Abroad in Japan

First, I will start this post by quickly listing all of the things I will miss most about Japan: The food – Japanese food is awesome, no further explanation is needed The heated toilet seats an...

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Having been in Japan for a while, I have used quite a bit of public transportation. Trains, buses, shinkansen (bullet trains) and subways exist virtually ubiquitously throughout Japan. Even smal...

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I am not sure if you are familiar with anime or manga, so I will take the liberty of briefly explaining it. Simply put, anime is Japanese animation and manga is Japanese comic books (it would do ...

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Okay, as random as this may be, green tea flavored foods are really popular in Japan. So, while I was walking around the store, I took pictures of some of the many green tea flavored foods for yo...

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Kyusei Nature Farming, which was started by Mokichi Okada, is another method of organic farming, though it differs a bit from the previously discussed Natural Farming Method. Kyusei Nature Farm...

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For anyone who does not know, I will preface this by saying that I am a vegan. Vegans do not eat any animal products including meat, fish, eggs, milk, butter, cheese, etc. Before I left to Japan,...

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So, Garrett and I went on a trip to Nara. It is a beautiful city with many traditional looking buildings and many sights to see. In Nara, there is Nara Park, which is famous for it’s amazingly ...

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Japan is a leading manufacturer (and consumer) of solar energy. 45% of all solar photovoltaic cells are produced in Japan and a great amount of what is produced is used by Japanese consumers. I...

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Japan is a country with comparatively little natural resources, so it is not surprising that most Japanese people do not like to waste. However, it seems that conserving resources and not wasting...

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As a follow up to my Japanese house post, I am now going to post about Japanese grocery stores. You will notice some things are similar, and some are very different. Take a look: I left out pictu...

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