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Yep, gomi no hi. And in Japan, almost every day is gomi no hi! I’m talking about, of course, trash day…. But as anybody who lives in Japan knows, trash day is really trash day(s), because we have to sort our trash into many different piles and each pile is picked up on a differentContinue reading “Gomi no hi! ゴミの日”

I’d like to welcome Miki to the blog. Miki is my co-writer who will be offering up perspectives in Japanese…

For me, Japanese has been excruciatingly difficult to learn. One of the most challenging aspects to the language, as anybody who has studied it would probably agree, is Kanji, which are pictographs that are used to write words. As I write this post it is the rainy season in Japan. The rainy season in JapaneseContinue reading “Learning Kanji”

Our sister site will be available soon! Mountain Plums will spotlight regional and local cuisines of Japan. Subscribe to this blog, below, to be notified about the site launch.

Here are some photos from our travels.

Hello, and welcome to my blog! I call this site Transition to Japan. My goal is to introduce you to life in Japan by sharing some stories, providing information about the people, the language, the food, the culture, and the history of the country. My goal is to build a bridge that allows a betterContinue reading “Welcome/ようこそ”