In September, our friend Shawn visited from Tennessee! This was his first time to leave the country, so we knew he would be in for a treat with Japan. We visited all the best places Kansai had to offer- and Shawn took some amazing photos and 360-video footage along the
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Basara Matsuri 2017
I got to dance again at the Basara Matsuri in Nara city <3 Basara Matsuri is an annual event that encourages dancing, high energy, and all around celebration! Unfortunately, it seemed like the hottest point of the summer that day, so I had to leave a little early to avoid heat exhaustion. I had
The Latest and Greatest
It’s been a while, huh? I wanted to let you know what I’ve been up to recently. The azaleas are currently in bloom at the beautiful Kume-Dera Temple! I recently helped my friend Akiko-san with an Easter English party! It was a lot of fun. We enjoyed some delicious Easter-themed foods afterwards!
My First Cat Cafe!
My beloved friend Kelly-chan recently introduced me to my new favorite place- a local Cat Cafe! My heart was absolutely full of love. <3 So many kitties! Thank you for this wonderful experience Kelly!
Spring in Kyoto
Over Spring Break, I met up my fellow Tennessee JET friend Laura (now living in Yamanashi) in Kyoto! We went to Arashiyama, Kiyo-mizu Temple, and Fushimi Inari Shrine! It was so great to catch up with Laura again and hear about her life in Yamanashi. I also got lots of great
Osaka Merriment
As Spring was rolling in I took a much-needed Girl’s Day Out to Osaka with my friends! We met up for brunch at the fantastical Butter cafe at Hoop in Tennoji. Just look at those beautiful pancakes!! Then we spent the rest of the day roller skating and sporting it up at
Nara Tokae Take Two
We’ve come full circle! Nara Tokae was one of the first festivals Josh and I attended in Japan last year. In fact, Josh had just gotten off the plane from America the day before so he was super jet lagged. This year was much better for the both of us
American Family Johnston Bonus: Through Josh’s Lens
While looking through Josh’s camera for my opcoming post on Tokae, I recently uncovered some extra photos from the tail end of our Johnston family trip this past spring as well as our time with Margaux. He got some great shots! I’ll be posting them here along with a little
Margaux-a-GoGo
At the end of July my childhood friend and Josh’s high school friend Margaux came to visit us in Japan! This is something we’ve talked about since middle school- us exploring Japan together. I always swore I would live in Japan one day, right?! Some days I still can’t believe
The Wonders of Kobe with Yuta!
Hello all! I’m sure you remember our wonderful pal Yuta! We had recently explored Nara with him around Christmas time: After exploring our new “hometown” with Yuta, we met up again in the spring and got a tour of his hometown Kobe! We were awestruck by Himeji Castle, wowed by