I went to see Kyoto marathon yesterday; amazing runners and cheer dance groups. Then went to listen to handbell choir concert; amazing secondary school students! Though I myself haven’t made ...read more

happy valentine’s day! In japan women give chocolates to men on Feb 14th, and I know some foreign men would say “I should be in Japan!” – I don’t think so. I guess tho...read more

Kyoto roof, seen from Kyoto Tower, 20150420 this work (which I submitted last year) was selected as a competition entry by Royal Watercolour Society (UK), so happy! http://www.royalwatercoloursoci...read more

a nandin南天 tree (left by the previous resident) in my small backyard, now with snow! この2週間ほどずっと家のパソコンに向かってページデザイン（と言う程でもなくレイアウト？）をしています。DTP技術...read more

Sorry I had thought the eastern Japanese people / people around Tokyo are less humorous than Kansai people! She’s amazing. Ka-tan blog カータンブログ SNSをやめたからといってその時間がそのま...read more

happy new 2016 – peace! i spent this short winter break in hong kong. it should be a “break” but somehow that never-sleeping energic city makes be feel like i cannot stop! i had ...read more

Kyoto University CSEAS 50th Anniversary cover – I walked around the area but couldn’t find a “wow” view (e.g. from Kamo River, you can’t really see the buildings). So...read more

Finally, red leaves (later than last autumun; it’s already winter). I love spring and autumn in Japan! ようやく紅葉、と思ったらもう師走です。去年の11月下旬に叡電に乗った時に、初めて「紅葉狩...read more

今、南座を描いています。階下と階上とよーく見ると角度がついていて、ちょっと難しかったけれど、ようやくペン入れ完了。ここまでが一番楽しいところです（←えっ？なんで透明水彩やってるのって感じですが…）。...read more

since this summer I sometimes watch “gyao”, a japanese website which provides free tv dramas (with some limitation, e.g. I cannot watch whole series). this 8 minutes drama is really fun...read more