
During the summer holidays in 2014, we made a trip to Hokkaido, Japan. Our first stop was in Hakodate, Hokkaido for one day before we headed to Sapporo. From Tokyo all the way to Hokka… Read more
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During the summer holidays in 2014, we made a trip to Hokkaido, Japan. Our first stop was in Hakodate, Hokkaido for one day before we headed to Sapporo. From Tokyo all the way to Hokka… Read more
I have been absent from the blog world for a while. Normally it’s hard for me to blog when I am on vacation visiting our families in the U.S. and Japan not to mention dealing with … Read more
My three kids have dual nationalities. They are a Japanese national from me and an American national from my husband. What is their identity or identities? It’s h… Read more
Yukata is a summer kimono made of cotton. In Japan many Japanese people, especially women and kids, like to wear yukata to a city summer festival or fireworks events (hanabi taikai… Read more
After our fabulous trip in Texas, my three kids and I stopped by in Tokyo before returning to our home in Jakarta, Indonesia and spent a week with my family. I try to make a point to visi… Read more

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Canon EOS Rebel T3
This post is a collection of photos I took when I was in Japan this summer because they are the reminders of my being in Japan and what I like about Jap… Read more
My sister and her husband and another sister of mine wanted to take my girls to Disneyland or DisneySea this summer. Since I have not been to Tokyo DisneySea and our girls love Ariel i… Read more
I find Shinjuku station in Tokyo a very central area where it’s easy to access for any people who live or stay in Tokyo or around Tokyo. When I’m in Tokyo, I usually meet u… Read more
I’m sorry I missed a post yesterday, Wednesday. I tried to finish and post it, but I simply did not have enough time to edit all the photos, create collage and write. The sleepi… Read more
When we stayed in Tokyo, we met up with our friends who currently live in Tokyo at Roppongi Crossing, which is a big intersection with Roppongi-dori and Gaien-higashi-dori. From t… Read more