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Wednesday’s with Taniguchisan
The title for this is a rip off of a book that many people are probably familiar with, “Tuesday’s with Morrie”. Although my experience is far different from the book, the situation reminds me of somewhat relative circumstances. Every Wednesday for the past four months, I have been visiting with a retired Japanese English teacher. … Continue reading
Gifu Fireworks
I’m a little late in writing this along with a series of other summer related blogs, but hopefully the pictures will warm you up as it begins to get colder outside. This time I’d like to talk about the festival I went to in Gifu Prefecture. Gifu is adjacent to where I currently live and … Continue reading
Japanese Barbecue
With the summer coming to a close, my friends decided to put together a last of the year barbecue. The weather is starting to change and things are cooling down from the usual 90 and humid summers that are typical in Aichi Prefecture. The days are still pretty hot, but the nights are cool and … Continue reading
Last Train
It has been a while and I haven’t written anything, but I’d like to keep my family and friends updated on things going on seeing as I’ll be in Japan for what seems to be another 3 years give or take. Here’s a fun story to show how ‘interesting’ my life is across the ocean. … Continue reading
Spoken Japanese
I’m closing in on the 1 year marker of living in Japan. I wish I could see a video of how I spoke Japanese before coming to Japan and then after. It is difficult to judge your progress as you improve at a daily pace, the same as you can’t really see how quickly you … Continue reading
A Kanazawa Wedding Party
During Golden Week I spent some time in Kanazawa. In my previous blog you can see what I did during the day, but here is a little look into what I did during the night. I was able to experience my first Japanese wedding after-party. Now, I come from a family that is always growing … Continue reading
Another Day In Japan: Osu Kannon Temple
I finally made it to a nearby temple that I’ve been meaning to go to for a while now. Osu Kannon Temple is right outside the subway exit for Osu Kannon city. Although the sky was filled with clouds, the weather was perfect for a trip around the city. Within the temple grounds, there is … Continue reading
Golden Week
Golden Week is rapidly approaching and it seems that everyone is carefully preparing for the event. I personally have prepared a trip to Kanazawa, a city in Ishikawa prefecture just off the coast of the Sea of Japan. But prior to my trip I have a few days to kill which I’ll be spending my … Continue reading
Japanese Food
Let’s talk about something everyone can agree on. Food is good. In Japan it may seem that the only thing there is to eat is sushi and rice. Contrary to popular belief, this is not necessarily true. I am in love with sushi and although I would be happy to eat it on a regular … Continue reading
Inuyama Festival 犬山祭
The Inuyama festival took place shortly after the sun went down. Around 7:00pm the floats began to make their way down the street and dispersed in different directions. Each float was decorated differently and on the back were characters that labeled each float. The path of each float was also different because they would each … Continue reading
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