Ishigaki With Kids: Why We Keep Going Back To This Island in Okinawa
Every year, we make a trip to Ishigaki Island. Closer to Taiwan than mainland Japan, Ishigaki feels just far enough removed from everyday life to feel like an overseas trip while still being surprisingly easy to reach from Fukuoka.
Returning to My Roots in Miyazaki Prefecture
You may not know this, but my entire journey in Japan started here in Miyazaki back in 2005, I was a fresh-off-the-plane exchange student in my 3rd year of high school, and placed in a homestay here in Miyazaki City. it was my first introcuction to japan - and a huge wake up call to realize that not all of Japan was like the Tokyo I had seen on TV.