While chatting with a student at smith’s school of English Fukushima the funniest thing happened. She opened her bag and onto the desk fell a “Kairo”. Now as I was wearing two in my shoes, I thought, this must make an interesting English chat. Have you ever heard about the Japanese “kairo” in your country? […]
Japanese Gift wrapping
Why I love Japan : Japanese Gift Wrapping An English conversation student I often have the chance to chat with in English at Smith’s Fukushima School, works full time as a present wrapper. A present-wrapper? I hear you ask. Yes it is a profession here in Japan. Her dedication to this task is fascinating […]
The Small Farm Advantage: Quality vs. Quantity
Hello from Chris in Otsu again! Thank you for all the nice comments about my previous post about farming in Japan. Further to that, one interesting thing I have noticed while farming over here, when I talk to other farmers and tell them I am American they all tell me how much they envy American […]
