Tagged: Japan

A shrine gate on a lake. The gate looks like it is floating on the water

Postcards from Japan – part two

Hello, not so small daughter here again!  Thanks for coming back to read more about my trip to Japan.  If you missed it, you can read yesterday’s Postcards from Japan post here.   Our...

A view of Kyoto countryside through a round train window

Postcards from Japan – part one

Hiya! Not-so-small daughter here, home from Japan! I have had an amazing time on my travels, and I think we definitely managed to squeeze plenty in to two weeks! It started off with a...

A pair of blue socks with a band of goldfish inside a red border. To the right is a Japanese dictionary and a Girl Guide camp blanket badge

Don’t Be Koi Socks

Once upon a time, there was a girl who really really wanted to visit Japan.  She couldn’t tell you exactly what it was about the place that called to her – the language, the culture,...