It was 2014. I was living in Melbourne. It was a cold spring night, and I was looking up the moon from the doorway of my house. It was my first time to see a total lunar eclipse. The moon was going wane. Well, at least it looked so to my eyes. Honestly, I couldn’t tell …
"So you have travelled to quite a lot of places. Which country did you like the most?" One day, my friend who was planning her next summer trip asked me. That's such a difficult question, I stunned. I loved every single place I've ever been to, and it seemed to make no sense to compare …
Cherry blossoms are very popular in my country Japan. It is considered a symbol of Japanese beauty. Every year when spring approaches, every newspaper, every radio and television station start to forecast a prospective flowering day. When I say I’m Japanese, people instantly assume that I adore cherry blossoms like most Japanese do. Well, I …
A Thousand Years 