Monthly Archives: December 2018

Life In Japan: Kobe’s Luminarie

Posted on December 20, 2018 by johnrachel

There are so many dazzling, interesting, spectacular festivals and celebrations going on in Japan, it’s often overwhelming. The Luminarie is extremely beautiful but more somber than most. It has been held every year now for twenty-three years in downtown Kobe, to commemorate the thousands of victims of the 1995 earthquake which devastated much of the city. Continue reading →

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Life In Japan: Monkeys

Posted on December 4, 2018 by johnrachel

There are an estimated 950 macaque monkeys in Hyogo Prefecture, and 180 alone in Sasayama, my hometown here in Japan. How many of you can say you have seen monkeys in the unwild surrounds of your home and community?

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