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Okinawa is the first prefecture in Japan that celebrates the blooming of the ever lovely and mesmerizing sakura. Every year, festivals are erected and people participate in hanami or flower viewing parties. The best part about living in Okinawa is while everyone else is freezing on mainland Japan, these dark pink blossoms promise beach season […] Read more…
Tokyo can be super overwhelming for a first time traveler. It’s hard to choose something in a city so endless with opportunity. Should you go see a robot show or check out the Lolitas at Harajuku? While you may want to do a plethora of things, it’s no secret Tokyo is insanely expensive. As the […] Read more…
So you wanna travel Japan to see samurai, geishas, and funky style in Tokyo? Maybe you’ve heard about all the advanced technology and want to try authentic sushi? Japan is an awesome country to travel (or live), but you can’t just bust in, guns blaring, and expect Japanese culture to bend to your whim. You may […] Read more…
Dum, dum, dum. I hear the beating of the drums, the Eisa cries, and whistling in the distance. Sweat trickles down my back as I pull a purple fan with sakura out of my obi. I tuck my side-swept bangs back in their place as I sip an ice cold Orion beer. I see my friends […] Read more…
In light of my Japan wasn’t awesome posts, I want to reiterate and tell you all why Okinawa was the shizz. Japan offers a great deal to many expats and these are also some reasons why I miss Japan. I made many friends who were so kind and warm hearted. I miss them a lot, […] Read more…
Today’s post is an immensely personal one. If you’re looking for laughs, disregard this post, but if you’re interested in a part of my life I haven’t shared until now, keep on reading. Now I’ve spent some time away from Japan, I feel more comfortable writing the realities of what happened to my personal growth […] Read more…
I like Japan and Korea. That’s not a secret. I left part of my heart in Okinawa’s dazzling ocean, my stomach in Chicago yearning for deep dish diabeetus on a plate, and I fell in love with Korea whilst traveling last year. I find when I get excited and I compare how similar they are (including […] Read more…
I received a request for this post and I thought it was a great topic. Thanks for commenting and following my blog, everyone! Your support means the world to me. There were a few times I wanted to quit, but I’m glad I didn’t This post is dedicated to how I made friends in Japan […] Read more…
Weird question number one: “How was China?” I often got asked this after I came home for my month long holiday home from Japan. I would just smile and reply, “It was good, thanks”, to which someone else will correct them or I just ignore it and go about my day. Weird question number two: “Why […] Read more…
UPDATE: Happy Kira Kira Paradise located in the shopping mall HapiNaha is permanently closed. I’m a Sailor Moon fan and I don’t hide it. Thanks to this anime I began to question where it came from, leading me to pick up a book about Japan, and fall head over heels in love with the country. […] Read more…
This week’s guest post comes from Felicity, an Australian JET living in Fukushima. She writes about her romance with a Japanese man. Just before I got on a plane to Japan to join the JET Programme in July, 2012, my mother told me, “You won’t come back again now. You’ll marry a Japanese boy and […] Read more…
Autumn in Nara is the best. The weather cools down during the day, you get healthy doses of cute fashion, and special fruits like persimmons are found in abundance. Fall is one of my favorite seasons and it’s the best time to travel if you love to photograph nature and the changing colors of the trees. While […] Read more…