Kansui Ikura Onsen
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Yokota AB is not a bad place to wait for flights
... travel expenses. It was 41 dollars a night and we happily split the bill. Very nice..with a private room with tv, living room with another tv and complete kitchen. Food wise, we went to the Base exchange and ate at the food court and bought some tv dinners at the commissary for the following meals which is way cheaper than eating ...
Kurashiki and Onomichi: Rainy day Plan B
Well, the original plan was go do some biking today...specifically the 50km Shimanami Kaido trail, which connects Honshu with Shikoku via several islands in the inland sea. The islands themselves have a few attractions, but are more known for their scenery, beaches and citrus (and olives on one island) crops. You can rent a bicycle either at Onomichi on the Honshu side or Imabari on the Shikoku side and drop it off at ...
Christmas WITH Cake
... my teacher wore a Santa hat. We asked the kids about things like where Santa’s from (apparently Finland to the Japanese), what a reindeer was, who his helpers were, what bad children received in their stockings… it was a lot of fun with my very responsive 2nd years (8th graders). Then we played Pass the Parcel (a present wrapped in lots of layers that you take off one at a time) with cute little ornaments I got at the 100 yen shop. I also ...
The Art of the Enkai
... As we were leaving, the teachers suddenly split into two groups, and I realized I was in the group heading out for the 三次会, the 3rd party of the night or 2nd afterparty. Oh Japan. I’ve heard this can keep going for 4, 5, 6 parties, but wasn’t expecting it really. Karaoke is usually in there too, but tonight they opted into an 居酒屋, Izakaya, a Japanese-style pub.
It was here, at the Izakaya, with the ...
The Year That Thanksgiving Happened Twice
... or chicken, certainly not pork and beef was rough. Seafood, blah. Since coming here, I ate seafood at lunch quite a bit, and while I don’t seek it out, eat beef and pork without much complaint. Although I love cheeseburgers again. Chicken is rare, without the skin still attached anyway. Veggie dishes usually have fish or bacon (which isn’t meat, according to some Japanese) hidden, or sometimes in plain sight so you "can pick it off." But turkey. ...
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