Season’s Greetings! The Christmas tree is up outside the school office. Seeing it this morning, I am not going to lie, I gasped in delight and was therefore very happy that it was in the middle of first period and no-one else was around. Christmas is upon us! Okay, not for a few more weeks,…
MESSAGE FROM THE EDITOR Welcome to November everyone! The days are getting shorter at a stupidly fast rate (sunset at 5 – seriously?!) and nights are starting to be more than a little bit chilly. It’s pretty much the best time of year (apart from the short days, you don’t have the time to appreciate…
MESSAGE FROM THE (NEW) EDITOR (October 2012) Well the new month is here and that makes me another year older. It’s a little bit strange to be sitting here and contemplating the fact that I could have just had my last birthday in Japan. It somehow seems appropriate to start considering that (giant) change that…
Tajima, Kobe, Hanshin, Harima
What temple has the weary pilgrim found?
The Best and Worst of Being Foreign in Japan
Perhaps not exactly within Hyogo, this month’s bonus Maigo begs the question: where can you pay final respects to these dearly departed pirates?