Have you ever taken a sauna? Sauna is one of the steam baths, that originated in Finland. Taking a few minutes of hot air bathing at about 80 to 100 degrees can provide various health benefits such as relieving fatigue and stress, and promoting blood circulation. A typical sauna has tiered benches, with the higher […]
Hot Spring (温泉）
When you are physically or mentally exhausted, how do you heal yourself? Today, I would like to tell you my favorite way to treat myself. It is Hot Spring!!!! In this blog, I’m going to introduce the definition of hot springs and some popular and unique ones in Japan. Also, I would like to share […]
Black Music
Rock, R&B, and hip-hop are the most commonly listened to genres of music today. All of them have African-American roots. In the 17th century, plantations were thriving in the Americas, and many workers were needed to produce tobacco, cotton, coffee, and sugar cane. Slaves, or African-American ancestors, who were forced to migrate from the African […]
Picture books
Picture books can be enjoyed not only by children, but also by adults, and can remind us of various sensations we had as children, or even bring us into a whole new world. In this blog, I would like to introduce the work of Komako Sakai, a Japanese picture book writer who draws fascinating pictures and […]