Latin-style music and dance isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Japan, but there’s a surprisingly active Latin dance community here across multiple cities. My first exposure to salsa dancing in Japan was unexpected. A friend invited me to a party without giving me the details, and it turned out...
I know Tinder has a reputation of being an application used mostly for hooking up or casual dating, but in Japan it is a bit different. In Nagoya, at least, I noticed many of the women I saw were seeking friendship or were using Tinder for social networking. I once met a woman who...
Despite it being a traditional board game in Japan, my first introduction to Go was online back in the year 2009. An online friend of mine invited me to play and showed me a website that introduced the basics. From the start, I was hooked. I played several games, which could take from twenty...
There are several regularly held language exchange events in my area. When I first started socializing as an adult, I went to these events and made a lot of positive connections. At the time, it was nice to have a mix of people that I knew would want to speak with me: I spoke...
I first started playing Dungeons and Dragons (D&D) about two years ago, with an online group. I had experience roleplaying via text for years before that, and I eventually ended up in the tabletop roleplaying genre. Going into it, I wasn’t sure if D&D would be a suitable creative and social outlet for me....
In my time in Japan, I have been to a lot of places. Of those places, the Japanese gardens I’ve seen have always been a wonderful time. Sometimes, these gardens are part of a larger attraction – like a castle – and other times they are standalone. In either case, I am regularly amazed...
Latin-style music and dance isn’t the first thing that comes to mind when thinking about Japan, but there’s a surprisingly active Latin-dance community here across multiple cities. My first exposure to salsa dancing in Japan was unexpected. A friend invited me to a party without giving me the details, and it turned out to...