Spring is coming, which means it has been about 1 year since I moved to Japan! I came early last April right before the start of the new school year. I remember the weather was about the same as it is now — windy but not that cold. I’ve started to notice more flowering trees around town and many students have stopped wearing jackets (I still need to wear a coat everyday, so I can’t quite understand this!), so I can really imagine that it’s Spring already!

Since I moved here I’ve become much more comfortable with living in a small town and enjoying simple daily life. Ogaki is a nice place to live if you want to relax and have a slower lifestyle. Of course it’s also been exciting to learn about Japan and meet so many students, so I am happy to be celebrating a one-year anniversary here soon!

毎年、日ごろの感謝を伝えるためにお伊勢参りに行きます。

天照大御神がまつられている御正宮ではお願いごとではなく、感謝の気持ちのみを伝えなければ

いけないというのは知っていましたが、なんと伊勢神宮の内宮でお願いごとをしてもいいところ

があるそうです！荒祭宮というところで、しっかりとお願いごとをしてきました。

お伊勢参りに行ったときに欠かせないのが、おかげ横丁にある赤福と伊勢うどんです。

毎回食べるのをとっても楽しみにしています。

Hey ya’ll! So…for the last, I don’t know 7 months or so, Kohei and myself go to Gifu Tanmen every single Friday after work to eat and enjoy this feast!

Gifu Tanmen ( to my knowledge ) is only in Gifu Prefecture, and some parts of Aichi. Gifu Tanmen is the best, they really know how to make a tasty broth, full of vegetables and garlic. I love garlic. Usually, Kohei and I get about 2-3 extra Kaedama. If you don’t know what a Kaedama is, it’s essentially a noodle refill for about 150円！ It’s like you have a completely new ramen, for the low low price of 150!

みなさんこんにちは。

コロナウイルスで休校が決まりましたね。しっかり手洗いうがいをし、不要な外出を控える。外出するときはマスクをつけるなど出来る限りの予防をしましょう。