Culture The Japanese Language Barrier Emma Sletteland My experience moving to Japan without knowing any Japanese, surviving the language barrier, and slowly starting to break it.
14 Transportation The Ferry to Zamami Peter Sidell Taking the ferry from Naha to Zamami in Japan's tropical island chain of Okinawa, you can enjoy views of the open ocean and of scores of beautiful islands
12 Culture Shrine on the Beach Larry Knipfing In this case, I was excited to find this shrine after walking up along the... Most people never even noticed it was there - they were too busy enjoying
12 Culture The Other Imamiya Shrine Meg Sing A smaller Imamiya shrine in northwest suburbs of Kyoto, not to be confused with the shrine of the same name north of Daitoku-ji Temple.
11 Culture The Historical Hozenji Temple Erika Arceo The statue of Mizukake Fudo has remained intact even after a fire razed... third eye on his forehead, Fudo’s image seeks to frighten people so that they
Activities Exploring the Japanese Countryside Olivia Lee A blog about what the Japanese countryside has to offer.
