Tatami Room

The mats on the floor are called tatami mats, and they are non-removable. Rooms are often measured by how many tatami mats they have. For example, this is a 6-tatami room. You can also notice the hangers on my curtains. As my dryer isn't very good, I often hang clothes in this room, rather than outside on the line (especially now that it's winter!)

I'm in Love, and Welcome to my Apartment!

December 18th 2005
Okay, okay, I know...You can't just title something "I'm in Love" and let it go. I know what many of you are thinking...Stacey hasn't mentioned a male courting her? How can this be?! Well, when love doesn't come to you, you have to go out and find it. And, found it I have... ...in my rice cooker! And they say it's hard for a foreign woman to find love in Japan. Gaffaw, I say! Just add ... read more

Asia » Japan » Hiroshima

In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more

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