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CLOUDY

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My favorite spa, Hollywood May’s Garden Spa, is decorated in spring and CLOUDY colour : YELLOW.

CLOUDY or DOYA INC acts as African Apparel Brand and NPO Doooooooo to provides education and school meals to children and creates employment for disabled people and women in Africa: Ghana and Kenya.

I thought I can contribute to it by purchasing a bag.

I can add new colour to my collection of bags and it has a bright African design to cheer me up.

Or am I making a good excuse for shopping!?

Nonetheless, I can conclude that this is a good buy.

It’s a nice bag and 10% of sales will become a donation to conduct the above mentioned activities which I’m willing to support.

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Short Trip to Kyoto (Day 1)

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Last week, I visited Kyoto.

First, I visited Galerie Tamenaga.

Mr. Kiyoshi Tamenaga, the owner, has four galeries: Ginza (Tokyo), Osaka, Paris (France) and recently opened Kyoto.

In Kyoto, he refurbished a traditional Japanese moromi (mash / unrefined sake) factory to a galerie for young artists.

The owner welcomes us to visit the galerie just to enjoy admiring paints and the building.

I enjoyed exchanging impressions of each paints with Mr. Kiyoshi Tamenaga.

The building itself is the art.

I found Shoki san (Mr. Shoki) who protects us from evils, bad lucks and illness on the roof; I felt safe.

I will continue more on next blog.

To be continued….

Posted in Daily Life, Feelings, Food, Japanese Culture, Shop, Shopping, Tokyo

The 3rd State of Emergency

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Tokyo is under the 3rd State of Emergency (Stay Home Request) now.

Ms. Koike, the Governor of Tokyo, requested shopping complexes and department stores to close.

In addition, requested restaurants not to serve any alcohol or close.

On that note, many shops are closed; restaurants are opened for take out service only and closed for dining area.

Vaccination started in Japan.

I thought I would feel safe by now; however, looking at the town, I don’t feel safe enough.

Dear all, take care and stay safe!