The other day, I had the chance to set up a booth at the Powell Street Festival  in Vancouver. The largest Japanese cultural festival in...

It’s already been two and a half months since I moved to Vancouver. City life has been far more turbulent than I expected. The first...

The other day, I taught a dance lesson in Whistler for the first time. Suddenly, the studio owner contacted me and asked,  "Can you teach...

Morning breaks, I open my eyes, In a room bathed in light, I search for new ways to paint. The flow of watercolor, the layering of...

Recently, I’ve had the chance to speak with many mentors and seniors, and it’s made me keenly aware of how much I still have to learn as...

last words from the 2024

A friend's post caught my eye and resonated deeply with me. "If you don’t decide when to rest, your body will make that decision." Two...

Honestly, you’re hopeless, aren’t you? You isolate yourself, feeling suffocated, calling it solitude. Do you think that makes you cool?...

I consider myself a versatile artist. The variety in my artistic styles doesn’t stem from a lack of focus, losing my way, or failing to...

Last year, I asked the father of a child I teach art to for advice on a morning routine. I wanted to improve my focus to reach my goals,...

Lately, I've been staying home a lot, so my body was feeling sluggish; I decided to go for a walk on a nearby trail. After the rain, the...

For the first time in a while, I cooked a meal for someone else. When I cook for myself, I don't pay much attention to seasoning or...

Before dawn, I pack up in the dark. It’s 5:20 AM, and as I breathe in the cold air, I can feel the change of seasons. Even though...

On an early morning walk, I looked up at the sky and found it filled with stars.  Lately, it’s been nothing but rain and cloudy days,  so...

Even though I should already have my answer, I thought I could move forward just by expressing my feelings I keep telling myself this was...

I face my past memories. Failures and burdens tighten my heart. Regrets are countless. But I can't be like mold growing in the corners....

On the surface of the water, When two waves of the same strength And the same timing collide, They overlap, Creating a stronger wave....

On a full moon night, its glow is powerful, majestic, and beautiful. But what suddenly comes to mind is the crescent moon from that...

When I got home, the room was filled with silence. Nothing could be heard except the emotionless hum of machines. My breathing became...

I received advice that when your mind feels cluttered, it's helpful to clean and organize, so I decided to try it out. There was more...