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Posted on January 15, 2012 1 Comment
Winter has really hit Toyama this week. Every night, I make some chamomile tea and wrap a blanket around my shoulders. Just as I get ready to take a sip of the steaming tea, I turn off any music or TV show and listen outside for just a few minutes. I always hear the tempestuous […]
Posted on January 8, 2012 2 Comments
Japanese train stations are some of the most modern and efficient places I have ever seen, but here in the countryside, life moves at a slower pace. Our trains are still generally on time and used by the masses for work and leisure, but many inaka train stations here are rustic and barren, minus the waiting […]
Posted on November 5, 2011 Leave a Comment
One of the best parts of exploring a new culture and country is seeing things you never thought imaginable. I encountered this feeling of awe when I took the train to Fukuoka, Toyama in September to see the Tsukurimon festival, an event devoted to creating art out of produce. Here are some memorable pictures from the […]
Posted on October 24, 2011 3 Comments
Life is full of the unexpected. Some surprises change your life for the better, while others are extremely painful. All of us in the JET Programme have different reasons for wanting to live in Japan. Still, I am always surprised when I talk to someone who has dreamed of coming here since childhood. I often […]
Posted on October 22, 2011 Leave a Comment
The first Japanese festival I attended was the Owara Kaze no Bon Festival in the quiet mountain town of Yatsuo, in Toyama, Japan. Last September, I was still very new to Japan, and attending Owara was my first venture in Toyama alone. I was a little nervous but proud to be discovering a new country […]
Sheila Burt 