Unbeaten Paths: Chuyo 2022 – New and Newer Faces
Edited by Jordan Rocke G’day everyone! Took a bit longer to put together than I was expecting, but here’s the new cohort of the Chuyo JETs for summer 2022! For […]
Unbeaten Paths: Toyo 2022 – The New Faces
Edited by Jordan Rocke Welcome to the after-summer 2022 Unbeaten Paths! For those who are new to the premise, this is a set of introductions, divided by region, of the […]
Backtrack #21: Just A Lot of Heartful People (Ingrid Lezar, Uchiko ALT 2008-2011)
What’s your name, when and where was your placement, and where are you from originally? I’m Ingrid Lezar (née Strasheim), originally from Stellenbosch, South Africa. My placement was in Uchiko […]
Two Whole Days of Near Non-Stop Rugby: The Tokushima AJET Touch Rugby Tournament
By Jonty Cook Every year – barring the Covid Era – the Shikoku University hosts a touch rugby tournament over a summer weekend for all to participate in. This year, […]
Listen to the Japanese School Band
By Patrick Peh A Door Opens Beyond this door, you will find young aspiring musicians of Uchimiya Junior High School preparing for their big day tomorrow. Tomorrow is August 2nd, […]
Unbeaten Paths: Nanyo 2022 – Latecomers and Second Chances
Edited by Jordan Rocke G’day everyone! Here’s part 2 of the roundup of 2020/21 JETs who haven’t had a chance to introduce themselves previously. If you’re looking for the Chuyo […]
Unbeaten Paths: Toyo & Chuyo 2022 – Latecomers and Second Chances
Edited by Jordan Rocke G’day everyone! Once again we are gathering up introductions from new Ehime JETs. This pair of articles is going to be a collection of odds and […]
To Clean the Mirror: Why I Love Yokai
By Andrew Pappas Monsters have always fascinated me. I used to be really afraid of them when I was a kid. My aunt and cousins like to retell the story […]
Everyone is an Expert: My Love of Trivia
By Jordan Rocke Hey！It’s been a bit quiet on the blog for a while, so I decided to do the thing I do whenever there’s a gap and write an […]