japan Archives - NorikoArt https://norikoart.com/tag/japan/ Noriko Matsubara Wed, 14 Dec 2022 18:12:04 +0000 en-GB hourly 1 https://norikoart.com/wp-content/uploads/hanko-small-100x100.jpg japan Archives - NorikoArt https://norikoart.com/tag/japan/ 32 32 Tooth Fairy https://norikoart.com/tooth-fairy/ Wed, 14 Dec 2022 17:47:01 +0000 https://norikoart.com/?p=6635 In Japan, when a child’s tooth comes out, we throw it towards the roof or under the rim, hoping that a strong adult tooth will grow like rat teeth. Rats usually live under the roof or the rim, so by giving the baby teeth to the rats, children grow strong teeth. When we were visiting Japan […]

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In Japan, when a child’s tooth comes out, we throw it towards the roof or under the rim, hoping that a strong adult tooth will grow like rat teeth. Rats usually live under the roof or the rim, so by giving the baby teeth to the rats, children grow strong teeth.
 
When we were visiting Japan this summer, I told my children that there is no tooth fairy in Japan. They had wobbly teeth but they said they would hang on to their teeth until they go back to England. But not everything goes according to plan. Naomi’s tooth decided to come out while in Japan!
 
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]]> Favourite Things in Japan https://norikoart.com/favourite-things-in-japan/ Tue, 11 Oct 2022 18:43:13 +0000 https://norikoart.com/?p=6614 This summer, I visited my family in Japan with my children for the first time in 3 years.As soon as we arrived in Japan, I felt the humidity on my skin. “Yes, we are in Japan!”I often complained about Japan’s humid weather, but I had missed it for the past years during the pandemic.Last Christmas, […]

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This summer, I visited my family in Japan with my children for the first time in 3 years.
As soon as we arrived in Japan, I felt the humidity on my skin. “Yes, we are in Japan!”
I often complained about Japan’s humid weather, but I had missed it for the past years during the pandemic.
Last Christmas, my mum asked Ichi what he would like for Christmas, and he immediately replied, “Dried squid!”
She couldn’t send the dried squid she bought in a market in the end, as due to the pandemic, postal regulations have become stricter.
Ichi was over the moon when he finally had dried squid at my parents’ place.
What is Naomi’s favourite thing in Japan? She loved food, hot spring, but her most favourite thing was a shower toilet!
Too bad it wasn’t something we could pack in a suitcase…
 
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Artist and children’s author Noriko Matsubara documents daily trivial events from the eyes of mother, with touch of lightness and humour.

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Bocchi and Pocchi-A Tale of Two Socks written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Picture book for children aged 2-5. Published by Troika Books in 2013.
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Picture book for children age 2-5. Bocchi and Pocchi and the Bird written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Published by Troika Books in 2014.
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Picture book for children age 2-5. Bocchi and Pocchi’s Big Surprise written and illustrated by Noriko Matsubara. Published by Troika Books in 2016.
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