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こんにちは！ Just a small photo post today. Last Saturday we went to the annual Tatebayashi matsuri (festival) with our friends Sam and Kevin, who were visiting from Australia. We also ran into Katie and Kyle, a new ALT, along the way! It was a whopping 35C (95F) that afternoon, and so, so humid – I … Continue reading Tatebayashi Festival
Hello all! June was a good month for us, despite the awful heat that struck the last week. The fields outside our apartment were flooded and planted with rice. It was cool to watch the process! There’s also a lovely garden owned by a neighbour in the back! It’s nice to see corn again, even … Continue reading This Month in Pictures – June
Hello all! I realise it’s been a while since I’ve posted, so here’s a little update on what we’ve been up to the past few weeks. First, it’s been hot! So we had to hit up the best place in town on a hot day: Yagiya, which sells kakigori! We met up with our friend … Continue reading This Month in Pictures – May
こんにちは！ It’s Golden Week in Japan, a time of the year when several holidays (Showa Day, Constitution Memorial Day, Greenery Day, and Children’s Day) fall close together, which usually means one or two long weekends! This year we happened to have Monday, Thursday, and Friday off; usually this week is a prime time to travel … Continue reading Wheat Field Wanderings
こんばんは！ Back home, my favourite season was always fall. I loved the changing colours and the crisp air, the pumpkins and excitement of Halloween. Since moving to Japan, though, I’ve fallen in love with spring. I’ve never seen anything as beautiful as a long line of sakura trees swaying in the breeze as petals flurry down … Continue reading Spring in Tatebayashi
Hello all! It’s been a hectic couple of months, so I haven’t been able to update much lately – the biggest reason being that we now live in a brand-new apartment! And when I say brand-new, I mean the complex was still being built when we signed the lease! I noticed early on that apartments … Continue reading This Month in Pictures – February and March
Hello everyone! Just last Monday we had a snow storm sweep through our region of Japan. Here in Tatebayashi, snow is pretty rare; the temperature rarely dips below -3C/26F, and it’s very dry. About once every ten years or so a big snow storm hits; the most recent was four years ago, our first winter … Continue reading Winter in Tatebayashi
