The title of this post is the quote on the front of the tourist brochure for Tsuwano, a little backwater in Shimane prefecture dubbed the "L....
2 Sep 11:20 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Hagi's pottery is known for its fine glazes and pastel colors.Summer break's over, and it's time to get caught up reporting on all the fun w....
31 Aug 8:14 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

This week has been the kids' first week back to school following summer vacation, and in honor of this loss of freedom all of my first-year ....
30 Aug 1:30 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

After nearly two years in Hiroshima, I finally got around to visiting a place that's on the tourist maps but probably a bit too far off the ....
31 Jul 9:24 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Nothing like a little solar eclipse to spice up an otherwise boring Wednesday at work.Well, I guess I shouldn't say "little", as July 22 mar....
25 Jul 7:50 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Atomic bomb destruction in Hiroshima. Genbaku Dome is in the back right. (Source: www.atomicarchive.com)The New York Times ran a touching op....
16 Jul 6:31 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

During the precious sunny days this rainy season, I've been taking advantage of the weather to get out and do some hiking. And, in the spiri....
14 Jul 11:40 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Saturday was my 29th birthday (the first one!), but my lovely husband's gift came one day early while I was at work:29 sunflowersSunflowers ....
12 Jul 10:32 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Christmas in July?Well, not exactly.Every year around July 7, some teachers at my school erect a tall segment of bamboo tree in the courtyar....
7 Jul 11:15 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Saturday night while I was at an English Department work party, Joe hung out with a couple of friends and mentioned my recent discovery of t....
5 Jul 10:34 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

There are aspects of Japanese culture that are really inexplicably weird when you first encounter them, but as time goes on you become desen....
2 Jul 10:59 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent] 

Now this is ridiculous.Looks like this thing could eat a newborn in its sleep. And can you blame it? Look at it!We saw this poor pooch in a ....
28 Jun 6:54 pm  from  Lost in Transition   [Profile]  [Recent]