As an ALT (Assistant Language Teacher) in Japan, I have four schools that I visit each week. One is my ‘base school’ which is where my supervisor is and where all my paperwork (of which there are trees worth) takes place. The other three are called ‘visit schools’, where I am never seen as a…
Month: November 2017
Japan: It’s Like Living in England Roughly Between 1980-1997
Since arriving here I have often compared living in Japan to the UK in the 1950s. Yet, I am a historian and heart, and it bothered me that this was a date I had plucked from the air without too much consideration. So, on one walk home, I decided to put some moderate brain power…
Time Masters
The Beat cafe has featured in our blog many times. It is a special place, I wish was mine. Not only does it provide an atmosphere to relax the skin off you, but it also showcases local artists and promotes local music and events. It was here on one Saturday that we found a flyer…
Out and About in Shimonoseki
As the Autumn temperature settles in, we decided it was time to go on our tried and tested onsen journey once more. It is mere 20 degrees now (if you are reading this in the UK, this is actually pretty cold after the summer!) and so the warm natural spring baths of Kawatana Onsen are…