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A year removed from Japan

babibubebo | 21 08 2009

I cannot believe that I left Japan almost a year ago! This past year has gone by so quickly and so much has happened. A few of the highlights:

  • I got married and went to the French Polynesian for my honeymoon
  • started my own photography business
  • become addicted to Twitter
  • fell into koiwai milk coffee depression
  • started preparing to giving photography tours of Japan
  • caught up with friends and family
  • tried ton katsu in just about every Japanese restaurant in my area and was disappointed every time.
  • as much as I miss teaching, traveling, living in Japan, I never want to live there again
  • as much as I never want to live in Japan again, I want to visit as much as I can afford (strange huh?)

Those are the main highlights that I can think of. I still have a lot of images from Japan to post on this site, but recently all my time and energy has gone to my wife, family and my photography business. Hopefully I will update again… within a year!

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  • http://www.jamesandrewsphotography.com James Andrews

    What is it that drives people who moved to Japan from Japan? I personally am getting married at the end of September. My bride to be is Japanese, and owns a ballet studio in Chiba, so I will be moving there. I worry a little because many gaijin seem to be very frustrate with Japan. I don’t want to ever feel that way, because I love Japan. Been there 7 times, lived there for 3 months while going to Japanese language school. I only ever felt home sick.

  • http://babibubebo.com babibubebo

    Don’t get me wrong, I love Japan, I just don’t want to live there and in fact, the 3+ years I lived there were some of the best years of my life. There are just somethings about living in Japan that make it not so appealing to me to stay for a very long time again. Some are cultural issues, like the view on (not) taking vacation and some superficial, like lack of central heating and AC in most places. I could make a list of things I love about Japan and things I am not so found of Japan and both would be really long…

  • Kyle Crawford

    My friend and I are planning to have a China tour this October, we might drop by Japan and check this out. http://www.ritztours.com offers really affordable China tour travels, and they have destinations to Japan too.

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    Nice article I’ll wait for photos of japan..I have heard lots of thing regarding japan I wish i could visit there one day I love travel spot thanks for sharing this..

  • http://salvisare.blogspot.com/ Salvis Are

    Hi,
    I’m here to ask you a favor..
    Could you help me to find out the translation from Japanese to English..
    It’s in one of my last posts in my blog, which is http://salvisare.blogspot.com/
    I know that I’m coming like a rain from the sky, but I don’t really know whom to ask!!!
    Thank’s and regards,
    Salvis Are.

  • http://babibubebo.com babibubebo

    Sent you an email!

  • http://www.forumsglobe.com Forumsglobe

    Nice article I’ll wait for photos of japan..I have heard lots of thing regarding japan I wish i could visit there one day I love travel spot thanks for sharing this..

  • Andrew

    you know, a list of reasons as to why you would and wouldn’t live in japan would actualy make for a great post.

  • http://www.flixya.com/post/HitMusic/2016239/ Lisa

    Your site contain a many useful information. I enjoyed the article. Thanks!

  • http://www.idolex.com idolex

    Congrats! (for get married of course)

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