The Lotus Arts and Education Foundation from Bloomington, Indiana brings music and the talents of many artist from all around the world to our local communities and schools. The Lotus Foundation was established in 1994 and is named in part to honor Indiana musician Quinten Lotus Dickey. The mission of Lotus is “to create opportunities […]
Caitlyn and I took the Yamagata Shinkansen (bullet train) to Yamagata City from Tokyo. Traveling at 186 miles per hour, it is a 2 1/2 hour ride on the speedy train to the city of Yamagata which is home of the largest festival for the “flower hat song”, Hanagasa Ondo. The song originated in a […]
Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan for over 1000 years. It is home to thousands of beautiful temples, shrines and historical sights. Kyoto is the best preserved historical city in Japan, making it a wonderful place to go sightseeing, which we did plenty of! (more…)