Category: Japan

Six months ago I announced that I failed the N5 level of the Japanese Language proficiency test. I tried to be positive about it but...

Take a short train ride outside Tokyo to Saitama to the Railway Museum and enjoy hours of fun learning about railway technology over the years...

Tottori Prefecture and Western Jamaica’s relationship has been growing deeper and closer. Culture, sports, tourism, education and training partnerships have been mutually beneficial and the...

I played table tennis it high school, reluctantly at first as I wanted to do track and field but my asthma made me unable to manage...

Recently I went to a driving school in Japan to aid me in acquiring my driver’s license here. For most foreigners getting a driver’s license...

A few weeks ago I recognized that it has been one year since I have been living in Japan. I am amazed at how fast...

I recently went to Tokyo. Travelling from my rural island via ferry and overnight bus. I really enjoyed myself in Tokyo but then it was...

It’s now officially one year since I plopped off that plane in Tokyo excited about moving to Japan. I have blogged and spoken about it...

Kanji are characters adopted from Chinese for writing Japanese. Together with Kanji, Hiragana and Katakana make up the Japanese writing system. In the beginning its...

A few weeks ago I attended a yard sale-style event put on by the boarders at the High School on my island. The aim was...