Road tripping in Japan : Impressions from our field work/trip in Yui, Shizuoka
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |

Road tripping in Japan : Impressions from our field work/trip in Yui, Shizuoka

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

On a coach heading to Yui But why Yui? Because Yui Port is located in a great position immediately off the southern coast of Suruga Bay in Shizouka prefecture and is famous for being one of the only two ports (the other one is Oigawa Port) where the fishing of the rare Sakura shrimp is…

一期一会 Japan “One life, one encounter.”
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |

一期一会 Japan “One life, one encounter.”

ByDr. Marwa Shumo

一期一会 An awesome Japanese idiom that translates to “One life, one encounter.” We sometimes tend to forget that every encounter is a once-in-a-lifetime encounter — this really underscores how many first-and-only-time things happen in the day-to-day and it also explains the way I felt while gazing at the scramble. Interested in knowing more about the…