Drowning End-Of-The-World Thoughts With Tsunamic Love
In Japanese, the name Ai means- love. (Says meaning-of-names.com) If the tsunami in Japan sent waves of panic and end-of-the-world thoughts (and jokes) around the globe, I could only think of that statement. In Japanese, the name Ai means- love. Our social conscience would tug at our heart strings, feel for Japan, and offer a […]
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