October 2015
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October 2015

Ah October. The one month of fall in Japan. Leaves are changing, autumn festivals are happening, and Halloween is heading our way! I hope to see your pretty faces at the Block 6 Halloween Party in Osaka!   In my first year of college, I was incredibly excited for Halloween (okay, okay; I’m incredibly excited…

WATN: Dusty Wittman (Kusatsu, Shiga 2009-2014)
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WATN: Dusty Wittman (Kusatsu, Shiga 2009-2014)

    Returning this month is our “Where Are They Now?” section. In it, we share the words of wisdom of those who have gone before us back into the real world.   Placement + years on JET   I was a prefectural high school ALT in Kusatsu-shi, Shiga-ken for 5 years.   Favorite JET…

Wild Times at Summer Sonic 2015
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Wild Times at Summer Sonic 2015

Every year between July and August is Japan’s music festival season. One of the crown jewels of this time is the two day Osaka and Tokyo music event Summer Sonic. This year, your author attempted this perilous quest in her first ever Japanese music festival experience and what a way to enter the scene it…

Yokohama: Day Trippin’
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Yokohama: Day Trippin’

Perhaps you’ve become over-stimulated by the massive spread of Tokyo and need a slightly smaller cityscape. Perhaps ramen and Chinatown fare would really hit the spot. Perhaps you just want to see what Japan’s second largest city has to offer you. No matter your reasoning, at only half an hour from Shinjuku Station, Yokohama makes…

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Why Japan?

Why I Chose Japan I honestly, genuinely didn’t expect to be accepted onto this programme: I applied mainly because my mum was pressuring me, and she was mainly pressuring me because her friend’s daughter was applying, and her friend’s daughter was mainly applying because…well, that’s her business. Maybe she’ll write one of these herself. Obviously,…

たまご サンド! Egg Salad Sandwiches
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たまご サンド! Egg Salad Sandwiches

    Living in Japan is accompanied by many exciting adventures, including those of the culinary world. From conbini food to tabehoudai to fine dining, there’s a wealth of delectable delights just waiting to be explored, and trying to make the food you encounter is another adventure in itself.   Thus, I present to you…