Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast

When it comes to a goodbye, our sentiment around it can be found not only in our final hugs and kisses, but also in our subtle actions and thoughts leading up to the moment. In today's episode, I am sharing with you a memory from recent years when my mother came to see me off at airport.  Now, make yourself a cup of tea, and let's spend the next 6 minutes together in the cozy room of Sto...

Do you have any fond memory of a particular food? Something that you recall with special emotions? In this episode, I am sharing with you my childhood memory when I ate new potatoes for the first time and fell in love with them. It is interesting how our favourite food is often accompanied by special memories and emotions. Subscribe to my weekly story letters ! You'll hear from me each week w...

Is there any area of your life where you struggle to leave greed behind? For me, that's food. As long as I can remember, I am a lover of food, and when it comes to eating, I can be greedy even to this day. But sometimes, this greed gets me in a trouble. In this episode, I am sharing with you a memory from my childhood when I ran into a very practical problem after giving in to my greed over a...

Do you have any special birthday memory that you always remember? April is my birthday month, and in this episode, I am sharing with you my cherished birthday memory with my grandmother from the time when I was seven. There was a physical birthday present, and then, there was something else which I have kept in the treasure box of my heart. Now, make yourself a cup of tea, and let's spend the...

Sometimes, an apparently insignificant scene can stuck in our head forever. But as we tune into it and explore what we felt that day, we understand why it has stayed with us. In this episode, I am sharing with you a summer memory from my childhood when I went to the local public pool with my parents to practice swimming.  Subscribe to my weekly story letters ! You'll hear from me each week wi...

Sometimes, you talk about something and a seemingly irrelevant memory comes back to you. But then you notice that there is something that links those two stories. In this episode, I am sharing with you the memory of my encounter with a gentleman at the beginning of my college graduation trip, which has always stayed in my heart and was recently recalled by a conversation I had with somebody about...

Can you recall a memory from your childhood when some adult person really got your feeling as a little kid and showed you special kindness? In this episode, I am sharing with you a memory from the time when I was seven years old and visited my great aunt in Tokyo. Some "silly" thing that she did with me was indeed a great gift of kindness that will be remembered in my heart forever. Now,...

Sometimes a most nonsense situation can find a permanent place in our memory. When we revisit the moment, we are surprised by its silliness. Not only that, it helps us to step back from our daily chaos and have a breathing space that is much needed. Now make yourself a cup of tea, and let's spend the next 6 minutes together in the cozy room of Story Photograph! Subscribe to my weekly story le...

Can you recall the time when you first travelled outside of your country? What was the experience like? Did you face any challenge other than the language? My first trip abroad was a family trip we made to London, England, when I was 10 years old. In this episode, I'll be sharing with you the story of my struggle with local restaurants and the one food that really made my day every day of my...

What are your feelings and thoughts associated with aging? In this episode, I am sharing with you a story that took place when I was 14 years old. Adults were talking about the topic of aging at a large family gathering when my great aunt, who was in her 70s at the time, made a truly unforgettable comment about aging. Now, make yourself a cup of tea and enjoy the next 6 minutes in the cozy room of...

When you travel to a new place, sometimes a most ordinary thing takes you by surprise and becomes a highlight of your trip. In this episode, I'm sharing with you a memory of a brief trip I once made to Edinburgh, Scotland.  Now, make yourself a cup of tea, and enjoy the next 6 minutes in the cozy room of Story Photograph! Subscribe to my weekly story letters ! You'll hear from me each we...

Do you have a part of you that feels embarrassing, but you secretly love? In this episode, I'm sharing with you a memory from my childhood when I indulged in a rather strange imagination around a cabinet in my grandmother's bathroom. Now, let's have a cup of tea and enjoy the next 6 minutes in the cozy room of Story Photograph! Subscribe to my weekly story letters ! You'll hear...

In this episode, I am sharing with you a very subtle memory of a very silly conversation that took place between me and my friend when I was about nine years old. I could well have forgotten about this conversation long ago, but I didn't because there was something really funny about it even though I didn't recognize it at the time. So now, let me share it with you! And don't forget...

Recently, we have had a cockroach problem at our home. The kitchen has been heavily inhabited by cockroach families, and we are still working hard to combat them. This incident brought back an old memory of my unforgettable encounter with a cockroach at my grandmother's house when I was about nine years old. There was one person in the house that even the king of the cockroach tribe could not...

Our days are filled with portals to some interesting memories from the past. Recently, I have heard several different people talk about Disneyland and their love and admiration from this world-famous theme park. Before I knew it, I was recalling my own visit to Tokyo Disneyland with my parents when I was six years old. Subscribe to my weekly story letters ! You'll hear from me each week with...

Do you ever feel that time passes so quickly since you became an adult? My theory is that it is because as adults our days tend to be repetitive, full of routines. But when we were little, it was not like that. Each day was filled with unpredictable events, and we loved it when the routines of adults around us got messed up by some unexpected incidents.  Subscribe to my weekly story letters ! You&...

When you are little, you often come across a secret gateway to a new, exciting world that you have never seen before, just like the closet door in the story of Narnia. In this episode, I am sharing with you a memory from my early childhood when I had a magical adventure behind a tiny store next to my home. Subscribe to my weekly story letters ! You'll hear from me each week with a short insig...

Hello, my dear friend, I'm so glad you're here! Welcome to Episode 59 of Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast :) Sometimes, casual goodbyes in our everyday life can be sentimental, too. In today's episode, I'm sharing a memory of a goodbye I experienced when I was six years old. It was a usual goodbye with my friends at the end of a long fun day together. But the way it arrive...

Hello, my dear friend, I'm so glad you're here! Happy New Year, and Welcome to Episode 58 of Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast :) Do you have a special snack memory from your childhood? When I was small, my snack time was strictly regulated, and its content was always the same: two pieces of McVitie's chocolate biscuits. But once a year, a family friend would send us a box of sp...

Hello, my dear friend, I'm so glad you're here! Welcome to Episode 57 of Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast :) A sense of regret is one of the many reasons why a memory can stay with us for so long. In this episode, I will be sharing with you a story from the time when I was six years old. One day, I was playing with my close friend, and there was a moment when I wanted to say one thi...

Hello, my dear friend, I'm so glad you're here! Welcome to Episode 56 of Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast :) The experience of learning something new is always special. Sometimes, it's particularly harder, and we remember the whole process because of the struggles. In today's episode, I am sharing with you my memory of the time when I was nine years old and rode my unicycl...

Hello, my dear friend, I'm so glad you're here! Welcome to Episode 55 of Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast :) In this episode, I share a story from December when I was ten years old. That December, after Christmas, my family was visiting my maternal grandmother's house to help the family with their end-of-the-year cleaning when I happened to meet my cousin's fiancé for the...

Hello, my dear friend, I'm so glad you're here! Welcome to Episode 54 of Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast :) In today's episode, I will share with you a memory from my early childhood when I had a fight with my little brother. At the time, I was five and he was two. That year, we would regularly fight over small matters while playing together, and the way it happened was always...

Hello, my dear friend, I'm so glad you're here! Welcome to Episode 53 of Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast :) In today's episode, I will take you back to a moment in my childhood when I was playing with my friend and her mother got really excited about our activity. What was funny was that she had got the purpose of our play completely wrong... Now, make yourself a cup of tea, a...

Hello, my dear friend, I'm so glad you're here! Welcome to Episode 52 of Maiko's Story Photograph Podcast :) Do you have a place in your house where you love spending your time most? For me, that place is next to my window. I love gazing out of the window and observing the world from there. I used to love doing exactly the same thing when I was little. In this episode, I share a mem...