Who Doesn’t Like A Good Story?: Game Mastering at the 2022 Ehime AJET TTRPG Conference
By Charles Marshall While I love the life I’ve made for myself here, there’s definitely things that I miss having the ability to easily get involved with when I lived […]
What’s hotter than Paprika? A beginner’s guide to the Bands of the Rising Sun
By Killian Barry Maybe it’s the language barrier, perhaps it’s misguided preconceptions, but I suspect my own limited exposure to and familiarity with Japanese music reflects the experience of a […]
ALT Spring Showcase (Series 1)
Edited by Joshua Hill About a week ago the Mikan blog reached out to Shikoku ALTs in an effort to accumulate photo submissions of personal art, creative projects for work […]
Not Just for Native Speakers: Taking the Kanji Kentei
By Casey Waller When people study Japanese as a second language, the JLPT (Japanese Language Proficiency Test) is often seen as a main goal to achieve. An exam that is […]
A Sense of Solidarity: Running the First Ehime ALT Half Marathon
By Rebecca Paskiet I ran the first and personally dubbed Ehime ALT Half Marathon on June 29th of this year with two other ALTs in Ozu, Ehime. This was to […]
I am a Hero: Alienation & Consumption
By Jordan Rocke A fundamental part of this blog is, and always has been, reviews. Shaping our own experiences in such a way that others can get something out of […]
The Setouchi Triennale: Exploring the Art and Soul of the Seto Islands
By Laela Zaidi Every three years, a contemporary art festival draws thousands of Japanese tourists and foreign visitors into the sparsely populated islands resting in the sea between Honshu and […]
Climate Change in Ehime
By Tim Van Gardingen For a cloudy day in January, it is strikingly warm in Matsuyama city. Matsuyama is the largest city on Shikoku, Japan’s smallest main island. Usually the […]
Looking Back, Moving Forward: My Day as a Samurai at Matsuyama Castle
By Joshua Hill I woke up this Christmas Eve with a new anticipation. Instead of performing the traditional caroling and cookie decorating with my family, back in America, I would […]