My friends and I successfully climbed Mt. Fuji from the bottom (Sengen Shrine) on July 26th, 2017. It was mentioned that we start from the bottom over a few bottles of wine and initially I was against it. However, what won me over was when my friend Brandon told me that this was the historical… Continue reading Climbing Mt. Fuji from Sengen Shrine
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Shoden-in Temple 聖天院
http://goo.gl/maps/QMdSh Visited the Shōden-in Temple today. This is the only temple I’ve ever visited in Japan that is Korean. I learned that it was erected in the 1300s by Korean refugees fleeing war (complete destruction of a kingdom) on the peninsula. For those that know their history the Japanese / Korean relationship is ancient and… Continue reading Shoden-in Temple 聖天院
Stroll through Waseda University 早稲田大学
Took a stroll through Waseda today which brought back a lot of great memories of the two years I spent learning Japanese here. Unfortunately it was rainy and so seemed rather deserted. Japanese is the greatest skill I’ve ever learned as it has opened the door to such a fascinating and unique world that is… Continue reading Stroll through Waseda University 早稲田大学