Sorry for my long silence. I have been away for quite a while and not given any online explanation yet. Sometimes a lot of stuff happens and at the same time very little happens so you do not know any longer where to start when you can spe…
Last week it was Tanabata or star festival. In the evening while the last shop keepers were closing down I passed this street. It was filled with wishes written on colorful paper and bamboo twigs. On this picture you can see wishes for lon…
Lately I have been watching many Cat Flipnotes. I can really recommend you to do the same. It just makes you happy. A L E E St id:ALEESt star☆light id:twenni1 kenzi id:ken-703 Lanz(: id:Lanz パペットマスター id:nyaozow
When buying souvenirs at a temporary shopping center I saw this frog. The owner of the frog had bought it to welcome guests and to protect his store. After the tsunami he found back the frog under a layer of rubble in one piece. It gave hi…
It is almost one year ago that the North East of Japan was struck by a devastating earthquake and tsunami. This week I visited the area for the first time with a group from Hatena. We stayed at a beautiful resort along the coast located on…
One of the things I like about Flipnote is how it is used all over the world. You can learn a lot about other countries from Flipnotes. You can find Flipnotes on all kinds of traditions, local food and customs. This Flipnote by id:gureggur…
I enjoyed my holliday a lot, I went to this tiny country in old sweet Europe. But it also feels good to be back in Kyoto. With a nice pack of snow this morning it really feels like we have a fresh start of the year. Being back at the Haten…
After not leaving my home at all for three days, while depleting our stock of tissues, it was time today to recover from my cold and take a short walk outside with my partner. We live on the border of Kyoto so we can frequently see deer an…
One of the best things of being a member of Hatena's Kyoto staff is having lunch prepared for you by id:sacco0627. Today however most of us had to do without her lunch because she was bussy opening up her own restaurant. With two colleague…
Welcome on my new blog! I still need to figure out what kind of blog this will be but I first of all want to join my colleagues in their enthousiasm for Hatena's new blog service.
