

NZ Reunion! Kyoto Sunday
Today I met up with one of my closest NZ friends! She and her family had flown in this morning. They were only holidaying in the Kansai...


Reunion! Kyoto Saturday
The night bus ride passed pretty quickly. I’m not sure if I ever completely fell asleep, it’s like sleeping on the plane – that half...


Chill day @ Tatebayashi
Had a super chill day out in Tatebayashi today, another city in Gunma. Woke up at 9:00am and went to pick up some other ALT friends at...


Spontaneous Trip to Kamikōchi!
We set off from my place at around 12:30am. Since I wasn't driving today I just slept in the car. Arrived at Sawando parking lot at...


Golden Week begins...ish
This year's Golden Week is a bit funny because the public holidays didn't all line up in a row, so it's a 3 day weekend (Monday off)...


Flower Park Exploration
Another day out today, but today’s trip was in Gunma only, and the focus was on all the flower parks! Because spring this year has been...


Ibaraki Day Trip!
Day trip to Ibaraki planned for today woo! Woke up super early at 5:40am to go fuel up and pick up an ALT friend, and then drove back to...


Kanramachi Samurai Festival
Another lovely day out today, this time to Kanramachi’s samurai festival! Woke up early at 7:30am since the festival starts pretty early....


Tokyo Thursday - 花見!
Took annual leave for today since I needed to use some (I’ve hardly used any so if I don't use some they’ll go to waste!), and went to...


A chill weekend
Saturday 3rd March Had a mini sleep in till 9:00am before waking up and doing some laundry. After the laundry was finished we headed out...