Himeji: Rock Festival + Tsukimi

I met up with my hosts Kyoko and Megumi around 12:30. I didn’t have a clue where we were going, but in any case we headed to a park behind the castle. Before we arrived, Kyoko asked me whether I liked rock music, so I told her I did, and she answered she didn’t and … Continue reading →

Strange customs of Japan (GenkiJACS blog)

I found this nice list of ‘strange customs of Japan’ on the GenkiJACS blog (the school in Japan I will study at). The students could write down anything they thought strange or special. Some points are very interesting, other strange and of course some are just funny. In between the brackets are the comments the … Continue reading →