Melissa's Travel Adventures

Exploring Japan with a Wyvern

Status: Off of hiatus!

  • I know people are curious about my school life, and I have been hesitant to share any details to protect student, staff, and my own personal privacy. However! I have been diligently taking pictures of (almost) every single school lunch I’ve eaten for the past semester, and now that it’s summer break after the first… Read More


  • For this visit, I will go backwards from the end and work to the beginning! This places the largest section at the end. I visited Shinjuku for a second time on June 4, 2023. I didn’t see many sights in Shinjuku this time, even though I spent some time wandering the district. (Shinjuku is a… Read More


  • My third day in Hakone did not go as planned. There were still some highlights, but I definitely missed some of the things I wanted to do due to services being closed from high winds. Very sad. The first item for the day was a visit to Owakudani. Owakudani is located on Mount Kami, a… Read More


About Me

My name is Melissa, and I am an ALT working in the Chiba Prefecture. My travel buddy is Gareth, who loves to ride on my shoulder.

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