Mariko and I

This is the shelf and tea ceremony set that Mariko's student designed. My favorite part of the actual tea set was a special slot designed to allow the lid to sit in, if you look closely you might be able to see what I am trying to explain. Mariko studies Finnish furniture design and so a lot of her work and her student's work has a bit of a finnish influence (think Ikea) ;).

Fujisan, Green Tea, Street performers, Sukiyaki and private english lessons...

November 9th 2007
How much more Japanese can you get???? Oh goodness where do I start? What a crazy two weeks it has been in Japan for Nova teachers! I am currently unemployed and broke as a joke. Two weeks ago on October 26th Nova "temporarily closed all of its schools" and filed for corporate rehabilitation after about 3 months of not paying employee salaries, rent on buildings, rent on employee apartments ... read more

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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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