Kimberly Sun

What was life like in the Showa area? How did people have fun when they didn’t have the internet, computer, and cell phones like we do now? It might be hard to know unless you actually talk to someone who lived in that era, or visit museums that show you what life was like. To celebrate this year's Showa no Hi, the day to remember the past, let’s put the two together where I was able to listen and see little bits of a day in the life of someone who lived in the Showa era. The Showa era...

The winter cold melts away and spring peaks its way through to welcome new life and a new year for Japan. Out with the old and in with the new. To welcome spring, Japan celebrates Shunbun no Hi (春分の日) also known as Vernal Equinox, or even simpler, Spring Equinox.