A week or so ago while my dad was visiting, we were stopped by the police. This is not an unusual occurrence. In fact, I would even go so far as to say that it happens quite regularly. The difference this time was that instead of being treated courteously and professionally, we were treated like […]

The ninth annual Domatsuri (officially, Nippon Domannaka Matsuri, or にっぽんど真ん中祭り in Japanese) was held on the 25th and 26th of August. Luckily, as with the last Domatsuri I went to, the weather was beautiful. The sun was a little harsh for taking pictures, but it was a clear day with a few beautiful clouds scattered […]

After my week in Florida, I headed up to Alaska to visit my parents. The trip was just as long (I believe it was longer, actually) than my trip from Nagoya to Florida. Part of that was due to a long layover in Denver. When I used to come to Japan, I used to stop […]