Tatsuya Soutome was among the greeting party that met me upon my arrival to Sano-shi. Immediately, I was struck by…

Another landscape painting day became an art class. My guide, Asuka, took me to the Coco Winery in…

Jason Kelly, my friend whom I am staying with in Japan, has been here teaching English for the…

More art supplies and a museum visit were the two main reasons for taking the train to one of the…

My orientation to Japan is underway. It has been a few days since my arrival here in Sano-shi, a town…