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Snowboarding in Nagano

Just got back form snowboarding in Nagano with some friends. We went as part of a tour package, and the whole thing cost about 20,000 yen, including rentals. Pretty reasonable as far as traveling in Japan goes.
I met my friends (one of whom shall be known as the Nameless One from here on out […]

Snowboarding in Niigata

Winter vacation is over and now it’s back to work. I think it actually makes it harder having a long vacation because you fall into a routine of sleeping late, eating whatever yo want, and doing whatever you want when you want to do it. With shorter vacations, at least you don’t feel the impact […]

An Encounter with the Police

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 […]