Tanabata dancing is the activity of learning and performing traditional Japanese dances, typically while wearing a yukata (a summer kimono). There are 2 types of dances- stage dances, where we perform in a formation for an audience standing in one spot, and circle dances, where we practice maybe an 8-12 count dance moving in a […]
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Yokota Tanabata
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dance, festival, Japan, summer, tanabata, Tokyo, Yokota on July 29, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
New Yukata for Tanabata!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged dance, fitness, Japan, National Sibling Day, running, tanabata, Yokota, yukata on April 11, 2013 | Leave a Comment »
Alright, so yesterday was National Sibling Day, and of course I didn’t know until the day was nearly over! So in honor of NSD, (or as you probably see it now, Throwback Thursday), here’s my sister and I, back in I believe 1989. I’m in blue I’m so lucky to have such a great big […]
An At-Home Workout
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged books, dance, fitness, hash house harriers, injury, Japan, running, shoes, Square Hash, tanabata, trains on April 4, 2013 | 2 Comments »
Hey all! I want to thank you all for your kind comments and e-mails I received yesterday. It has been so incredibly frustrating not only NOT being able to run, but having no one understand when you explain the pain! So thanks for that! I thought I’d start today off with something I observed at […]
Tanabata Day!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged baking, fitness, friends, Fussa, Japan, running, shopping, tanabata, yukata on March 28, 2013 | 6 Comments »
Happy Thursday all! We had beautiful weather here today! I spent the day over at Yokota, the air force base here in the Tokyo area. My friend Christine from work lives there, and we had a lot planned for today! She met me at the train station and we grabbed lunch, then we went to […]
A Run-tastic Day!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged Akasaka, books, Dan, fitness, friends, hash house harriers, Japan, Kit Kats, running, tanabata, Tokyo Ladies Hash on March 27, 2013 | 1 Comment »
Well my day had a good start to it: 8 miles! This is so far my longest run post-injury. The time was slower than I’d care for, but my coworker Jenna came over this morning and we ran it together. Knowing I can get the distance down is great, and now I just need to […]
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Seattle resident with a love for running, hashing, baking, and being outdoors. Originally a journal for my family during my 3 years in Tokyo, Japan (hence the blog name), I now write about my every day life working at my local gym as well as nannying, running/fitness, as well as enjoying my hobbies.
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