It feels unreal but three weeks ago, we were enjoying the simple fact to be in Japan without wasting one second thinking of tsunami or radioactivity. Everthing was so peaceful. With Mum and Sis', we went to Kyoto and visited the so famous Ginkakuji. It was beautiful, it was moving... But this beauty still stands proudly in Japan, balancing in our hearts the terrible pictures of endless ruins from the region of Tohoku. The heart of Japan beats strongly enough to heal the wounds of the country...

Girls, this is "happiness capital" for the future ! Cheer up !

There is a beautiful project called "Tsunami - Pictures for Japan" here.

People are invited to draw something about the tsunami that stroke the Eastern coast of Tohoku region on Friday, March 11th 2011 - preferably something dealing with hope, or compassion. The best pictures are published on the website, and the best of the best will be sold for the association Give2Asia.

Mine has not been selected, but it really doen't matter. You can watch amazingly beautiful atworks on this website, and I hope they will raise a huge amount of money with their project. Japan needs all the goodwills and all the help people can provide !

Here is my picture : a little mermaid has been rejected by the tsunami among the ruins of a village near Sendai (click to enlarge).

Please support this beautiful project talking about it around you, and (why not) participating !

Every breath : a thought for Japan

Watching Tokyo by night from a high place is the best way to feel the poetry of the city and the Japanese society. For me, Japanese lights are the symbol of the Japanese people's energy. When you see Tokyo by night, you understand that the city has been countlessly destroyed in the past by  earthquakes, fires, and bombing. But people re-build it again. And it will may destroyed again in the future, but it will never prevent the Japanese people to build and build again. This city is not made of stones. This city is standing on the Japanese people's hearts and souls.

I love you, Japan. Be brave. You will survive. You are the champion of surviving.

Precious light / by night

(From Century Southern Tower Shinjuku)

Precious light / by day

Dear friends and readers,

The author of this blog is fine and safe after the earthquake that we experience in Japan last Friday. I will tell you another day in details how scary it was when Tokyo was shaking under my feet and how scarier it is now we have to care about Fukushima's nuclear leaks.

Today, let's celebrate Japan for what it is between the quakes : a peaceful, quiet, clean and safe country.

My mother and my sister, who have a kind of good angel above their lovely heads, left Japan by plane Friday at noon, just a few hours before the big mess. Thanks God, I did not have to worry for them. But as a result, they double worry for me. Anyway. Just a few days ago, we were in paradise.

Japan was Love, Love, Love

Let me tell you what we did together. It was the first time for my mother to come to Japan; during daytime my Japanexpert-little sister guided her around Tokyoand we met at night all together. We had :

Onsen at Odaiba Onsen Monogatari

Ginkakuji-revitalization at Kyoto

Samurai training at Eigamura, Kyoto

Happy Shinkansen time

... and lot of fun.

Details coming soon !

For Japan hip hip hip, hurrah !!!