Anecdotes on the People and Culture of Contemporary Japan from the Perspective of an American Expat
A captivating, heart-warming, funny, and informative look at contemporary Japan, through the eyes of an American expat.
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Is this how you picture Japan?
I can totally relate. Because that's how I pictured this country before my first visit. Of course, Tokyo and other big cities like Osaka and Yokohama do indeed look like that.
But 70% of Japan is covered in forests. And much of the land is devoted to farming. And there are rivers and lakes and hills and mountains.
So here is a photo of my wife, Masumi, taken when we recently visited Hiruzen, a community near the Sea of Japan. Not exactly a concrete jungle, eh?
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