Autumn in Japan

Rikugien Garden Night Light-Up

Even though it’s almost Christmas, early to mid-December is actually the best time to see peak autumn colours in Tokyo and Yokohama. The colours that stand out the most in these iconic Japanese cities are the yellow ginkgo and bright red maple leaves. There is a surprisingly small number of parks and gardens in Tokyo…

Happy Friday everyone! Today, I would like to share with you an album of piano miniatures inspired by spending autumn in Japan. After visiting a Monet exhibition in October, I set myself the target of writing a timed 1 hour piano sketch each week as a way of combating writer’s block. In the end, some…