Today I woke up, and to my delight, there had been a large covering of snow throughout the city. After the initial joy of going outside and playing in the snow, my host family informed me...

On Monday of this week, school was closed to allow the Junior High students to sit their high school entrance exams. My host family and I seized this free time and headed west to Hachi...

I was lucky enough to partake in a traditional Japanese tea ceremony called "Chanoyu". For this, formal attire was required so my host parents wore their Kimonos and I wore my school...

Following an enjoyable few days over Oshogatsu (New Year's) my host family and myself headed to Osaka. After a long ride on a train I met up with Rory and his host family to go to what...

After a couple of days of warm welcomes and cold mornings, my host family took me east in the lead up to Oshogatsu (New Year's Celebration in Japan). Due to my host family's limited...