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Life in Akita, Japan
秋田の生活
Created on 2008-05-18 19:06:40 (#15631117), last updated 2009-03-23
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Basic Info BioI'm a college student doing a study abroad program at a new international school in Japan.
I've created this public blog for a few reasons. This is an attempt to document my 13+ month stay, and its contents are intended for friends and family, as well as anyone else who may be interested it.
During my time living in a small city in the (very rural) northern region of the main island (known as Tohoku), I realize that this location is quite an overlooked part of Japan and obscure to even many Japanese people.
It is a complete opposite of metropolises (e.g. Tokyo). As a result of this, I've come to realize, Tohoku is in many ways more authentic in terms of traditional Japanese culture and I truly appreciate the opportunity I've had to live in "inaka". For example, the natural scenery here is a amazing, and you won't find people running to catch a train when the next one comes in 3 minutes. ;)
This place is special to me. So I'd like to share it with all of you, and hope I can promote some new awareness of a part of Japan that's less blogged about than others. &hearts
Though my entries may be more image-heavy than anything, hopefully the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" will apply well to this case. :) Thanks for reading, and if you came across this in search of more information on Akita or Akita International University, I'm really glad to provide a resource.
I've created this public blog for a few reasons. This is an attempt to document my 13+ month stay, and its contents are intended for friends and family, as well as anyone else who may be interested it.
During my time living in a small city in the (very rural) northern region of the main island (known as Tohoku), I realize that this location is quite an overlooked part of Japan and obscure to even many Japanese people.
It is a complete opposite of metropolises (e.g. Tokyo). As a result of this, I've come to realize, Tohoku is in many ways more authentic in terms of traditional Japanese culture and I truly appreciate the opportunity I've had to live in "inaka". For example, the natural scenery here is a amazing, and you won't find people running to catch a train when the next one comes in 3 minutes. ;)
This place is special to me. So I'd like to share it with all of you, and hope I can promote some new awareness of a part of Japan that's less blogged about than others. &hearts
Though my entries may be more image-heavy than anything, hopefully the saying "a picture is worth a thousand words" will apply well to this case. :) Thanks for reading, and if you came across this in search of more information on Akita or Akita International University, I'm really glad to provide a resource.
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a bathing ape, akita, akita komachi, akita-ben, amuro namie, asia, ayumi hamisaki, beatmania iidx, bemani, capsule, dance dance revolution, diskowarp records, epik high, eurobeat, facebook, fantastic plastic machine, freeters, game centers, ganguro, gyaru, gyutan, haiku, j-urban, japan, japanese, japanese film, japanese hip hop, japanese literature, japanese pop culture, japanese society, japanese subcultures, japanese traditional dance, kamikaze girls, kanji, kansai, kanto, kanto festival, karaoke, kiritanpo, korea, kyoto, m-flo, miso, mixi, miyazaki hayao, mr. wise, my neighbor totoro, neets, nomihodai, nomikai, osaka, parapara, perfume, rappongi, rip slyme, sake, sapporo, sendai, shibuya kei, shinkansen, studio ghibli, sushi, takoyaki, taku takahashi, tanizaki junichiro, teriyaki boyz, tofu, tohoku, tohoku-ben, tokyo, udon, utada hikaru, wise, となりのトトロ, 日本、日本語
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秋田国際教養大学 - 秋田市, 秋田県, Japan (2008 - present)
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