cherry blossoms
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Springtime with my father
This spring in England has felt unusually warm, more like early summer in May. The season has brought a strange mix of nostalgia and self-reproach. A year ago, in March, I finally flew back to Japan for the first time in five years and spent a month with my parents. At the time, it was read more
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Weeks 118 and 119: A linguist’s perspective – A sci-fi film, Arrival
I’ve been staying in Tokyo for my holiday. It was lovely that we had the cherry blossoms at their best in Tokyo last weekend. My current work is compiling transcripts for my analysis chapter. This includes listening to audio data and looking at transcripts closely, repeatedly and persistently. This is something of a mechanical process. read more
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Weeks 64 and 65: Japan’s cherry blossoms
Over the past 14 days, I have had nonstop observation work for research, as well as seminars in the evenings and some hanami nights after work. This year, the appearance of the cherry blossoms was earlier than usual. Fortunately, we have been able to enjoy it with sunny, warm weather for over two weeks. I read more
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Blossom
For the past few days, I have been talking to my family. They said how beautiful Japan’s cherry blossoms are this year. I am badly missing my family, partly because we are on an Easter break so most of the students are back home, and partly because of the stagnant situation of my research. The read more
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Cherry blossom viewing
Having dinner with my father at a Japanese restaurant, Innsyoutei in Ueno Park in Tokyo, I enjoyed cherry blossom viewing from the window. The cherry blossom petals were fluttering in the wind. I sipped shochu, and he had sake. My father and I do not drink much, but we had more than usual because the read more
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