🍊maga(ZINE): April
April 2025 Spring is here and with it comes comes holidays, cherry blossoms, and a brand new school year! Whether you're collecting Easter eggs, viewing flowers, trying to get used…
Pills, Here!💊: A Guide to Drugstores in Japan
Unless you’ve lived in Japan long-term before, it’s safe to say that browsing through the drug store here, in Japan, is no walk in the park. Actually, despite…
🍊maga(ZINE): March🎓
March 2025 Hey, Mikans! As you know, or, if you're a new JET, as you'll come to know, March in Japan is a season of change. From the melting snowcaps…
The Last Castles Standing 🏯
Justin Dobbs 2024-2025 MIKAN BLOG WRITER Justin is a second year JET based on the edge of Ehime in Shikokuchuo. Coming from a writing/communications background in suburban Georgia, he is…
Navigating the Language Barrier
What is a language barrier? Unless you have always felt super confident in your Japanese or have reached a high level of fluency before coming to Japan, you’ve probably felt…
🍊maga(ZINE): February 🧡
In Japan, February is pretty jam-packed with things to enjoy and celebrateー Setsubun, Risshun, Sapporo Snow Festival, National Foundation Day, Cat Day 😺,３年 students capping off the year, and ...the…
Journey to the Center of Shikoku
Justin Dobbs 2024 MIKAN BLOG WRITER Justin is a second year JET based on the edge of Ehime in Shikokuchuo. Coming from a writing/communications background in suburban Georgia, he is…
Through the Generations
Yat (Matt/Matthew) Yeung 2024 Arrival, JHS ALT in Iyo City (Futami)Gundam/Pokémon/League of Legends/Stardew Valley Nerd (cough, cough... specialist*) Matthew (Yat) Yeung is a first year ALT based in Iyo City,…
🍊maga(ZINE): January🎉
"It's a new year and a new me." Let's start 2025 off right with a Mikan🍊maga(ZINE) that brings out the best in all of us! For the new year we…