Tag: death
Journey in Japan Part 36: A Tale of Sorrow and Sadness
I walk the twenty minutes to Kuramae Station. On the way I pass the Bandai Headquarters; a huge banner tells me that Tamagotchi is...
Journey in Japan Part 30: Dog Day, Afternoon
Back in Tokyo, and today in Nihonbashi there is an annual festival taking place, the Fukagawa Hachiman Matsuri. It is one of the three...
Secret Rice and Sacred Fish
Someone told me yesterday that beneath the banks and office buildings between Mitsukoshimae Station and Otemachi Station, hidden deep underground, the Japanese government grows secret rice.
Somewhere...