Year: 2026
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A Reverse Culture Shock Story on buying a Baked Sweet Potato
Reflecting on what I liked the best during my visit back home to Japan… Number one was the soft-serve ice cream, made with local Date city milk, served at the breakfast and dinner buffet at Kohantei (a hot spring resort hotel). (No photo!) I had it for FOUR times since we stayed there two nights. And then,…
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Anpan for Nostalgia
Having one last soft-serve ice cream at the Ministop on the first floor of Narita Airport is a mandatory final treat. I picked up an anpan (red bean bun) at the same time. My daughter scolded me, saying, “You’ve bought enough already, cut it out!” But once you pass through security, you can’t find these…
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2026 Postcards
Last year, I made some postcards for an exhibition I participated in. I thought they turned out quite well, so I decided to print some again this year. This time, it wasn’t for any specific project; I just wanted to test out some previous drawings that I like. Looking at the finished product, though… well,…
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A Blown Kiss at the Intersection
A sudden wave of warm weather arrived. On a fiercely windy evening, I finished my usual walk around the park and stood at the intersection, waiting for the light to change. That’s when a father pedaling a bicycle, with a little girl around two years old sitting in the back, pulled up next to me.…
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Birthday Girl
My daughter turned sixteen this month. Born at 29 weeks and just 1250 g, she gave us a lot to worry about. I can’t believe sixteen years have flown by already. Here’s Episode 15 from this book, celebrating her 3rd birthday.
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Graphic Memoir in production
Progress is slow, but I’ve been keeping quite busy with the project. It’s still in a very rough state, but the storyboard is finally nearing completion. I’m crossing my fingers that I won’t need to add any more pages! The project has grown significantly, expanding from the initial 120 pages to 163 pages. While this…
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2026 A New Year
We got this Galette des rois with raspberry from our local bakery called Le P’tit Atelier. Obviously it’s my favourite. It’s a tiny cute place. It’s a 5 minutes walk from where I live. Besides, I got the bean this year! Yay. This is the best looking bean I ever encountered!
Shié Kasai 