Tag Archives: Canada

Ice Hockey and Ice Skating and Winter Fun

With all this new snow falling and the coldness setting in, it reminds me of my home… Canada. Well, not really MY Canada, as my hometown is currently sunny and 10 degrees, and also rarely sees snow, but rather the Canada of ice hockey and skiing and winter fun. Recently I have found a [...]

University Alumni Reception in Tokyo

The Japanese version of this article is HERE.
Last month I received an invitation to my university’s alumni reception held at the Canadian Embassy in Tokyo. This was their first time to hold an alumni event in a foreign land so I thought I should not miss it. I took a night bus and headed over to Tokyo.
I [...]

First Trip to Canada:17-year-old Chiharu

The Japanese Version of This Article is Here
At the end of my high school years (in Japan), I went and stayed in Canada for two weeks by myself.  The stay was for only ten days but I studied English at a language school in Vancouver and also visited a university that I was interested in applying to.  I was quite [...]

Doing Firecrackers in Japan with Family

I always am learning new things about Japanese culture while living and teaching English in Japan. Whether it’s from my students at Smith’s School of English Tsukaguchi, from my Japanese family or others, learning these new things makes Japanese culture all that more interesting to me. Before coming to Japan, I didn’t know that firecrackers and fireworks [...]

Canadian Culture and Cirque du Soleil in Japan

I’m from Canada and although I am living and teaching English in Japan, I find samples and moments of Canadian culture right here in Japan. Some examples are Maple syrup, the book “Ann of Green Gables”, “Canada Dry” ginger ale and music from singer Celine Dion. I think that it’s good that Japanese people are exposed to Canadian [...]

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