平成二十四年五月十九日 05/19/2012 Spring break has ended and we are about a month into classes. It confuses me to see friends so excited about the end of the semester when I am just starting mine. It …
Zach Garcia
Kyoto: An Adventure to the Past (京都：過去への大冒険)
平成二十四年四月五日 4/5/2012 I meant to write this article a long time ago, but I’ve been occupied with tutoring, celebrations, watching important movies……Japanese dramas, and my parents came to visit this past week. My trip around …
Made in Japan: Osaka: An Adventure with Food 大阪：食べ物との冒険
平成二十四年三月三日土曜日3/3/2012 After my adventures in Hiroshima (広島), I was very fortunate and forever indebted to a friend and her family who let me stay at their home in Osaka (大阪). My friend went to high …
Made in Japan: Miyajima: An Adventure of Climbing 宮島：登りの冒険
平成二十四年二月二十五日 2/25/2012 About an hour trip on train from Hiroshima (広島) is the famous island of Miyajima (宮島). After exploring Hiroshima (広島) the previous day, I was ready to wake up early and discover Miyajima …
Made in Japan: Hiroshima: An Adventure of Reflection 広島：思索の冒険
平成二十四年二月二十五日 2/25/2012 The joys of spring break have been wonderful so far. The wonderfulness of it is that I was able to travel around Kansai (関西). Kansai (関西) is the south-western region of Japan. Famous …
Made in Japan: 「授業は外、休暇は内」”Out with class! In with vacation!”
平成二十四年二月四日土曜日: Saturday 02/04/2012 The semester is finally over! I’ve never written so much in a semester – 42 pages. Next semester will have definite changes regarding what classes I intend on taking. Following the three …
Made in Japan: ハッピーバースデイ = HAPPII BAASUDEI = Happy Birthday
平成二十四年一月二日月曜日：Monday 01/02/2012 It’s been a while since I’ve written however I have great excuses for it: homework, birthday, Christmas, and New Year’s! The school work at Sophia University has proven to be a lot. I’ve …
Made in Japan: Kentucky Fried Christmas and the quietest New Year’s
平成二十四年一月三日火曜日：Tuesday 1/3/2012 Christmas in Japan is ….unique. Japan has it’s own way of borrowing a piece of tradition and redeveloping it into their own “unique” tradition. Japan isn’t a Christian nation, however Christmas is practiced …
Continuation of big adventure week 大冒険＃２ (Big adventure #2)
After I went to 鎌倉(Kamakura) and explored all the old temples and shrines, I returned home around 6PM and fell straight asleep. I woke up around 8 the next morning, got my book-bag ready and …
Continuation of 大冒険 #1
After 建長寺(Kenchoji), I went to the most famous shrine in 鎌倉(Kamakura), 鶴岡八幡宮 (Tsurugaoka-Hachimangu). A shrine is a place where one worships or gives respect to a certain god. For this shrine, the god is Hachiman, …