As more and more anime series become available on Netflix, it seems like the average quality level continues to drop (though perhaps some of it is due to my tastes which become pickier and picker over time). Regardless, in the last year or so I would say there is one anime that I really enjoyed… Read More »
Suzuko Nakano (中野 鈴子) (1906-1958) was a female Japanese poet born in Fukui prefecture who has, as far as I can tell, never been translated into English. This is my translation of her poem “闇と光と” (Darkness and Light). There is very little available about her in English online, but this is her Japanese Wikipedia page.… Read More »
I’m glad to announce the release of a new piano album, free to listen to with all new music in my unique newage-ish style.
Although this blog is viewed from a variety of people all over the globe, today I wanted to post a brief article about an important local event that is happening two days from now, on Friday February 28th. The Oregon Ki Society (more info) is going to give a live Aikido demonstration from 6pm-7pm (Update:… Read More »
I came across Japanthem, a book written by Jillian Marshall and published in 2022, in my local library and decided to borrow it. The main draw for me was the topic of Japanese music, which is mentioned several times on the cover, not to mention the title contains the word “anthem”, which is a reference… Read More »
This is a full bilingual translation of the Japanese fairy tale “The Accordion” by Ogawa Mimei, a story about a mountain hermit who comes across a main selling medicines.
A set of 40 pictures from my recent trip to Honolulu, Hawaii.
I’m happy to announce the first release of the year from Arigatai Books’: a book about the dangers of language learning using modern “addictive” technologies such as YouTube and Twitter.
For a quick review, as you may know the Japanese particle に (ni) is generally used for the direction of an action, the location of existence (with verbs like aru/iru), and also for the doer of a passive action. On the other hand, the particle を (o) is used for the direct object of a… Read More »
Since as long as I can remember, music has been an important part of my life. While I consider piano my “main” instrument (and that is what I enjoy playing the most), I actually first started playing the flute at a very young age, and continued partway through college. In high school I was at… Read More »