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Expats sharing experiences of life in Japan

Pick Up

An excursion to Karuizawa resort town

on Oct 21

Missing Kawagoe more than ever

on Oct 14

October Theory's parallels to Japan's year-ending practices

on Oct 12

A Short Visit to Magome

on Aug 17

How to

How to spring clean your body in Japan

Getting around Japan as a Newbie

How to listen in to Japan in English

Features

Monthly okozukai "pocket money" down among Japan's company workers

Authorities eye taking back control of Mt. Fuji, from top to bottom

Foreign ministry survey finds 45% of Japanese expats feeling lonely

How much

Avg. household savings in Japan up for 5th consecutive year

How much does it cost to travel in Japan? Around 44,000 yen per trip, gov’t data

How much does it cost to live in Japan? Avg. household spending in 2023

Work

Normal Week Eikaiwa Triptych

A Newcomer ALT in Japan

A shout out to bus drivers

Family Life

Undokai Apprehension

No way, baby?

Golden Week Stroll in the Park

Health

Pit Pads for Puberty

The therapeutic effects of flowers

Walkable Japanese cities for well-being

Food

Chiikawa's Spicy Curry

980 Yen

Tasty and cute

20 hours ago

Chiikawa at Matsuya!

20 hours ago

A day for shredded daikon

on Feb 17

Bite sized wrapped sausage

178 Yen

Pretty decent mini sausage rolls

on Feb 17

Bite size wrapped ham and cheese

178 Yen

One of my least favorite Yamazaki bakery products

on Feb 17

Melon Bread and Choco Chip Melon Bread

168 Yen

Harder than I remember

on Feb 17

Brulee cheesecake ice cream

351 Yen

Delicious new flavor

on Feb 17

Fruit chocolates

831 Yen

Fruit-flavored chocolates with lovely presentation

on Feb 17

Things I didn't try early on: Unagi

on Feb 17

Tea chocolates

680 Yen

Just right in terms of size, great flavors

on Feb 16

Lotte Ghana Pink Chocolate

199 Yen

Good for baking

on Feb 15

Look A La Mode

198 Yen

The latest fruity incarnation

on Feb 15