Like other major cities in the world, Yokohama is divided into areas, and in my humble opinion, the Mintao Mirai area is by far the[…]

I went camping during Golden Week in Nagano Prefecture, and I nearly froze to death because I mistakenly chose a campsite up in the mountains.[…]

I’ve been living in Japan for about 14 years now, and there are still some things here that take some getting used to. Laundry I[…]

I know there’s the saying “When in Rome, do as the Romans do,” and I think that beautifully applies when you’re traveling. Living abroad, however,[…]

I finally got around to watching Wakanda Forever on Disney Plus. I’d been meaning to for quite some time now – I’d actually planned to[…]

I know I wrote last year about obtaining and attempting to grow Asian pear trees in my little terrace. Unfortunately, about a month after writing[…]

Most people who venture to Asakusa Station are there for the shrine. While it really is a beautiful shrine, it is absolutely soaked through with[…]

I miss watching HGTV. There’s something incredibly soothing about watching other people take a house and rennovate it. For a while I even enjoyed watching[…]

It comes with the territory of trying to become a professional author, but rejection still stings. I know fear of that pain is why many[…]

Yet another devastating earthquake has struck the world, this time in a region that is already in chaos. Before moving to Japan, I had no[…]