The restaurant Français “LA VILLE FRANCHE” on Otesuji in Kochi City stands out on the sometimes garish street by its quiet…
Carp streamers in the Niyodo river
The leader of “Koinobori club”, Ryoichi Morishita, is hard at work in his art studio in Ino town when I enter.…
Japanese Tea Ceremony: Kumada-sensei’s Remarkable Life Story
In a quiet Japanese tatami room, a women in her 50’s slowly slides open a paper fusuma door while seated in seiza style. She…
Studying Japanese with local vegetables
On one of the rare sunny days during the rainy season, a few Chinese, Korean and Indonesian students are gathered…
Atsukan Dragon
The mood is happy and audiences are laughing in front of the comedy team, “Atsukan Dragon”. Flowing words from their…
Life in Kochi 