one of my favorite places in Japan

kamakura

we had a beautiful sunny day there 

it's a good place for walking and sleeping on the beach

shopping clothing and antiques

full of tasty seafood and fresh vegetables

this charming pair of 50's earrings are from t :)

on the way to work...

pairs of ear rings and a coin case

found more treasures from the shop I got shoes last week

these were all 1 dollar or 2

I love the bottom one which is a pot for warming sake

I can't wait to use it in the autumn when gingko nuts 

and matsutake mushrooms are in season...

I made a strawberry cake 

with my old microwave oven

never thought that I can bake cake with it

I will try a gratin next time

or scone?

a wild wind outside 

and a storm of rain all day

so, my plants are inside

azalea festival is happening at Nezu shrine now

hope tomorrow is a sunny day

tomi's 26th birthday

we went to a special restaurant

full of beautiful ceramics from all over Japan

perfectly imperfect plates!

On the way to work I saw a sign said "a bazaar for Nepal"
so I made a detour to a garage immediately found these shoes.
They are all my size and costed 1$ each!
I can't stop loving my neighborhood.
It has a shitamachi feeling but with a bit of elegance and intelligence
I can see stone monuments of great writers  lived in this neighborhood everywhere
I should start reading their books again
and enjoy imagining what about Bunkyo ward inspired them...
Also, I like how full of cute local cats walking around and chilling out under the sun.

I'm testing different techniques  of Japanese sweets for an exhibition in Kyoto this summer. 

This sweets is called 祥雪 - signs of snow 

An improvisation of soup with things in my fridge. This moss ball with Boke flower was given by Seico and Rieko for my birthday. It's blooming continuously from last week. 

I watched a film called "Woman born twice" directed by Yuzo Kawashima created in 1961. All the kimono that they wear in the film were breathtakingly beautiful. Each time I watch old Japanese films, I learn how Japanese woman were elegant in terms of  the way they speak, little gestures in daily life and how they treat man! 

It's been a while since I updated my blog... So many things happened but another spring has just arrived here in Tokyo!