Today the Hokkai University treated the surrounding schools to a one day bus tour of two local attractions: The Yamaguchi Koen and the Nikka Whisky distillery. The Yamaguchi Koen is a grape/fruit farm where I think they also make wine. The Nikka Whisky distillery is an old (1934) distillery that brews Scottish style whisky. [...]
Ok big post:
Instead of breaking this into two posts I wanted to write it as one big post. On September 20th and on the 27th (yesterday) a group of us LC students and other foreigners got the privilage to visit a Japanese elementary school (Sho-gaku). The experience was one I’ll never forget. The school [...]
I’m not sure if this made American News, but this is very big news in Japan.
From The Japan Times Online:
Abe made prime minister
*New* Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe
Earlier in the day, Abe was elected prime minister with the majority vote held by the LDP and its coalition partner, New Komeito, in the House of Representatives. [...]
On Wednesdays I don’t have morning classes, so this wednesday I decided to check out the Atsubetsu Ward Pool (プール). The pool is near the Shin-Sapporo Station, McDonalds, and other Government Offices.
When I arrived I thought it looked like a fairly modern pool. It was 9:30am and the pool opened at 10:00am. They still let [...]
Today I registered for my *extra classes* today on top of Japanese class. The extra classes i’m taking is Japanese Society through film and Intro to Shinto & Christianity in Japan. Last week I was able to sample most of the classes offered to forigners and those two seemed like interesting choices. Mind you, these [...]
Beware the Japanese KAMI-KAZE-KOLD…!
If you’ve been following along you know that i’ve been under a tough cold that refuses to go. It’s been traveling from the boy (kei) to me, then on to the Dad (June-chan), and now it’s plaguing the mom (Na-chan).
The Japanese word for this cold is *”Kaze” (かぜ). However, this is [...]
Maybe it makes no difference or maybe it makes all the difference in the world, but I never thought that I’d be sitting at the table with a Japanese family at 6pm on a sunday listening to Pink Floyd’s “The great big gig in the sky.”
Yeah… Pink Floyd rocks here too. We’re all just [...]
Having lived in America for years I’ve grown accustomed to certain combinations like: Burgers & Coke; Doughnuts and Bagels & Coffee; and Cookies with Mocha. Never in my life would I think of coffee and burgers being a good combo, yet Moss Burger, The Japanese Fine Burger and Coffee some how makes this combo work.
Doing [...]
The Centennial Memorial Tower and Nopporo Forest ParkSo I couldn’t help it.
Everyday I ride past this giant tower. It makes me think I’m more in Qo’noS (the Klingon Homeworld) then Sapporo, Japan, Earth. (don’t ask me how I know that).
I had to figure out what this thing is all about… So after the flea mart [...]
Today I flipped through a Japanese “What’s happening in Sapporo” and it mentioned a flea market (Read: Swap meet) happening near my house at the Atsubetsu Ward Office Parking Lot. (For those who know were I live, it’s next to the Shin-Sapporo Station)
So off on my route…. taking the 12 down to the Micky-d’s where [...]
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