I understand he’s lonely and wants a girlfriend, but 100 seems a bit much.

Shinobu is playing Kyudo. It is Japanese-style archery. It is a popular sport among teens and adults in Japan. I actually own a kyudo uniform from when I tried practicing kyudo some years ago. The bow is very unusual, being very much taller on the top half than the bottom. And the taller the person, [...]

It’s about damn time I got internet again.  I just moved to a house in the Japanese countryside and it is too isolated for most types of internet it seems. Even my cell phone barely works. To get online I actually had to go to the city hall to register for a special service called [...]

Obon is a three day Japanese Buddist holiday in mid-August where spirits of the dead return to this world from the next. During Obon week Japanese people all over Japan return to their hometowns, go to cemeteries to visit their ancestors’ graves, tidy them up, and leave behind all sorts of foods and drinks for [...]

Exploding piggy banks are real in Japan and can be found in most toy stores. Inspiration comes from weird places.