Umi No Aida
海の間
固定プランや終了日はありません。 移動のみ。 日本に対して、時には意図的に、時には直観的に。
No fixed plan, no end date.
Only movement.
Toward Japan — sometimes deliberate, sometimes intuitive.
When curiosity became commitment
Driven by my desire to learn a new language, and with a long-standing interest in Japan quietly simmering in the background, I finally took the leap in 2023. That year, I enrolled at Kotatsu, a Dutch language school where Japanese is taught in Dutch.
Yakitori nights and familiar wooden tables
Yakitori has always been more than food to me. On a quiet weekday evening in Osaka, sitting with a group around familiar wooden tables, everything feels lighter. There is no rush, no performance — just skewers on the grill, shared plates, and conversation that flows without effort. Yakitori captures the beauty of everyday Japan: simple, honest, and deeply human. It’s a place where I feel grounded, where laughter comes easily, and where the world outside briefly disappears. In those moments, surrounded by warm light and good company, I feel genuinely happy and connected to people, to place, and to myself.
