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Start learning Japanese early Although it was not required to be able to speak and read Japanese, I think that it is really helpful to at...

This week, I went to the Mitama Matsuri Festival with Ryan, Kelsey, and Ocean. During the summer, there are festivals in Japan to honor...

This week, my friends from High School, Kai and Jennifer visited Japan, so we went to Fuji-Q Highland Park and DisneySea again. Fuji-Q is...

This week, I went to 4 different cafes, all with a different theme. Here is my review on them all Top Left: Hunter X Hunter Pop Up Cafe...

Me and Ocean went to Osaka with our friends studying abroad at Meikai University, Kana, Kelsey, and Ryan. This was my first time in...

This week, me and Ocean met up with our friends, Saya, Kristy, Jamie, Christina, and Kylie. Saya is visiting Japan for the summer and...

This week, a couple of my friends from Shidler visited Japan after graduation, so we took a day trip to Kamakura, a small city located in...

Unfortunately, this week's blog will be a shorter one since I got sick and I stayed home most of the week. To get better, I focused on...

The highlight of this week was definitely the Warner Bros. Studio Tour Tokyo - The Making of Harry Potter. This experience was in Nerima,...

I went to the Tokyo Night Market in Yoyogi Park this week. There were lots of different vendors, ranging from food, drinks, crafts, art,...

I started this week off by visiting Akasaka Station, which has been transformed to a Harry Potter themed station. The staircase exiting...

This week was Golden Week in Japan, which is a when there are many holidays consecutively next to a weekend in early May. As I had a...

This week, I met up with 2 other Shidler students, Ocean and Kazuki, who is a UH Alumni. We went to see the Azalea shrubs at Nezu Shrine....

This week started out a little rough, as I got sick and stayed home during the first half, but after recovering, I visited Asakusa, an...

Classes started this week at Hitotsubashi University, and since the school operates on a quarter schedule, I am currently taking 4...

Week 2 was filled with many adventures, but the highlight being a day trip into Ginza, an upscale shopping and dining district! I was...

This week was full of visiting the more popular areas of Tokyo on the search for Sakura. Luckily, I arrived in Japan just as the start of...