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Have you ever heard of the Japanese term “omotenashi”? This word has been often heard through media since Japan got the right to host the 2020 Olympic Games. In fact, when you google the word, you will find about 1,730,000 results. I am Japanese, and I thought I was familiar with the essence of omotenashi.Continue reading “Omotenashi 10/18/2017”

It has been 4 days since I came back from Japan. I am still suffering from jet lag. I wake up after midnight and cannot go right back to sleep. Then, after I finally fall asleep, I have a hard time to wake up in the morning. Among all, daytime is the hardest time. IContinue reading “Jet lag 10/17/2017”

Now we are in the middle of October. By this time of the year, it is supposed to be autumn with a cool temperature. Therefore, I brought autumn clothing to my trip to Japan. For some reasons, however, during my stay in Japan, I experienced extremely hot days except for my arrival day and departureContinue reading “Bringing weather energy 10/16/2017”

In order to travel between America and Japan, we have to take a long hour tiresome flight. In such the long flight, luckily I did not get bored, because I encountered one great movie. I thought it was a new movie but it was not. In fact, it was published seven years ago. The titleContinue reading “Climbing up half way 10/15/2017”

We stayed one night at my friend’s house. Today was the last day of our trip in Japan. My friend and I definitely have a strong spiritual connection. We met in Lakota land in 2006. We both participated the Lakota tour for one week. I was hired as an interpreter, and she was our customerContinue reading “Spiritual connections 10/14/2017”

I received a 90-minute lomi lomi massage from my friend. I loved it. I think she started the massage session from her prayer. Although she said her prayer quietly in her mind and it was not audible, I certainly felt the energy surrounding us uplifted. I felt her sincere prayer for me about my goodContinue reading “Lomi lomi massage 10/13/2017”

In Japan, the air is moisten. In this trip, I am enjoying new findings about Japan, which I didn’t pay attention when I was living here. The moistened air is one of them. I am surprised how this moistened air is good for my skin and hair. We cannot experience this type of moisture inContinue reading “Four-leaf clover 10/12/2017”

My daughter and I went to the aquarium with my mom. It was so fun spending time with her. I thought about my younger days. When I was young, my mom was always busy. Her mind was occupied with something else. She has two children; my brother and me. To me, I always thought myContinue reading “Surrounded by angels 10/11/2017”

My life-long friend came to visit us at our hotel. She lives in another prefecture; far away from my hometown. So, it took her more than three hours one way. While we were at our hotel, I received a text message from her, saying the train was not proceeding normally. When we got at theContinue reading “Manipulating time 10/10/2017”

I visited my old friend at her house today. Originally I was not planning to visit her. The reason was simple. I haven’t contacted her for more than one year. Besides, this trip was in a very tight schedule. I was not sure if I should see her again or not. One week before myContinue reading “Deja vu 10/9/2017”