Sunny Rock has listed out many great websites that are useful for preparing to come to Japan. See them here!

There are lots and lots of (both silly and serious) entertainment you can found in Japan. Know a thing or two about them because they are great ice breakers when you meet new friends! Click here to find out more!

No sleeping Tokyo Trip (Part I)

This weekend I am in Tokyo to take care of some personal business.  Taking a train to Tokyo is really expensive, so to save money, I took the overnight bus running between Osaka and Shinjuku.  I boarded the bus at 21:20.  The bus made a couple of stops at Ibaraki, then a several more on [...]

Getting a Keitai from Softbank

FINALLY FINALLY! I WENT BACK TO YOBASHI CAMERA AND GOT MY KEITAI TODAY.  Since yesterday I forgot to bring my passport, today I made sure I had both my passport and alien registration document.  I found the staff that I saw yesterday….he reserved a phone for me so I was grateful.

So to get a keitai, [...]

Skype makes communication so much easier

Earlier today I called my parents in Vancouver, Canada, with Skype.  Skype has very reasonable rates calling to Canada (2 cents CAD per minute).  I bought $15 of credits before I came to Osaka and I wonder if I can use up all of them!?

My parents are doing quite well so far.  Mom kept asking [...]