Hidemi WoodsManners 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
Hidemi WoodsThe 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
Hidemi WoodsMoney, 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
Hidemi WoodsA 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
Hidemi WoodsRamen 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
Hidemi WoodsA 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
Hidemi WoodsA Picture of the World After Death hr673There was a local temple one block away from my home in my hometown. The temple wasn’t a grand splendid kind that often appeared in…Dec 16, 2023Dec 16, 2023
Hidemi WoodsWelcome to the Real World hr672In the mid-80’s, flashy, rhythmic songs were dominant throughout the Japanese pop music scene. It may have had to do with the Japanese…Nov 18, 2023Nov 18, 2023
Hidemi WoodsThe Unhappy at the Happiest Place hr671Looking back, the bottom of my life was several years in the mid-80’s when I left my hometown and came to live in Tokyo where I was…Oct 21, 2023Oct 21, 2023