Category Archives: japan

Things I Bought for the Trip – Part 2

Posted on March 4, 2015 by kmah88

Since I did one last time, might as well do it this time too~ Hubby and I went pre-trip shopping yesterday. Not all the way downtown this time. Just out to Square One in Mississauga. It’s a trek enough in itself. … Continue reading →

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ABC

Posted on March 2, 2015 by kmah88

I’m going to play a game. I do this when I can’t sleep (like now) – usually in my head, but because this blog doesn’t get a lot of action, I thought I’d share. Rules are simple. Pick the first … Continue reading →

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I’m Long-Winded

Posted on February 28, 2015 by kmah88

~In case you didn’t know. While doing my “research”, I came across my new favourite YouTube channel, Sharla in Japan. Her videos are awesome. I guess she’s somewhat famous or something. I’m kind of mad that I’m just discovering her … Continue reading →

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Wrench in the Plan

Posted on February 21, 2015 by kmah88

I’m sad. We went downtown (with the help of my own instructions from last time) to pick up our JR pass exchange orders and tickets to the Studio Ghibli museum. Everything went smoothly – got two 2 week exchange orders … Continue reading →

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Let’s

Posted on February 5, 2015 by kmah88

I wrote this back in 2010 and just found it in my email. ~~~~~ I love the idea of the Japanese verb ending ~masho, meaning “let’s~” such as “tabemasho” = “let’s eat”. As Peter from J-List said, “These statements subtly … Continue reading →

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Plans

Posted on January 19, 2015 by kmah88

A few days ago, all I knew was that I was 98% sure I was going to Japan this spring. Now, I have most of the trip blocked out in a schedule and the flights and hotels are booked. Hooray! … Continue reading →

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Pocari Sweat

Posted on January 17, 2015 by kmah88

My first purchase ever out of a Japanese vending machine was a bottle of Pocari Sweat at Narita Airport. To me, at that point, it was kind of a thing. Japan is known for its abundance of vending machines and … Continue reading →

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Hiragana & Katakana

Posted on January 14, 2015 by kmah88

I don’t know if I’m going to have roaming turned on when I go to Japan. I assume not, but JUST IN CASE, wouldn’t it be helpful for me to have some Japanese at my fingertips? Yes. So this is … Continue reading →

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Travel Phrases

Posted on January 14, 2015 by kmah88

This is a list of phrases I had ready to go last time… Not sure how helpful they will be this time considering I have forgotten 95% of the Japanese I learned. 😦  These aren’t the phrases you would think … Continue reading →

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Accommodations

Posted on January 13, 2015 by kmah88

Now is the time when I have to start looking into places to stay in Japan. We’ll definitely be in both Tokyo and Kyoto again, but since we haven’t narrowed down if we adding other stops and which those might … Continue reading →

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