Day hike
Day trip: Hike Mt. Hakken and Koganeyu onsen
Peak elevation: 498m Time to hike: ~1.5 hours (50 minutes up, 30 minutes down) Transport…
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Student life: My Ritsumeikan diploma finally arrived
Two years after leaving Japan, I finally got my diploma, ridiculous graduation goodies, plu…
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Tourism: Nara
You may have heard of Nara. Most likely that it has a deer park where you can enjoy deer co…
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Festivals
Festival: 2010 Sapporo Snow Festival
We took the ferry from "Tokyo" to "Sapporo". We had no idea we arrived…
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Student life: Japanese news
I turned on the TV for the first time since moving in. There was a news program playing th…
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Student life: All Hallows Eve
I was a bunny for Halloween. Not terribly creative I know. Leading up to Halloween,…
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Student life: First semester at Ritsumeikan
So it's been way long since my last post. I got out of my six weeks of Japanese school …
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Japan
Student life: Technology in Japan
In day-to-day life, Japan does not always employ futuristic technology. Sure, there are bid…
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Student life: Furnished apartment living in Kyoto
I moved into the apartment next door to Diana near Fukuoji temple. It is a little ways from…
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Student life: Purchasing cellphones in Japan
We went to buy flip phones and phone plans from Softbank. It was a 4 hour session. Thank go…
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