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Paul Hackshaw

Japan Travel Member

I'm 49 years young and come from Auckland, New Zealand. I have now lived in Japan about 25 years, almost the entire time has been spent in the Kansai area. I originally lived in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture in 1987 and then moved to Osaka. Spending a few years in Osaka and when I married I moved to South Kyoto/Nara. I have been teaching English at several universities for a few years and since 2007 have been living in Nara. I realised after living here a while that I didn't really know much about the area I have been living in. My usual routine was to go in a straight line between home and work, and a beer on the way home. I have found some great little drinking spots and bars in my travels. Getting involved with Japan Tourist it has offered me the opportunity to go out and explore my neigborhood and to share my adventures as someone who has made Japan my home for 25 years. I hope that through Japan Tourist people will come to see the real Japan and learn a little more about the Nara I have come to know that you won't really learn about in guide books.

I'm 49 years young and come from Auckland, New Zealand. I have now lived in Japan about 25 years, almost the entire time has been spent in the Kansai area. I originally lived in Takamatsu, Kagawa prefecture in 1987 and then moved to Osaka. Spending a few years in Osaka and when I married I moved to South Kyoto/Nara. I have been teaching English at several universities for a few years and since 2007 have been living in Nara. I realised after living here a while that I didn't really know much about the area I have been living in. My usual routine was to go in a straight line between home and work, and a beer on the way home. I have found some great little drinking spots and bars in my travels. Getting involved with Japan Tourist it has offered me the opportunity to go out and explore my neigborhood and to share my adventures as someone who has made Japan my home for 25 years. I hope that through Japan Tourist people will come to see the real Japan and learn a little more about the Nara I have come to know that you won't really learn about in guide books.

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Yamanobe-no-Michi Walking Trail

Yamanobe-no-Michi Walking Trail

A leg of Japan's oldest road

Hourai Onsen in Nara

Hourai Onsen in Nara

Weekend trip to the hot springs

Gallery

Naramachi Shopping District

Naramachi Shopping District

Nara

Nara

Ganko Ittetsu Nagaya Artisan shops

Ganko Ittetsu Nagaya Artisan shops

Nara

Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara

Kasuga Grand Shrine, Nara

Nara

Nara

Latest articles by Paul

Odai-ga-hara Hiking Trail

Odai-ga-hara Hiking Trail Virgin forest, wild animals and ocean view

Yamanobe-no-Michi Walking Trail

Yamanobe-no-Michi Walking Trail A leg of Japan's oldest road

Isonokami Shrine

Isonokami Shrine

Ganko Ittetsu Nagaya Artisan shops

Ganko Ittetsu Nagaya Artisan shops

PizzaVilla Mago Restaurant

PizzaVilla Mago Restaurant