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 […]
Posts Tagged ‘Yokota’
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 […]
In Other News, Dan and I Climbed Mt. Fuji!
Posted in Uncategorized, tagged air force, climbing, Dan, exercise, friends, health, hiking, Japan, Mt. Fuji, travel, Yokota on August 10, 2012 | 5 Comments »
Oh yes, the title says it all. Dan and I, along with 3 other friends, climbed to the summit of Mt. Fuji, Japan’s tallest mountain. Dan and I were invited to climb Mt. Fuji by our friends the Ammons. I met Christine during training for my current job and we’ve been good friends ever since. […]




