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I recently come to think "Small is beautiful" meaning you do not have to seek bigger size. Why not just stay in a small scale, which may be more comfortable?  I live in Tokyo, where so many tall modern buildings stand. But I am not attracted to such scenery any more.  Now I am attracted to traditional district of Kyoto, where wooden low height houses line up.  Tall modern buildings consume so much electricity that requires mega power plants causing mass emission of carbon dioxide or radioactives.  Since so many people gather in small areas, people become more...

1st time I watch this film was more than 20 years ago. When I was attending US university. I took a course titled "History of Japanese and Chinese women." During the 4 month-long semester, the attending students had to see the old Japanese film as part of course requirement and the students all discussed matter related to the theme of the film. The film was of course, played with subtitle....

I went to Kyoto last weekend holidays. The main purpose of the trip was to meet a foreign instructor of Japanese Sado. Do you know what Sado is? Sa means tea, Do means way, meaning "Way of...

Last weekend I went to Kyoto city which was called Miyako in famous Hollywood Geisha film " Memoirs of a Geisha ." I visited there a few times in the past. But this time was kind of new...

I went to Kyoto last night and came back home this morning. It was hectic trip. Indeed it was not a travel for private pleasure. The trip was for business. But I could manage to visit some tourist...