Kaisen don (or sashimi donburi) means seafood atop rice. This simple dish is made up of your favourite raw seafood layered beautifully across cold, seasoned sushi rice; the open sandwich of the sushi world, if you will. This colourful bowl is quick and easy to make and perfectly refreshing for these sweltering summer days. Serves…
Interviews with Hyogo JET alumni to find out what they are up to post ALT life. Â Andrew Brasher, originally of the USA, spent 4 years as an ALT in chic Kobe suburb Ashiya, and now lives and works just around the corner in Osaka. What are you doing now? Andrew: Right now I work…
Our pilgrimage takes us next to Nariai-ji, temple 28, located in the northern reaches of Kyoto Prefecture. Getting there is a task, but the temple is located on a hill above Amanohashidate, which makes for a great day or even weekend trip. Amanohashidate is one of the three traditionally recognized Most Scenic Places in Japan…
If you are an Australian or New Zealander living in Japan for any extended period of time, whaling will undoubtedly have arisen as a topic of conversation. It may be sprung on you out of the blue at an enkai during a course of whale, or initiated by your own actions if you’re bored in…
In the whirlwind that was the first few months of living in Japan, I was lucky enough to have two second year JETs to hold my hand. They showed our ragtag crew around the area and together we went to a Hanshin baseball game, a tour of Kobe, and even to Hikone castle. On one…
For most reading, I’d assume you understand the term ‘long distance’, but saying this to my Japanese colleague caused a bit of confusion. You see in Japanese this term would be translated as ‘long distance love’ (é è·é›¢æ‹æ„›). My argument is that two people do not necessarily have to be in love (cynical I know) to…
This year, I served as a helper ALT at our anticipated/dreaded Yashiro orientation. I decided to volunteer to help in part because the preparations would give me something to do during the summer besides bum around on social networking, and in part because I recently quit drinking, and thought that the Beer Garden welcome party…
Along with an influx of eager new ALTs, this JET year two charming new CIRs have arrived in our great prefecture. Let’s give a warm welcome to Joshua and Simon and find out just what those mysterious PAs actually do…  Joshua Kaplan “I’m one of the two new Hyogo Prefectural Advisors, hailing from…
Hello Hyogo, First off, thanks to all of you who came to the welcome party, I had loads of fun meeting some fresh and familiar faces. Let’s continue partying this September! See the delights of our neighboring prefecture by coming on the Hyogo AJET Osaka night out on Saturday 28th September. The night will…