Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master. Part III
The whole ritual is repeated 3 times. The first time, Soka shows us how to prepare the tea. The second time, she makes tea for each of us. The third…
Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master – Part II
We sit on the tatami on the floor. As she knows how hard it is for foreigners to sit on their knees, she says we can relax while she explains…
Tokyo Tea Ceremony: What it’s like to learn from a Master – Part I
The tea ceremony workshop is practically the first thing we do as we arrive in Tokyo. We landed from Okinawa the night before and we still need to recover, so…
The Most Exclusive Dinner in Tokyo: a Luxury Foodie Night Out You Won’t Forget
I have been knowing the gentleman for quite a while, now. 12 years. When I informed him I would be in Tokyo for one week, he promised to find some…
Meeting a Sushi Master in Tokyo: Japan’s Most Authentic Sushi Experience
He describes himself as a sushi artist, while my host, being a high performance athlete, prefers to call him a sushi athlete. « We have been knowing each other for…
The Water in Hiroshima: Connect to the Victims of the Atomic Bomb.
Water connects all things, life to death, darkness to light. In Hiroshima, the water is a constant presence. The city is crossed by rivers. Those same rivers where people poured…
Hiroshima Peace Memorial: What it feels like to walk through history.
The feeling is that in Hiroshima the spirits of the victims are still there. They are still there, waiting for us, to accompany us during the visit, praying that we…
Sakura: the Best Hidden Restaurant in Okinawa for Seafood.
Michelle and I are hungry, we skept lunch and we are looking for local food, it is past 6.00 pm. We are a bit disappointed as we are surrounded by…
The Sidelines Pub: an American Night Out in Okinawa
We are not ready to go to sleep, so we end up at the pub on the corner: The Sidelines. I know my tolerance level for alcohol allows me still…
Aloha Divers Okinawa: A Honest Review of the diving center on the island
It was Pepe that redirected me to Pedro. He was my DM in Thailand and we had kept in contact on Facebook. I’m not very fond of the use people…