Masayo's Stories

You can dance and you can fight.

You can dance and you can fight.

You can dance and you can fight You can be darkness or light Stand out or hide Receive extra strength or disguise your weakness Be in the tribe or you can...

You can dance and you can fight.

You can dance and you can fight You can be darkness or light Stand out or hide Receive extra strength or disguise your weakness Be in the tribe or you can...

Etched Wichelen

Etched Wichelen

Softer than the Autumn bush rain and deeper than the calm night sea.  Gracing the hidden streets of this town, the Etched Wichelen knows countless secrets Like Obsidian silk overlaid...

Etched Wichelen

Softer than the Autumn bush rain and deeper than the calm night sea.  Gracing the hidden streets of this town, the Etched Wichelen knows countless secrets Like Obsidian silk overlaid...

HINAMATSURI - CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL

HINAMATSURI - CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL

HINAMATSURI - CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL On the 3rd of March in Japan, we celebrate and pray for young girls' growth and happiness. (boy's day is 5th May) There are sets of dolls...

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HINAMATSURI - CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL

HINAMATSURI - CHILDREN'S FESTIVAL On the 3rd of March in Japan, we celebrate and pray for young girls' growth and happiness. (boy's day is 5th May) There are sets of dolls...

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My Grandfather's Tattoos.

My Grandfather's Tattoos.

I still remember my grandfather's tattoos. When I was a little girl, I saw the tattoos on his back when he was having a bath. It was the first time...

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My Grandfather's Tattoos.

I still remember my grandfather's tattoos. When I was a little girl, I saw the tattoos on his back when he was having a bath. It was the first time...

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IREZUMI

IREZUMI

IREZUMI-Tattoo means eternal beauty and strength in Japan. But it also means taboo, the underworld and secrets trust in the dark. When folds and drapes create shades and angles it...

IREZUMI

IREZUMI-Tattoo means eternal beauty and strength in Japan. But it also means taboo, the underworld and secrets trust in the dark. When folds and drapes create shades and angles it...

Public bath near our home

Public bath near our home

Sometimes my grandma used to take my sister and I to a public bath near our home when we were kids. It used to cost us 30 cents each. We...

Public bath near our home

Sometimes my grandma used to take my sister and I to a public bath near our home when we were kids. It used to cost us 30 cents each. We...