Well, I’ve made it 24 years, four months, and one week before any injuries that required a trip to the […]
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御朱印第11号ー善光寺
Goshuin number 11 is from Zenkō-ji! Wait… Doesn’t this stamp look different from the one you already have for Zenkō-ji? […]
Influ– *sneeze* Influenz– *cough*
HAPPY NEW YEAR (17 days late)!!!!! It has been much too long since my last update on how things are […]
牛丼ーGyudon
Yummy, yummy gyudon. *sigh* Gyudon is a very simple dish to make (I’ve made it a few times myself). Translated […]
What’s the deal with rulers?!
A couple of months into teaching, I made a worksheet for a grammar point the ninth graders were learning. I […]
Gesturing in Japan
This is something I wished I had paid more attention to before coming to Japan / that would have been […]
御朱印第10号ー国分寺
Goshuin number 10 is from the 国分寺 (Kokubun-ji) in Jōetsu! When I finally arrived at this temple (after getting MANY […]
馬刺しー Basashi
I knew the day would come when I would eat basashi. It is one of the foods that Nagano Prefecture […]
Shrine vs. Temple — What’s the difference?
You find a beautifully decorated building in Japan. You notice the place to wash your hands off to the side, […]
御朱印第8-9号ー戸隠神社奥社
My, what a fancy stamp! Goshuin number 8★ is from the 戸隠神社奥社(Togakushi Jinjya Okusha). There are actually three shrines on […]
A Passport and Chopsticks 