Rights of Passage and The Running Woman Sequel February 5th 2007 The big news this week is that I’m not only famous on Yuge Island anymore, now I’m famous in both Ehime and Hiroshima prefecture! My picture was in both the Ehime prefecture newspaper and the Hiroshima prefecture newspaper for teaching in the international school day (see previous blog). In the Ehime newspaper I was pictured playing my fiddle with several students singing “Soldier’s Joy.†... read more
Asia » Japan » Ehime » Ochi » Kamijima In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more
My name is Jennie. I come from West Virginia state in the U.S. I just graduated college and headed off to Japan to teach English for an indefinite amount of time. This is my online blog I created, so that family, friends and anyone else can get the updates on what's going on over here in the Inland Sea.... full info