Leaves starting to turn on Miyajima
The leaves are starting to turn and the crowds beginning to build on Miyajima. Here are a few snaps from
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Features
16 Tips for Raising a Bilingual Child in Japan
Raising a child with good bilingual ability can be a big challenge when the child attends a Japanese school and
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Videos From Kagura at Shirakami-san Autumn Festival 2012
I took along our 10 year old son to the second and final night of the annual aki matsuri autumn
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GH Family Halloween Picnic
It wasn’t looking good. The weather forecast said it was going to be a morning of thunderstorms, but it changed
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Halloween XIII, Chinatown
There was a big crowd and some great costumes at the 13th international Halloween Party at Club Chinatown. Well done
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Mitate-yama Hike
Follow in the footsteps of Mōri Terumoto, the 16th Century daimyo who had a castle stronghold built upon the Otagawa
Read moreCheetahs coming to Hiroshima
Chugoku Shinbun reports that a pair of cheetahs are likely to be on their way to Hiroshima soon. Asa Zoo
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Shift Happens: Preparing Our Kids for the Challenges of the Twenty-first Century
In October of 2008 I first encountered the now viral YouTube-posted video Did You Know?/Shift Happens, developed by an American
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Sundance 2012
We couldn’t make it to this year’s Sundance beach party on Miyajima, but it looks like it was another great
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Kumano Fude Matsuri Photos
The Fude Brush Festival is held in the small town of Kumano every year on the autumnal equinox, a national
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