It’s been many months since my last post on this topic, so let’s see if I can’t dig up some more stories to share with you all!
Teaching in Japan Stories #3
Category: Japan
Yomu in Japan: Cultural Festival Edition
All right, I’ve been dragging my feet a bit in regards to writing this post. It’s actually been a little over a month now, as the cultural festival I attended at one of my schools was actually in late September.
But I did say I’d write about it, so here we go.
Why are you embarrassed?
Another idea has crossed my mind in a similar vein to the last blog post I wrote about life and how anime stories can alter our perspective / expectations of it.
But this one tackles something else that we often see and experience in life.
And while the idea was inspired by an experience I had here in Japan, the topic itself is far from exclusive to Japan.
Anime Vs. Reality – The School Swimming Pool
Yep, it’s a somewhat (very) random subject to bring up.
Of all the things I could write about, I chose the school swimming pool.
Just like when I wrote about the Childhood Friend, this is just something that I noticed and then thought about how it compared to what I’d seen in anime. Seeing as this is an anime blog, I wanted to write about it.
Yomu in Japan: Summer Break (Kamikochi Edition)
Rounding off the trip, we visited Kamikochi, a beautiful area containing hotels, campgrounds, hiking trails, a nice lake, and just stunning views.
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Yomu in Japan: Summer Break (Matsumoto City Edition)
After the Chuo Alps, we went straight to Matsumoto City.
It’s one of the bigger cities in the prefecture.
I believe Matsumoto City also has the liveliest night life scene in the prefecture, with quite the downtown / red light district. Plenty of host / hostess clubs, snack bars, massage parlors, regular bars, hotels, and all that. Even on a Wednesday night though there were quite a few people out, drinking and staggering around.
Culturally the highlight is Matsumoto Castle, which is basically right in the downtown area.
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Yomu in Japan: Summer Break (Chuo Alps Edition)
From Kiso City we headed towards Matsumoto.
On the way, we visited the Chuo Alps, also called Senjōjiki Cirque.
Basically, you take a gondola up some 3000 meters or something like that into the alps of the mountains. And from there, you can hike all the way to the summit.
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Yomu in Japan: Summer Break (Kiso City Edition)
After stopping at Magome, we arrived at Kiso City. It’s a beautiful little city tucked in between a small valley with a river running through it. Because the valley is tight, the city basically climbs up the side of a mountain, making it a multi-level city.
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Yomu in Japan: Summer Break (Magome Edition)
After Iida City, we traveled towards Kiso City.
On the way, we stopped at this beautiful small post town, Magome.
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Yomu in Japan: Summer Break (Iida City Edition)
Well, summer break isn’t over yet.
But I’ve just got back from a week of travelling throughout Nagano!
Also summer break is just a little over 2 weeks, as it started on Aug 1st, and ends on Aug 18th. Unfortunate, but everything is messed up this year because of the ‘rona.
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