At long last, the wisteria tunnel! During our visit to Kitakyushu last weekend, Tessa and I stopped by the absolutely incredible wisteria gardens of Kawachi Fuji-en. The light rain showers became fairly steady rain during our brief visit--not so good as personal comfort goes, but pretty amazing for photographic purposes with diffused light and misty backgrounds. …
Month: May 2017
A Japanese Museum Without a Mascot? Or, our Visit to the Toto Museum
Shortly after we moved to Japan two years ago, Toto Corporation opened the Toto Museum adjacent to its corporate headquarters. Roughly 112% of my Facebook friends sent me links to news stories covering the blessed event--you know who you are--and Tessa in particular seized on the idea of visiting. Sure, I thought. I'm game. Then I …
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“So Have You Written About the Toilets Yet?”
Japan is famous for so many things: Sumo. Sushi. Manga and Anime. And yes, fancy, high-tech toilets. My friend Kristi posed the question above over a year ago, so at long last--let's talk toilets! Tessa and I are heading on a girls' road (rail?) trip to the Toto Toilet Museum in Kitakyushu this weekend, so …
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