American Mishima

Japanese swordsmanship has always been a favorite of mine. And as such, I have sought out the Samurai Arts and have trained over the last...

As you might have guessed, I love Samurai films. Particularly Samurai films with Toshiro Mifune. Now and then I am lucky enough to catch a c...

It had been well over a month since the new statue of Kobo Daishi had made it's appearence at the front entrance of the Koyasan Buddist ...

One can never underestimate the power and majesty opera can have on one’s senses. As clearly demonstrated with last year’s visually stunnin...

So there I was searching for some cool Takeda gear when I came accross this mug over on Cafe Press. Lil' Nobunaga? Nani???? I almost ab...

I have to say I've had fun making this blog. So why stop there? Be sure to check out my Cooking Blog - The Gaijin-Gourmet Enjoy!