When the weather is nice in Helsinki, I need to mention and make a big number out of it. Because it is just simply so beautiful. I used to live in front of the sea in Helsinki. It is a beautiful area, but it wasn’t so convenient to move around by public transportation. Taking a…
Month: June 2023
Spring cleaning
Helsinki finally looks like Summer, and birds are singing, and flowers are blooming. Fun to grow some herbs on the balcony. Sunrights are coming into my room through the slightly dirty window, and dust is more visible than in dark winter. Anyway, I missed spring cleaning. In Japan, Spring cleaning and end-of-the-year cleaning are important….
My luxury
I was born just outside of Tokyo, 12km away. Moved to the center of Tokyo when I was 19 years old. In the late 80s, Japan’s economy was strong, and people had luxury goods and eating out to expensive dinners regularly. I thought that luxury meant owning expensive brand bags and jewelry. When I moved…
Noriko Salo 