March 2008 – Page 2 – Diane Diekman

Sapporo Snow Festival

March 1, 2008/0 Comments/by admin

Originally printed in the Clear Lake Courier — 1 April 1998 Since moving to Japan, I’ve been told one thing I need to do (in addition to climbing Mt. Fuji) is attend the Sapporo Snow Festival. So I took four days leave and paid my money for the February tour. Sapporo is the capital city […]

Japan’s Autumn Grand Sumo Tournament

March 1, 2008/0 Comments/by admin

Originally printed in Clear Lake Courier — 28 October 1998 When I moved to Japan, one of my sailors told me I’d soon be a sumo fan. I couldn’t imagine getting excited about those excessively obese men pushing at each other, and I still can’t. However, when my boss acquired tickets to a performance of […]