

New apartment procedures progressing smoothly!
Woke up a bit early (for weekend standards) today at 9:00am and went to the supermarket to stock up on some groceries. I thought it would...


Isesaki: High School Festival!
Slept in till 10:00am ish before waking up and having cereal for breakfast. A chill day today, with the only plan being to go and see...


Chill Weekend
Saturday 26th May Slept in till 9:00am before waking up and skyping some NZ friends. Had some udon for breakfast while skyping, and then...


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...


Reunion! Tokyo Saturday
Yay it’s the weekend! Woke up early today at 7:15am to catch the 8:24am train to Tokyo. Arrived at Shibuya Station at 10:10, and headed...


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...