Monthly Archives: July 2013
Wk 7 – Nagoya Pt. 2: Licking Doorknobs is Illegal on Other Planets
Fun fact: Long ago, sumo was an important ritual at the imperial court. Representatives of each province were ordered to attend the contest at the court and fight. They were required to pay for their travels themselves. The contest was known as sumai no sechie, or “sumai party.” This week I’d like to apologize to […]
Wk 6 – Kanazawa: Keep in Touchy
Fun fact: Umi no Hi (Marine/Ocean/Sea Day) is a Japanese holiday where people give thanks to the sea and everything it has provided them. It’s a lot like Labor Day in that everybody gets of work/school, but nobody really gives a crap about it otherwise. I’ve realized that since I’m in Japan, and it’s near […]
Mini-post: Photo update
I finally received some pictures from my trip to the elementary school, so I uploaded them. You can view them in the normal Pictures tab or under “Elementary School“. I also realized that I had not created a separate tab for the Gifu pictures, so that has been added as well. The pictures were there […]
Wk 5 – Gifu: “They call me Plays-with-Squirrels”
Fun fact: Even Asians can’t always tell each other apart. According to a website that shows people of various Asian backgrounds and asks the user to distinguish between Chinese, Japanese, and Korean, the average score was a mere 7 out of 18. So don’t worry, you’re not racist (well, you might be, but not because […]