A new obento for Saya

Before Saya was even born I was already looking forward to buying a lunch box for her. Japanese lunch boxes are just so cute, well designed, and functional. Well, we are going on a school trip tomorrow and we have to pack our lunches, so I thought today was the perfect day for a [...]

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Kids are the best artists

We are going to the Anpanman Museum tomorrow!  We needed a project to do this week to prepare for our field trip, so we decorated these bags that the students will use to carry their lunch boxes and other things for the trip.  I am a big fan of kids’ artwork.  I am always blown [...]

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Junji’s cup

I was taking some photos of junji’s pottery the other day.  This cup is very nice.

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Lunch

It’s always exciting when you discover a good restaurant, so I just have to share…
We had lunch yesterday at udon shop Miyake. It was fast, cheap, and super delicious–with fresh handmade noodles.

They had some cool pots too.

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Kyoto Souvenirs

For Saya…

…this cute coin purse from sou-sou, our favorite clothing/shoe store in Kyoto. They make awesome stuff–updates on traditional Japanese styles–that we covet but can’t usually afford.
And for me…

…a porcelain butter dish. I can’t tell you who made this, but Junji said it was a Dutch woman who works in Kyoto. He [...]

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Girls’ weekend

Junji has been in Kyoto this weekend, and Saya and I have been enjoying our time together in Kochi. Today, we went out by bicycle for the first time together.  (I borrowed a baby seat from my friend.)  It was so warm and sunny.  Saya was wearing her summer clothes, and I even ended up [...]

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Saya’s first school project

At the school where I work there is a kindergarten section and a nursery section.  I teach in the kindergarten section, and Saya recently started to join the nursery section a few days a week.  Today the little ones made these rocket ships, and they all loved playing with them.  Basically you just tape some [...]

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Strange Weather

It has been a slow and rainy week here in Kochi. I feel so uninspired during weeks like this. Today it stopped raining, and Saya and I went out exploring a bit. The weather was strange. It was eerie to be standing in this bright sunlight while the sky was so [...]

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The birthday girl in her throne.

We had a fun day today at Saya’s birthday party/picnic. We woke up early to make sandwiches and o-nigiri, and we went over to Kochi CastIe park at around 11:30. It was supposed to rain today, but luckily we had a a few hours of good weather at the park before it started [...]

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Here is a photo of Saya rocking her new jeans.  I saw these jeans a few weeks ago, and I finally bought them last night when we were out with Chiyo and Sakura.  I love Japanese baby clothes.
Junji and I were busy tonight making cupcakes and chocolate covered strawberries and pretzels for Saya’s belated birthday [...]

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