PHOTOBLOG: Ogaki Festival May 2013

This weekend was a large festival in Ogaki (Gifu Prefecture), just 1 train stop away from me. Saturday’s events were cancelled due to heavy rain, but Sunday turned out warm & sunny. The… Read More →

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PHOTOBLOG: “Naked Man” Festival

Photoblog of the ‘Naked Man’ Festival in Hida Furukawa (the town just north of Takayama). This festival occurred about 10 days ago, and it was super cold out (actually it snowed the following… Read More →

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PHOTOBLOG: Easter Egg Hunt

This afternoon was an Easter egg hunt at a park near our school. Yes, I know Easter was a few weeks ago, but a few weeks ago was a busy first few weeks… Read More →

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Slice of Life: Gifu Kitagawa Apartments

Today I biked around and came across this apartment community nearby. Take a look – Does it look like somewhere you might want to live? What words come to mind?:   Pretty nice,… Read More →

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Slice of Life: A Small Earthquake

I have lived in Japan for one year as of this week. I also previously lived for about 7 months in Los Angeles, right on the fault line there. But I never once… Read More →

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PHOTOBLOG: さくら Cherry Blossoms

In late April 2012 I first arrived in the rural, mountain town of Takayama, Japan, to find cherry blossoms just starting to bloom – later than most other places due to the elevation… Read More →

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Slice of Life: Kindergarten Graduation Ceremony

Less than 2 weeks ago kindergartens in Takayama held their graduation ceremonies. It was very formal, serious, and cute. All kindergarten students were in attendance, in full uniform (they have a few uniforms,… Read More →

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