This year two of my high school students have taken Dan and I under their cultural wing. They started to share with us things relating to the many different festivals in Japan. They would write little postcards in English and share them with us, along with traditional food. It is really sweet and has helped…
Month: August 2017
Amazing Sunsets
When Dan and I moved to Japan a whole year ago, our area felt really residential and lacking in the city fun we had enjoyed in Manchester. It was a difficult adjustment as we were used to spending our evenings in bars enjoying over-priced ale, not strolling along a beach. Don’t get me wrong, real…
Cicadas or Semi セミ in Japan
Ah the sweet screeching sound of summer is in full swing in Japan. You know it’s summer because the sound of the Semi starts at 5 a.m and continues until nightfall, a mere 14 hours later. You cannot escape the scream, which sends shivers down my spine, and a genuine fear whenever I am outside…
Another Beer Festival!
In our weekend at Kumamoto we enjoyed ANOTHER beer festival! Oktoberfest is not dedicated to only October in Japan…so, in the savage 35 degree sun in July, we enjoyed another Oktoberfest festival. The beer was delicious and they even sold sauerkraut, yum. We managed to whittle away several hours enjoying good beer, good company, and…
It’s Been a YEAR!
After we celebrated our second wedding anniversary on the 27th May, the next big anniversary loomed ahead; one year in Japan. And now it has passed and we are officially in our second year of living in Japan. How have we continued to function in a country we do not speak the language of for…
Kumamoto Castle
On our trip to Kumamoto we visited the castle. The castle is famous across Japan as 300 hundred years old and mostly original. However, it was badly damaged during the 2016 earthquake. It is going to take generations to re-build, and now stands as a sad and poignant reminder of the impact of natural disasters….