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May 11, 11 •
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Blog, Kyushu •
Sachi •
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“Sakura, Sakura…” There is an old song called, Sakura, in Japan. Sakura, cherry blossoms, is a national flower of Japan, along with chrysanthemum. The hype around the blooming sakura in the spring is shared by everyone in the country, and it...
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May 7, 11 •
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Blog, Kagoshima, Kyushu •
Sachi •
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The morning after the wonderful ohanami dinner with new friends under the night time sakura blossoms, I woke and went down the stairs to leave Kagoshima. At the bottom of the stairs, there was a small paper bag with a note placed on top. Ms Jean, the lady who...
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Apr 27, 11 •
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Blog, Okinawa •
Sachi •
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Having been taking care of by the kind Oshiro Family for almost a week, it was finally time to say goodbye. I became good friends with the 6 year old Kou-chan, who was about to start elementary school in a week. They told me to stay for a bit longer, but I...
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Apr 27, 11 •
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Blog, Okinawa •
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From Nakijinson, I said a temporary goodbye to Mrs Oshiro and her grandson, and took a ferry boat to Iheyajima. It’s the most northern island of Okinawa Prefecture. Geographically, a part of Iheyajima belongs to Kagoshima Prefecture (above 27 degrees...
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Apr 22, 11 •
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Blog, Okinawa •
Sachi •
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On this day I cycled to Kourijima, it’s a little island connected by a beautiful long bridge nearby from Oshiro Family’s home. I enjoyed cycling in the sun that I hadn’t seen for some days. On the bridge, I found a fisherman with a bicycle....
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Apr 22, 11 •
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Blog, Okinawa •
Sachi •
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The kind and generous Oshiro Family treated me with amazing breakfasts and dinners during my stay. Okinawan food was so good I think I may have gained weight while I was there. This is a well known Okinawan sweets called, Sataa Andagi. Oshiro-san sent 200 of...
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Apr 16, 11 •
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Blog, Okinawa •
Sachi •
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What do we usually do on a single day? How many people do we communicate with between home and work, and about what? During my cycling trip, I meet so many people, and talk and do all kinds of unusual things almost everyday, even in the country I grew up in....
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Apr 10, 11 •
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Blog, Okinawa •
Sachi •
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It’s time for me to go back to Nago to get my bike fixed from the comfort of my caring new friends, Hana-chan and Yuki’s home. With Hana-chan’s suggestion, I made a sign that says I’m cycling up Japan, also with the message to cheer up...
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Apr 8, 11 •
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Blog, Okinawa •
Sachi •
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After two days of battering in the ocean, I took a day off to chill (…and of course, eat some more). The weather wasn’t great. My friends had a day off too, so we went to eat lunch. Above is Honejiru. Hone means bones. It’s pork bone soup....
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Apr 8, 11 •
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Blog, Okinawa •
Sachi •
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It’s been a long time dream of mine to get a scuba diving license. I started swimming when I was 6, and my childhood dream was to become a killer whale trainer. I thought it’d be so cool to swim and become friends with a big orca. Somewhere along...