travel
Prose A road to the snake tree: a poem
Do you know the snake tree?
It used to be the bottom of the river, which is dried out in every dry season. It will be...
Blog This is how we flew back to Canada during the Covid-19 pandemic : Self-Isolation Day 2
The Quebec government require travellers returning from outside of Canada to self-isolate for 14 days after their arriva...
Blog Things you can do to avoid infection from Covid-19 when you take flights
As I am writing this, more and more countries seem to start thinking about closing their borders. However, some people, ...
Blog Coronavirus – Should I cancel my flight to Japan this month?
My flight is scheduled for the 26th of February 2020, and I am planning to stay in Japan with my family for three weeks....
Blog Travelling in Japan is not expensive.
I am a Japanese person who lives in Canada. I often go back to Japan to visit my family and friends. Surprisingly, there...
Blog What is the most powerful social media in Japan?
I started writing on Medium in March 2019. I also registered on Patreon a couple of months later. So far, I have been co...
Blog Sleeping in trains
I read an article about Japan which said that Japanese people don’t have enough sleep compared with other countries.
Essay Fall in Love with Rice Congee: Japanese and other Asian Styles
Rice congee is a simple meal. It is boiled rice cooked in lots of water for a long time, just until the rice breaks down...
Blog There are no Ugly Waiters in Hong Kong
The Chinese word “小姐(xiao jie)” is one of the most frequently used words in everyday conversation and you must learn it ...
Poetry Jet Lag: A nonsense poem
my time has been messed up
second hand and minute hand
all go anti-clockwise
I tried to wind my clock
but my...
Poetry Vietnamese Coffee: Travel Poem
From a silver hexagon - tap
Chocolate coloured liquid - tap tap
At the corner in an old town
A wooden ta...
Blog From the window of the bus #973, Tsim Sha Tsui East – Stanley: a short trip to Hong Kong
Stanley is one of the most popular spots for tourists in Hong Kong. It's located in the southern part of Hong Kong Islan...
Blog The situation in Hong Kong not so bad, maybe during weekdays: our short trip to Hong Kong
We arrived in Hong Kong yesterday. The biggest concern was around the ongoing Hong Kong protests which have been going o...
Blog Hong Kong Trip with my Mother from Japan
I am planning to go to Hong Kong with my mother. Yesterday I asked her how much money she was going to take. She said th...
Blog Travel from Japan to Hong Kong after the Super Typhoon
I am going to Hong Kong tomorrow. The situation there is a bit tricky at this moment, but I need to go to update my Hong...
Blog I had a haircut in Japan
Medusa is a mythical creature in Greek mythology who has snakes instead of hair. Anyone who looks at her eyes turns into...
Blog Super Typhoon is coming to Japan
Every year I come back to Japan around this time of the year, October to the beginning of November, and it is one of the...
Blog Japan Airline’s Children Seat Icon causes Some Discussion Overseas
Today, I read about Japan Airlines who have added a feature to their seat maps which tell you that when a seat is reserv...