While my sister was still here, we decided to drive around Sasebo for a day and visit the different observatories! The Sasebo99 site has a few recommended observatories (link to the English site) and we basically based our trip on that. By the way, anyone know how to embed a google map saved locations thing? I… Read More Sasebo Observatories
Finally finishing my recap of the Kuroshima trip, which was more than half a month ago! If you don’t remember, in the last post, I talked about the Deguchi family and some trees (it sounds boring when I put it like that). Well, after visiting those two sites, our guide brought us to a lookout… Read More Kuroshima – Make Sure You Visit (Part 3)
I got back to Sasebo yesterday (almost typed Fukuoka out of habit) and finally have time to write this post. So as you probably know, I’ve graduated!!! And I managed to wear a hakama for my ceremony, something that I’ve been wanting to do. +Whitney Yee I went to go research about Hakama, like I promised.… Read More Graduation Post
Hey everyone! Just a quick post to say that after five years, my journey as a MEXT scholar has come to an end. Yesterday, I graduated from Kyudai, ending my university studies. 昨日、私は九州大学から卒業できました。あっという間に５年間が終わりました。たくさんの方々からお世話になりましたので、お礼を申し上げたいと思います。ありがとうございました。 I have wondered about what I should do after I graduate (I do have some travel posts which I plan to finish… Read More I’ve Graduated! 卒業しました！(Next steps?)
Hey everyone! Here’s part two of my trip to Kuroshima, continuing from where I left of the other time. After lunch, the guide brought us to look at… trees! I know it sounds boring, but the history behind them is pretty interesting. This is a camellia tree that will bear white flowers. It’s not the… Read More Kuroshima – Island of Faith (Part 2)
Since my sister is here, I wanted to bring her somewhere special. A little googling led me to Kuroshima island, which is famous for being one of the places where Christians hid during the persecution in Japan (mainly in the Tokugawa era). Another place would be the Goto islands, which is mentioned in Silence, but… Read More Kuroshima – Island of Hidden Christians (Part 1)
Since my sister is here and I’m not familiar with the area, we decided to explore Sasebo using a map. There was a guidebook, and they gave this “model course” for Sasebo city: If you can’t see it, the course goes like this: Sasebo station → Tunnel Yokocho Arcade → Hario Market → Sasebo Bridge… Read More We Tried the Recommended Sasebo Walking Route
昨日、第２回 きもの美人大賞を参加するために、福岡に戻りました。優勝しなかったですが、先生から「頑張った特別賞」（正式名前ではない）をいただきました！ Yesterday, I took a two hour drive back to Fukuoka to participate in a Kimono-related event! It’s supposed to be some kind of contest where you wear the kimono and get judged on how well you wear it, but I ended up getting a lot of help towards the end. Even my hair… Read More 第２回 きもの美人大賞
Alright, it’s time to talk about moving. Although I have technically moved once, from Tokyo to Fukuoka, that was four years ago. And I had a lot less stuff (books) then, which made the move relatively simple. This time, I was bringing a lot more books and a piano and quite a few kimonos as… Read More Moving Out of the Prefecture (A Guide)
In my usual topsy-turvy fashion, I’ll be sharing photos of my new place before I share about how I moved and all that. Mostly because I already have the photos ready while all I have for the other post is a list of things that I did before and after I moved (also, if you… Read More My New Apartment!
