I found this frog on the way to school. There are tons of them living in the rice paddies, but it’s rare for me to see one that’s not squished on the road.… more →
Shiga滋賀物語Monogatariwrote 2 days ago: In February, just before interviews, I joined a Facebook group 2012 JET Program(me) hopefuls. Some … more →
wrote 4 days ago: After 3 weeks, Hikone has ceased to be “that place in Shiga”, but hasn’t quite bec … more →
wrote 1 week ago: I found this frog on the way to school. There are tons of them living in the rice paddies, but it … more →
wrote 1 week ago: Addition to Japan Blog Directory New Blog: Usolee’s Weblog “Everyday here may not be sug … more →
wrote 2 weeks ago: In between games we looked up and saw this. I think this was my first time seeing a rainbow like thi … more →
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wrote 3 weeks ago: #006 – MIKAMI-YAMA - Oii! Oooii! The old God of Pleasure, his robes half tucked into his undergarme … more →
wrote 4 weeks ago: My friends Chika and Ayako from Wakayama came to visit me for two days on Golden Week (a week that h … more →
wrote 1 month ago: There isn’t a whole lot for me to explain about the sakura (Japanese cherry blossoms). I took … more →
wrote 1 month ago: After looking at my music list in my iTunes, I realized that I have really outdated songs from older … more →
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wrote 2 months ago: This is some of the video footage from our Koka-ryu Kempo Sankei Workshop 2012 In the training of th … more →
wrote 2 months ago: Pink slime Would you eat it? Chances are, you already have. Pink slime, or lean finely textured b … more →
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wrote 2 months ago: Last month, the family once more hit the road to go up to Shiga in Nagano Prefecture to get a few da … more →
wrote 2 months ago: There are a whole range of ski/snowboard resorts in Japan and that’s totally understandably, t … more →
wrote 3 months ago: The Mt. Hiei Artificial Ski Slope is an abandoned ski resort near the top of Mount Hiei on the borde … more →