My first visit to Tokyo took place on April 4th-5th, and I did quite a lot of things! I explored Tokyo Station, visited the top of Tokyo Tower (to be shown in a future post), stayed in a capsule hotel, and more. Tokyo is a massive city and I barely scratched the surface of it;…

Japan is well-known for its abundance of flowers, especially during spring. Different flowers are constantly blooming. These are the flowers I spotted in late March-early April, mostly in Yachimata; I tried to stick to wildflowers, but some of these are cultivated. There are so many flowers that each month or so has a different set,…

Welcome to Yachimata, the city I am working in as an ALT! It’s a small town of a little less than 70,000 people, about a half hour away from Chiba and two hours away from Tokyo by train. Above is an image of the city’s town hall. Yachimata is known for producing peanuts, and, predictably,…