I have been searching for my family relatives for a while now and some years ago, I took a DNA test in the States through Ancestry. My results only showed potential relatives living in the United States and most I …
Category: Education
It is our goal to share and educate through this website and in the future a Cultural Center to investigate and explore our Ancestry and Culture
bookmark_borderKANAZAWA 2022
I had visited Kanazawa on one of my previous trips to Japan, but this time I wanted to spend my five days exploring. The city is recognized as having cultural diversity with young aspiring designers migrating to Kanazawa. Respecting Tradition, …
bookmark_borderHIDA TAKAYAMA GIFU 2022
Gifu has always been a place that I have wanted to visit as it has many Cultural Heritage elements within the Prefecture. Immediately upon exiting the train station in Hide Takayama and checking into my Hotel, I knew that my …
bookmark_borderWHAT is a KOSEKI (Family Registry)
Your Koseki is the key to your ancestry. I my case it tells me where my grandparents were born and when as well as their parents names. It can also be an important document if you want to come to …
bookmark_borderSEARCHING FOR A NEW HOME IN JAPAN
I recognized that in order for me to understand my Ancestry and Cultural Heritage I had to immerse myself in it. Moving to Japan just made sense. I’ve had a bit of time now to think about this and where …
bookmark_borderHOW TO PLAN A TRIP TO JAPAN
Here are some tips to help you plan your trip to Japan. Before all my trips, I use a to-do list, like the one below, to ensure I have everything I need to make traveling to Japan as seamless as …
bookmark_borderCULTURE
My first trip to Japan was in 1989 and I returned in 1991 with the birth of my daughter in Fukuoka. These first trips were the first exposure to Japan and the secrete to elements to who I am.
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bookmark_borderMY FAMILY HISTORY
I’m a third generation (Sansei) born and raised in the United States. One of my grandparents was born and lived in Esumi, Wakayama, Japan. Immigrated to the United States in the every early 1900’s looking for new opportunities.
As I …
bookmark_borderEDUCATION
It is our goal to share and educate through this website and in the future a Cultural Center to investigate and explore our Ancestry and Culture. …
bookmark_borderDESIGN IMPACT
Traditional Cultural Crafts
As a Sansei (third generation Japanese American), from an early age I had been exposed to Traditional Japanese Crafts around our home. However growing …