On the 22nd October 2019, follwing Typhoon Hagibis, Japan welcomed its new Emperor, Naruhito, on a bright and sunny day. […]
Archive for ‘Japan’
Me and my sorrows in a capsule hotel
After a long flight from London Heathrow to Beijing, I found myself running through the airport – full speed – […]
Academia by day, karaoke by night – Attending a linguistics conference in Japan
In August I spent a week attending the 15th International Cognitive Linguistics Conference (ICLC) which took place in Nishinomiya, Japan, […]
My Summer in Sapporo
This summer I travelled to Japan and attended a Japanese language school for four weeks. I have been learning the […]
What a society taught me in 4 words: Tokyo, Japan
I spent the summer interning with a sustainable travel company in Tokyo, Japan. I have always been fascinated by Japanese […]
Japanese Intensive Course in Kyoto
This summer I was accepted on to a one month Summer Intensive Course in Japanese at the Kyoto Institute of […]
A second a day in Japan
I’ve been reaaaaally bad at posting updates on this blog as well as my own blog. Apologies! I thought the […]
Life in Nishinomiya: Initial Impressions
I’ve had a fair amount of time to explore Nishinomiya during this first week, and while it may still be […]
Japanese traditional Taiko drum experience
I had a chance to participate in so many activities such as Taiko drum (wadaiko) playing, meeting with Maiko who […]
Pet pigs and everything else.
I’ll not make you wait, today I was cycling Kamogawa and I saw a woman walking her pet pig. It […]
University of Edinburgh Go Abroad 