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Japan: First Impressions
A Japanese-American visits Japan for the first time
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I started my stay in Japan at the Tsutaya Starbucks two weeks ago and returned on the morning of my…
I started my stay in Japan at the Tsutaya Starbucks two weeks ago and returned on the morning of my…
The Saturday was wet with the kind of rain that warms your skin when it touches you. And it was melancholy with the kind of longing for a…
Jennifer Hasegawa
Jul 10, 2016
On Sunday, I left Ni’igata and headed for Akita, where I’d visit the convent where Sister Agnes…
On Sunday, I left Ni’igata and headed for Akita, where I’d visit the convent where Sister Agnes…
The Shinkansen bullet train ride up the northwest coast of Japan was beautiful.
Jennifer Hasegawa
Jul 5, 2016
Yesterday was awkward and “chotto crazy.”
Yesterday was awkward and “chotto crazy.”
I left the comfort of Yamanouchi Uncle (Ozeki-san) and family and headed for Ni'igata Prefecture.
Jennifer Hasegawa
Jul 2, 2016
I made my way to Myoko-kogen yesterday.
I made my way to Myoko-kogen yesterday.
I’m sensing a pattern in these places I’m visiting in Japan. They are a little off-the-beaten path, right? Like, why would I go to…
Jennifer Hasegawa
Jun 30, 2016
Yesterday was Monki Paruku Day!
Yesterday was Monki Paruku Day!
From the first minutes of my arrival, Yamanouchi Uncle has been asking if I’m going to the Jigokudani Snow Monkey Park, aka Monki Paruku.
Jennifer Hasegawa
Jun 29, 2016
Yesterday, I left Shibuya and headed for Yamanouchi.
Yesterday, I left Shibuya and headed for Yamanouchi.
For the longest stretch, I rode the Hokuriko Shinkansen (bullet train) for 90 minutes and traveled about 200 miles. (For the record, that’s…
Jennifer Hasegawa
Jun 28, 2016
I spent my first night in Japan in Shibuya.
I spent my first night in Japan in Shibuya.
I emerged at Shibuya Crossing and saw a crowd of people spilling out of a glass-walled area for smokers.
Jennifer Hasegawa
Jun 26, 2016
With great trepidation, I’m leaving for Japan this morning.
With great trepidation, I’m leaving for Japan this morning.
Some folks are shocked that I’ve never been to Japan, despite being Japanese-American.
Jennifer Hasegawa
Jun 25, 2016
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