The Friday 56 is a weekly blog meme hosted by Freda’s Voice. The idea is to share an excerpt from a book you’ve been reading every Friday, to promote the book or simply just to showcase your current read! Rules: *Grab a book, any book. *Turn to page 56 or 56% in your eReader (If you… Continue reading The Friday 56: Convenience Store Woman
I spent three months in Japan last year and I learned so much about the country and its culture. Japanese culture is incredibly different to western culture and in many ways this is for the better. So I thought I’d share a few of the more unusual and wonderful things about Japan that you might… Continue reading 10 Things You Probably Didn’t Know About Japan
The other day I wrote a post about books I wanted to see as manga series so I thought I’d follow it up with a post about manga I’d like to see become full length novels or novellas. Often, popular manga will have companion novels adapted from the series, but this can be rare, and if… Continue reading 12 Manga I would sell pieces of my soul to have turned into full-length novels
Kurama Fire Festival, or Kurama no Hi-Matsuri, as it’s known in Japan, is a festival that takes place once a year on 22nd October in the small village of Kurama (just north of Kyoto). Japan is particularly famous for its festivals, so I’d read up on a number of them before I arrived and knew… Continue reading Kurama Fire Festival
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