research – Susan Spann, Adventure, Mystery, and Mountains

Hello, Tokyo!

Susan Spann Blog December 6, 2017December 3, 2017Japan, research, travel

By the time you read this, I’ll be on a plane to Tokyo! My son and I are heading over together–him for a job interview and me for a research trip–while my husband stays home and holds down the fort. (I’m lucky to have a guy like that!) I’ve got my trusty roller bag: and my laptop, and in addition to research for the next Hiro Hattori novel (and some preliminary work for the secret project I hope to announce very soon) I’m hoping to visit several–if not all–of the Christmas Markets going on in Japan between now and my return to

Japan’s Open-Air Folk Museum: Nihon Minka-En

Susan Spann Blog June 24, 2017November 8, 2017architecture, folk village, houses, Japan, Japanese houses, Nihon Minka-en, research

This morning, I visited a site that will doubtless feature fairly heavily here on the blog in the weeks to come: an open-air folk museum south of Tokyo, called Nihon Minka-En. (The name translates to “Japan Folk Museum”)