Old Japan Journal, Part 4

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...

Old Japan Journal, Part Three

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...

Old Japan Journal, Part Two

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...

Old Japan Journal, Part One

Over the next little while, I thought I’d share some stories and thoughts from my past experiences in Japan. As many readers probably already know, I spent a year in Osaka, teaching English at Grace English School. I was there from August 2002 until August 2003,...