In this season, festivals used to be held here and there in Japan, such as in schools, communities, and Shinto shrines. However, because of the pandemic some of them are canceled or some are simplified. A shrine close to my house used to h…

Ice cream soda When I was four to five years old, I couldn’t fell asleep until midnight and got out of bed to go to the living room. There, my mom and dad amusing themselves over a glass of some green liquid. It was soda water which was ea…