The K Experience

Japan, 日本, The Land of the Rising Sun, the home of the ninja, the samurai, sushi, Mount Fuji, manga, anime, the original suicide bomber aka the kamakazi pilot (dont give all the credit to the Middle Easterns), and not to forget... the Tamagotchi.

I have already giving three journal entries about my escapades in Japan, which were on my favourite convenience store the Daily Yamazaki, the Takaoka Float festival, and Kyoto's Golden Temple, all of which were near the end of my time in Japan. Now I shall start from the beginning, the very beginning, actually from slightly before the beginning, BEFORE IT ALL BEGAN!!!!

金閣寺 (Kinkakuji), The spectacular Golden Temple in Kyoto, Japan.

Takaoka, the second largest city in Toyama prefecture boasts many festivals. 御車山 (Mikurumayama or special cart festival) is one of them.

The Daily, My Daily. The Daily Yamazaki was the only convenience store (コンビニ), anywhere near my school in Japan. It was a five minute walk, or a two minute bike ride from the school, 二上工業高校 (Futagami Technical High School) I taught in during JET . It was a refuge in the middle of nowhere, and one of the most beautiful sites around.