Sam in Japan
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Public Bathing
I bet you didn’t expect this to be my first post in so long. Japan has along history of public bathhouses, dating back at least a thousand years. Recently, I took a trip to Aichi prefecture, about 300 miles from Niigata. Instead of paying for the bullet train or a flight, I decided to travel…
Sake Brewery Tour
Before I came to Japan, I was not a huge fan of sake. Now that I live in Niigata, I have acquired a taste for the alcoholic beverage. Niigata is considered to be one of the capitals of sake brewing in Japan. If you are interested in the history or process behind the brewing of…
Christmas in Japan
I have been asked by some of my friends and family back home questions about the nature of Christmas in Japan. People are wondering if they celebrate it, and if so, what kind of things do they do. Well, they actually do celebrate Christmas here, in a way. Christmas is not a traditional holiday…
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