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My First Days Working as an English Teacher in Japan
My very first job in Japan.
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An epic day of sumo watching, bento lunches, and beer at our first Grand Sumo Tournament in Japan
The Fukuoka Kokusai Center hosts a major sumo tournament in November, where wrestlers compete over 15 days to decide the champion. The writer was fortunate to obtain tickets and attended the event for the first time, thanks to a teacher’s connection.
A day of potato hoeing in Japan
I was invited by my Japanese neighbours to participate in their annual potato hoeing event this autumn.
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What a Typical Japanese Meal at Home Looks Like in the Countryside
Seafood is a surprisingly affordable product in grocery stores, and there’s a great variety available to us here. Not all attempts at cooking have been what I’d call a success, but it’s a fun experience nonetheless. We’ve learned to cook seafood with a hot pot or nabe, as it is
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Our Countryside Neighbourhood Tour in Oita, Japan
The loudest thing we hear in our quiet countryside neighbourhood in our Japanese apartment are the kindergarteners, and the school bell ring across our apartment. That being said, we’re in an optimal location in the countryside, with a convenient 5-minute walk away from one of the main shopping streets in
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A Tour of Our $500 Apartment in the Countryside of Japan
One of the pros of living in the countryside in Japan is the abundance of reasonably priced apartments. We found our apartment online on a Japanese website while in Vancouver and could find several decent options before settling on our current apartment. After Jesse arrived in Usa city, we sent
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Grape Picking in Japan: Sampling the Best Grapes in Oita Prefecture
These are the best grapes I have ever tasted in my life.
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Protected: Haruru Cafe
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Our First Apartment Shopping Day in Japan
It’s apartment shopping day for our very first apartment in Japan.
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Starting Life Anew into Our First Apartment in Rural Japan
The first few days in the Japanese countryside
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