no matter how many I've seen, I still love it whenever I find plants growing on a roof! this is a little shrine in kibune, outside of ky...

today i went for a hike on mount konpira, near ohara, north of kyoto. another one of my goals for 2010 is to go hiking, and i thought it wo...

new year's is one of the most important holidays in japan, with many associated customs, including sending new year's cards, or nank...