A Global Life

Summer in Japan is the time for many festivals. One such festival which takes place in summer is the Nebuta Matsuri.  This festival i...

Hattachi Yakushi near Hisanohama is a lovely place by the Pacific Ocean. Located right next to a tunnel, this spot can be easily missed.   ...

We visited Licca Chan castle for our daughter. Licca Chan is a doll, or the Japanese version of the globally popular Barbie.  Lic...

Iwaki City is an erstwhile coal mining city. The Joban Coal mine,the biggest coalfield in entire Honshu, was once Iwaki city's major in...

One of our first trips in Japan was to Inawashiro-ko. Inawashiro ko is the 4 th largest lake in Japan and was created as a result of...