A year ago Dan enjoyed his second day in Japan at Shimonoseki fireworks. Fireworks are a big summer festival favourite in Japan, known as flower fire. A year on, now we were part of the group blocking off space with our massive tarpaulin, and we got to witness the beautiful show once again! An hour…
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Poker Face
Please, show me your poker face! Puppppuppppupoker face. Mine needs some work… The lovely mother of one of my students ( the one that has taken me and Dan under her Japanese culture wing), recently invited us to a poker night. She had been gifted a poker set from a British friend and was keen…
Local Festivities
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…
Dan’s Arrival in Shimonoseki is Celebrated in Style!
Dan has finally arrived in our Japanese home. After two days of travel and a whole lot of plane food, he touched down in Tokyo on Friday. Making his way to Yamaguchi was not without its challenges, as he managed to find the only delayed train in the whole of Japan, thus missing his connections….