Yamakasa (山笠) is on the 15th, but they had the 山笠集団山見せ (Yamakasa shudan yamamise) today, which is a like a pre-Yamakasa event. Since I was in Tenjin to meet a friend anyway, we decided to go and take a look. We arrived about 30 minutes before the first float was supposed to reach, so we managed… Read More 山笠集団山見せ
I don’t really talk about Tanabata here, because it’s not a very big festival, but I did go and see the illumination at Fukuoka Tower, so I wanted to share that! But first, the Tanabata-themed wagashi that I bought: Cute, but extremely sweet. I’m not done with it yet >< I did here that there… Read More Tanabata 2016
Finally, my long-delayed recap of ICPC Youth aka the reason I was in Tokyo in the first place. The first part of ICPC Youth was a presentation, and it… well, it went better than expected, but to be honest, I expected that it would go badly. But let’s back up to before that. We got… Read More ICPC Youth
It seems like among the people who came to Japan to study with me, a very high proportion of them become cynical/disillusioned about Japan. A minority end up leaving (although homesickness plays a big part in this too), a few end up complaining about Japan all the time, some find themselves swearing more/being more negative… Read More Why People Get Disillusioned With Japan (Some Theories)
I’m back from the Tokyo trip, and it was… eventful. While I decide how much of the school stuff I want to share, let me first share with you Aoyama Flower Market Tea House (Kichijoji branch), also known as Green House. I have been wanting to go to the Tea House for quite some time… Read More Aoyama Flower Market Tea House (Kichijoji)
Yesterday, I blogged about part one of my one day trip. Today, I’m going to continue with the rest of the trip, in Mojiko. After visiting Kokura castle, we headed to the nearest station, only to discover that we would have to change trains at Kokura anyway. So now you know – you should just… Read More One Day Trip to Kokura and Mojiko (Part 2: Mojiko)
Last Saturday, I brought a friend to Kitakyushu. More specifically, Kokura and Mojiko (gotta be specific, since Space World is also part of Kitakyushu, and so is Kawachi Fuji Garden). While this isn’t an exhaustive guide, I hope that it can serve as inspiration should you ever find yourself planning to make a one day… Read More One Day Trip to Kokura and Mojiko (Part 1: Kokura)
With this, I finish recapping the noteworthy and sharable parts of my Singapore trip, and can move on to the things that have been happening recently. Hopefully I finish that by Wednesday, so expect posts tomorrow as well! Anyway, when I was still in Singapore, I managed to go to two exhibitions at the central… Read More NLB Exhibitions
This is going to be so embarrassing, and I’m not even sure how I’m going to say this (stood in the train staring at the phone for a long long time before starting to type this) so… Um Ummm UMMMMM *takes deep breath*I’m not going to that company that I was so excited about. Considering… Read More Big Announcement (re: Job)
Second post in as many days! Ok, I think I shouldn’t be sharing about the wedding, because while I took part in it, it isn’t really mine to share. So I’ll just talk about what I managed to do in Singapore. One of the things (and was on my MUST DO list) was… visit Underwater… Read More Last Visit To Underwater World
