Hinamatsuri – Doll’s Festival

3/3, 5/5, 7/7. The very easy to remember dates of three of Japan’s most popular traditional holidays. (1/1 for New Year’s Day follows the pattern, but is not traditional. Also …

Winter Break Pt. I – KFChristmas

Christmas and New Year are both celebrated in Japan, though a little differently than in America. I often explain to my students that they’re basically switched. In America, Christmas is …

A New Era Begins

Look who’s back. Back again. Curtis is back. Tell a friend. Or don’t. I don’t make money off ads, so I don’t care how many people read this. So why …