by Whitey | Mar 28, 2008 | Life in Japan
One recent weekend I was wandering around taking pictures and enjoying the nice weather (It’s spring here, you know, and that actually means something, unlike back in Canada). In front of Nagoya Station, probably the busiest part of the city, I saw the...
by Whitey | Mar 27, 2008 | Life in Japan
I was wandering around in Sakae (a busy, trendy shopping district of Nagoya) one Friday night and heard what sounded like live music. I followed the sound a sure enough, there was a band playing on the sidewalk in front of a certain department store near a busy street...
by Whitey | Mar 21, 2008 | Life in Japan, Thoughts on Missions
I hesitated to share this story because I don’t want to come across as culturally insensitive or religiously intolerant. So first let me say that I do respect people of other religions (here in Japan it’s Buddhism and Shinto), whether I agree with them (or...
by Whitey | Sep 19, 2007 | Life in Japan
Following is another old entry from my former website, written during my first, year-long stay in Japan: Monday, February 24, 2003: Relaxation, Japanese-style… Last Monday I had a Japanese-style relaxation experience. I was invited for dinner to a...
by Whitey | Sep 13, 2007 | Life in Japan
Continuing my series of reflections from my first time in Japan (2002-2003), here is another entry, re-posted from the web journal I had going at the time: Saturday, December 2, 2002: Reflections on Kyoto … The lady who guided us is a student here, and was a...
by Whitey | Aug 20, 2007 | Life in Japan
This is another post from my old website’s journal. I’m not posting these in any particular order. This one was based on one of my final adventures before leaving Japan: Climbing Mount Fuji. I post it today to go along with the above Photo of the Week of...
