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Japan is a great country – most people are polite and nice, but there’s always those selected few that are mean, rude, and sometimes even racist. I never thought I would bumped into one of those people while I was here, but of course, I was proven wrong. To make it even worse, you’d thinkContinue reading “Racism”

With the New Year, there was a lot of cleaning to be done. My apartment was a mess because of winter break. Many of my friends came over to stay for the break, so the apartment was an absolute pigsty. There were a whole bunch of electronics and trash on the table and on theContinue reading “New Year’s Cleaning”

Happy New Year! It’s now 2020, and I’m celebrating New Years in a completely different country. Do you know what that means? That means I have to celebrate the arrival of a new year in a way that I have never celebrated it before. At first, I tried to celebrate it in the way IContinue reading “2020!”

As Christmas time approaches in Japan, numerous of illumination events arise. The number of illuminations in the city are no joke – they go all out for Christmas. Illuminations in Roppongi and Shibuya are amazing, but today, I’ll be showing you the illuminations in Yokohama. (It’s a picture-focused post!) This winter break, I went toContinue reading “Illuminations in Yokohama”

Continuing off of my post about Hakone, I woke up the next day at 6am. I was determined to do my best to explore and experience all that Hakone had to offer, so I stayed up until 4am the night before trying to plan out the day. I didn’t want to drag my friends aroundContinue reading “Hakone – Day 2”

This weekend, my friends and I planned a trip to Hakone, Japan. At Hakone, there are hot springs, a fantastic view of Mt. Fuji, and the great wilderness. It is about 1 hour or so away from Tokyo, so I took the Romancecar to get there. I would say Hakone is one of the funnestContinue reading “Hakone – Day 1”

Japan never stops shaking. When people told me about the constant earthquakes in Japan, they certainly weren’t kidding. The island seems to be constantly shaking. There are so many instances of them that I can’t even count the number of earthquakes that I have sat through. As a result, I’m going to try to writeContinue reading “Earthquakes”

Back in America, it’s almost Thanksgiving Day! It’s the day where we express thanks to our loved ones and express gratitude for what we currently have. I was excited to spend Thanksgiving with my friends this year in Japan, but it seemed like I forgot that in Japan, Thanksgiving is not celebrated (due to obviousContinue reading “Thanksgiving!”

Frozen 2 came out this weekend! After six long years of waiting, the popular movie franchise released a sequel, and I jumped at the opportunity to go watch it. My friends and I purchased tickets online as soon as we could. It was quite a struggle, considering the website was only in Japanese. We allContinue reading “The Struggle to Watch Frozen 2”

Before I start this blog post: yes, I know I’m only here for a year, and yes, I know Japanese winters only last for so long before it gets super hot and humid again. That said, I still bought one and I do not regret that decision. So, for those who don’t know, kotatsus areContinue reading “I Bought a Japanese Kotatsu”