Typhoon Halong Approaching Kansai
It feels like we just had a typhoon. Oh, actually, we did. One typhoon just passed by Japan’s main island through the Japan Sea. Korea got the brunt end of that last storm. However, this time around, Japan is getting a beating! Halong has already hit Okinawa and...Typhoon Neoguri Heading to the Kansai Region
Neoguri is the name for typhoon number 8. The typhoon has already battered Okinawa and is now most likely heading toward the Kansai and Kanto regions of Japan. The Japan Meteorological Agency has predicted both regions to be directly in the a path of the typhoon. We...
Sewari Park in Yawata is the #1 Cherry Blossom Viewing Place in Kansai
Japan is a small largely populated country where the majority of its 128 million residents celebrate spring by going to a park or shrine to see cherry blossoms. Parks and shrines are usually crowded on weekends and popular ones are even crowded on weekdays. This is...
Cherry Blossom Season Begins
It’s not quite cherry blossom season but the blooms are beginning their opening process as greenish yellow buds sprout out of the blackish barked stems. Most of the buds have no hint of link or white, but I did see a few with a little extra color. That means it...
Kuzuha Mall New Mode Opening
The original Kazuha Mall was a small two-story open-air shopping area. Mall visitors walked outside between shops. In the middle of the mall was an old Keihan train visitors could walk through and kids could play around. That all changed in 2004 when the mall was...
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