If you didn’t know, I love animals so much. Some are cute, some are majestic, some are interesting, but almost all of them are soooo awesome (I say almost because of this thing). And over the many trips I’ve gone on, I have had the opportunity to see many different animals— but not just in zoos!… Read More TOP 5 Places in Japan To See Animals (That Aren’t Zoos)
Hey all! As you probably know, I live in Kyoto, Japan. There are a ton of things I love about Kyoto and that I want to share with you. Here are six reasons I LOVE Japan! #1: Nature Japan has some truly amazing sites full of nature, glory, and beauty that I loved going to.… Read More Six Reasons I LOVE Japan
Decorated trees, lights, carols, movies, activities, parties— the day with all of these things wrapped together into one, gigantic, spectacular gift bundle. Yes, Christmas is here! Christmas is definitely one of the most popular holidays in the world and personally my favorite. It seems everyone looks forward to this day the whole year. In Japan… Read More The True Meaning of Christmas
Hey all! If you’ve followed my blog for at least a few months, I think you know quite a bit about Japan by now! I’ve posted about Japanese culture, locations, language, among other things. So today, I’m going to give you a quiz about Japan. If you don’t know some of the answers, don’t worry,… Read More Japan Quiz #1! ~How much do you know?~
Japan. A country close to China (the place where the virus started in the first place). A country where people squeeze into the 27% of land which is habitable (the other 73% is mountainous). A country which contains the world’s largest city, Tokyo: a huge, bustling, sprawling metropolis containing 37 million people out of Japan’s… Read More Bowing, Cleaning, and… Coronavirus?
Today I have an interview post. I haven’t done an interview post in months, and I don’t think there would have been a better person to start the interview posts again than today’s guest! Miss Sue is the official editor of my blog, and she also is a professor of English. I hope you enjoy… Read More Interview with a Professor of English (The Virus Part 2)
Hey, everyone! Did you see my latest post, the post about the Coronavirus? Did you notice that it said, “Part 1”? That always means there will be a Part 2! So, I’ll be taking suggestions for the next part! What do you want to know about the Coronavirus from a person that’s in Japan? I’ll… Read More Taking Suggestions for Part Two of “The Virus”
If someone were to say to me, “What’s a big thing happening in Japan and the area around it?” I would definitely say one thing right away. If someone were to say, “What thing is bothering you in your daily life in Japan, clogging up your head, prodding you all the time?” I would also… Read More The Virus (Part 1)
My brother is a major train fan. He loves to see how fast the countless trains go, remember the complicated names of them (most of them are a different language to me), and most of all, ride them. Over the years, he’s ridden on the ultra-fast bullet trains (shinkansen), the sparkling trains they call “specially… Read More The Fastest Train in the World
Happy New Year everyone! We’ve officially entered 2020, a new decade, and it’s already exciting, at least for me. My family has had countless new things happening already: a new computer arriving, my first opportunity to hold a copy of my own novel in my hands, a beginning of a new book… But with all… Read More How Japanese Spend New Years (Part 2)
Life in Kyoto 