Tag Archives: summer

On Turning on the Japanese Air Conditioner

Posted on July 18, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

There’s nothing simple about turning on an air conditioner in Japan.

Posted in Shinto, Thinking, Tradition | Tagged air conditioning, cool biz, japan, shinto, summer | 11 Comments

On Writing About Rain in Japan

Posted on June 20, 2012 by Eryk Salvaggio

It’s tsuyu, rainy season, a designation determined by a group of experts without regard to actual rainfall. It rained once on the day after they had declared the end of rainy season, and that rain was designated non-rainy season rain. … Continue reading →