Japanese Journal 003
Itadakimasu For a good portion of my life, like most Americans, I had only a superficial view of Japanese culture. Sushi, sumo, kimono, electronics, and fast trains. As I began to become familiar with the culture, my views began to change. I can identify the exact moment when I fell in love with J-Culture: Itadakimasu! […]
Japanese Journal 002
Best Travel Night Ever When Yuka and I travel to Japan together, we usually devote about a week to separate travel. Yuka visits old friends in Tokyo, and I go on what we’ve begun to call my “adventure week.” This is the time I go off to explore somewhere that I find interesting but usually […]
Japanese Journal 001
First Look Nothing, absolutely nothing prepares you for that first look of Shinjuku at night. My first trip to Japan came about when I was booked to deliver a couple days of training at the military base in Atsugi. I landed at Narita and went to Atsugi the next day. After my training, I decided […]