The Gap between the Music Industry and Me hr683I used to go to music school and present my songs on the live stage there in the early ’90s. The presentation event was held once a month…Oct 18Oct 18
Cheap Japan hr682In recent years, many foreign travelers have come to my small town that is a rural tourist resort. When I first moved to this remote town…Sep 21Sep 21
The Umbrella hr681I was about to leave the beauty salon for the supermarket across from it when there suddenly came a downpour. It rained heavily enough to…Aug 14Aug 14
Pride or Survival hr680When I lived in Tokyo in my early twenties, I desperately tried to succeed as a musician while working at a part-time job. Although I had…Jul 20Jul 20
Manners for All You Can Eat hr679The Japanese Government rolled out a travel benefit to help the travel industry that had suffered after the big earthquake. Hotel plans in…Jun 23Jun 23
The New Generation and Power of Hope hr678What occupation did you want to have when you were a child? As for me, I wanted to be a singer. My father got a cassette tape recorder that…May 17May 17
Money, Monks, and Good Luck hr677Although I don’t regard myself as a believer in Buddhism, I visit a nearby temple once a year as a custom with lots of wishes for the new…Apr 20Apr 20
A Super Drummer Appears! hr676There used to be numerous kinds of music magazines at book stores in the mid-80’s when my partner and I moved to Tokyo to become…Mar 22Mar 22
Ramen Restaurants in Japan hr675Japanese people love ramen so much. Ramen is Chinese-style soup noodles which is obscenely popular in Japan. I hear that there are about…Feb 17Feb 17
A Life Foretelling Poem hr674My Japanese language teacher gave particular homework when I was a junior high school student in Kyoto. She assigned a Japanese poem to…Jan 19Jan 19
