I think that Japan must be operated via remote control - I’m not kidding! On my coffee table there are no less than five remotes and most of the buttons are in Kanji! The living room is not the only place that there are remotes - each bedroom has two remotes. […]

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Japan is much as a remember it from our last stay and I am pleased to report that my limited Japanese skills don’t seem to have suffered that much from a ten year absence.  However, my ability to read Katakana (Japanese symbols for foreign words) is pretty much gone.  I can still recognize it when […]

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Konichiwa!  Well I have finally made it to the start of my adventure in Japan which is awesome but there have been a few glitches.  I finally have a temporary internet connection but it’s not on my computer so you won’t be hearing from me regularily until next week.
So let me recap things so far:

The […]

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Yesterday I told you how I was feeling as if I was in a holding pattern waiting for my Japan adventure to start. and how my home consisted of loosely labeled piles sort of ready for packing.
Well, I’ve realized that the carry-on/technology pile is going to make me really popular in the the security line […]

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I leave for Japan in a little less than a week but feel as though I am in a holding pattern. My husband has been in Japan for almost a month and I have been holding down the fort at home and preparing for the trip.
I can’t wait to get to Japan and […]

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I have always wanted to visit the Tsukiji Fish Market in Japan and it was one of the things that I never got around to doing the last time I was in Japan. Now it appears that it may be too late for me to get to see the tuna auction in action. […]

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Have you ever had a hard time locating an address in Japan? Japanese addresses can very confusing to foreigners and if you have ever tried to find one on a map it can be very frustrating. I have found a tool that allows you to map an address in Japan - it’s […]

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I just shipped my hubby off to Japan and now I am looking forward to joining him in a month. Over the last few weeks I have been pondering how to get the most out of the experience of living in Japan and I came across this quote from QuoteGrarden:
“If you reject the food, […]

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The countdown to Japan continues in our world and it’s all starting to come together! Yesterday I showed you the satellite image of our location and today I can share some photos of the actual apartment.
Here is the building:

The living room is kind of small and I am wondering if my husband will be […]

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Well my hubbies departure is finally set for Sunday afternoon and I am working hard to help him get ready to go. A week ago we didn’t even have the date settled and I wondered if we would ever get to Japan. The contact is almost done - just a few minor wording […]

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