Travel Japan

In the past, Japanese cast iron tea kettles were fired over hot coals to create a rust free surface inside the pot. Experienced artisans tended to the fire and used…

Someone once told me that one of the most enjoyable things in life is watching the jacaranda trees in full bloom in the spring. En masse they appear like a…

Japan is truly a country of four seasons, and “if memory serves me right” the 4th April was a true expression of spring. We were in Uji, Kyoto prefecture for…