Japan Review - A Japanophile's Review of All Things Japan

Review: Pray Single [Alexandros]

June 8, 2020June 8, 2020sheilarouge Comment

So I’m starting this project of reviewing [Alexandros] albums. Since it’s been a year since it’s release I’ll start with the Single “Pray”. [...]

[Alexandros] Sleepless in Kuala Lumpur 2019 Concert

August 19, 2019June 8, 2020sheilarouge Comment

July 19, 2019 The lights were dim when we entered the concert hall of the Bentley Music Auditorium in Kuala Lumpur. Although to [...]

Film Review: After the Storm「海よりもまだ深く」

July 9, 2019June 8, 2020sheilarouge Comment

After the Storm 海よりもまだ深く [Umi yori mo mada fukaku]2016, Family DramaDirector: Hirokazu Kore-eda After the Storm is another of Hirokazu Kore-eda’s examination of [...]

Chasing Geishas in Kyoto

July 1, 2018June 29, 2018sheilarouge Comment

While planning our Kyoto itinerary, I made sure that I get to experience Kyoto of old and new. Our first two nights in [...]

A Shrine for Entertainers: Kurumazaki-jinja Shrine

June 12, 2018June 21, 2019sheilarouge Comment

If Fushimi Inari Shrine is known for its thousands of red torii gates, the red tamagaki [fence of the shrine] in Kurumazaki-jinja Shrine distinguishes [...]

A Carpet of Pink: Higashimokoto Shibazakura Park

May 29, 2018June 29, 2018sheilarouge Comment

Cherry blossoms or sakura have long been associated with Japan’s spring. Shibazakura, small little flowers that resembles the shape of sakura grows widely, [...]

Spring in May: Hanami at Matsumae Park, Hakodate

May 15, 2018July 9, 2019sheilarouge Comment

For the rest of Japan, hanami or cherry blossom viewing, happens from late March to April. But in the northernmost island of Hokkaido, [...]

Self-drive Hokkaido: The Tokachidake Mountain Range from Shikisai no Oka , Biei

Self-drive Hokkaido in Late Spring

April 5, 2018April 1, 2018sheilarouge Comment

Hokkaido’s vast landscapes are best explored by the convenience of your own transport. For foreign tourists, this means renting a car [self-drive] from [...]

Listen to Haruki Murakami: A Night of Good Music

March 24, 2018sheilarouge Comment

I am a self-confessed Haruki Murakami fan and this February and March 2018, fans from Manila are treated with the first Haruki Murakami [...]

The master filmmaker, Akira Kurosawa's grave

Visiting Akira Kurosawa’s Grave in An’yō-in Temple, Kamakura

March 23, 2018July 9, 2019sheilarouge Comment

First published in my personal WordPress blog sheilaoftheworld.com I’m putting this here in celebration of Kurosawa’s 108th birthday today, March 23. It was [...]