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Have you seen the movie “Frozen” yet? We saw it when we went back to California for the holidays and now we’re all obsessed with the movie and the songs. It’s definitely got the Disney touch that has been missing for a while now (though “Tangled” was pretty good too). I just love the movie so much and can’t wait for it to be released at the theaters in Tokyo in March. It’s also because of this movie that E has become a little bit more excited about the idea of snow. It snows about once or twice a year in Tokyo and even thoughRead More →

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I don’t recall if I ever wrote about tanabata (七倕) when we first moved to Japan. Since I’m practically seeing a lot of things in Japan with new eyes these days, I guess we should revisit old holidays and celebration! Ellie’s first tanabata festival! Tanabata is on July 7th every year. It’s a star festival that originated from Chinese folklore. It’s actually a very tragic story…. According to the story (at least from the way I remember my dad telling it to me when I was little), there was an ox herder who, while out with his faithful old ox, caught a glimpse of theRead More →