VR Zone Shinjuku: Top 3 Experiences
By Niall Magee Last December I went to VR Zone Shinjuku, a virtual reality park in Tokyo, for the second time. It opened in July 2017 and will be closing […]
Stonewall Shikoku on Ice
By Michael Haverty On Saturday, February 3rd, Stonewall Shikoku held an ice skating event in Ehime’s very own Matsuyama. Stonewall Shikoku is the Shikoku branch of the national Stonewall group, […]
Discover Magical Realism in Japanese Literature
By Miriam Hemstock Magical realism is defined as ‘an amalgamation of realism and fantasy.’ It originated in literature from Latin America, yet numerous novels from and about Japan have drawn […]
Asian Horror: The Women-Centric Cinema We’ve All Been Waiting For
By Kaleigh Fleming There is often a push for more women-centric films on social media platforms these days. Films that pass the Bechdel test, films where women are the central […]
Urban Flora
By Michael Haverty As someone who has come from a very rural part of the US where plant-life can be found no matter how deep into a city one goes, […]
Power Stones and Seishin Sekai
By Michael Haverty If you spend enough time in Japan, you will surely begin to notice the stone bead bracelets that many people seem to own or that are sold […]
Iyo Kasuri – The Calming Dark Blue of Ehime
By Michael Haverty 立秋の紺落ち付くや伊予絣 Risshuu no kon ochitsuku ya Iyo kasuri At the start of fall, dark blue puts my mind at ease –Iyo kasuri – Natsume Soseki 夏目礎石 The […]
In Shiki’s Honor- A Haiku Celebration, by ALT’s
By Ehime ALTs This year is the 150th anniversary of two of Matsuyama’s most celebrated literary icons, Natsume Soseki and Masaoka Shiki. Masaoka Shiki was an inspirational human being, for […]
Ehime Roadster
By Jennifer Cerna Jen uses some colorful language in this month’s post, so if you find swearing offensive, look away now. I named her Pig, as a joke. I bought […]