Living in Japan
Looking Back at Comiket 75
Comic Market 76 or Comiket will be starting tomorrow and as I’m typing this, there are probably people already queuing up overnight to get in. Ever since hearing about comiket, I have always been fascinated by it and wanted to take a look. When I was living in Japan, I took the chance to see [...]
Gion Matsuri
Was talking to a couple of my friends in Kyoto and they were talking to me about going to Gion Matsuri. For those who don’t know, Gion Matsuri or Gion Festival that occurs throughout the month of July every year in Kyoto. The high point of the festival takes place today, July 17.
Japanese Phones
Ever since DoCoMo released its 905i series, I’ve noticed there has been a huge demand for these phones and its predecessors. This was because these phones are able to be used outside of Japan, something not many Japanese phones was able to do before. Being a phone lover, I’m glad a lot more people are [...]
Suntory Beer Factory
Every semester my university organizes a field trip or two to interesting places around Kansai. The most memorable one was perhaps to Suntory’s beer factory. There were about 60 of us including the teachers. After splitting us into two buses, we were off!
Ennichi
I remember being woken up early one Saturday morning by a friend asking if I wanted to go to a nearby ennichi at Fujinomori Shrine. Ennichi (縁日) is basically a festival held at temple/shrine and is believed by some Japanese to be a day that has a special relation with a particular deity. Though, in [...]
Himeji Castle
Since I didn’t have a blog till recently, I’ve decided I’d write about some of my previous highlights in Japan. Around this time last year(or earlier), I went to Himeji to visit a few friends of mine. They figured that for someone who has never been to Himeji, the best place to visit would of [...]
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