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Camp Japan
No, not THAT sort of camp, silly; I mean the healthy dib-dib-dob-dob thrashing about in the countryside with sticks and ropes and campfires sort of camp.
Felix has just arrived back from a two-day camp up in the mountains organised by the good city of Mihara along with 71 other tinies of primary school age (and Read more... -
Weekend wrap
And what a big weekend it was, not least because we had a long weekend with a public holiday on the Monday.
But first of all, a weather update. Summer has arrived here with a vengeance. It’s been over 30 all week and of course ridiculously humid which makes it feel like over 40. Japan is Read more... -
Summer Rules
We love a good laugh here at the Sushi on a Stick household.
That’s why we were very excited last night when Ruby brought home the Official Statement of Rules for the Summer Holidays from the Juvenile Control Centre (sorry, junior high school) up on the hill.
There’s mirth aplenty to be had from reading through the Read more... -
Hard rain
One month ago I wrote about the onset of the rainy season. Since then we’ve had a bit of rain, to be sure, but nothing much to write home about (or blog about).
That is, until this week.
This week the heavens really opened and we’ve had four days of almost constant rain, including several truly Read more... -
Half-yearly report
Can you believe it? We’ve been here a whole six months already.
I’m sure you’re all itching to know: how has Japan shaped up? Has it met our expectations? Are we having fun yet? So I hereby present the half-yearly report, conveniently divided into individual members of the Sushi on a Stick household.
Felix
Felix has settled into Read more... -
Beach follies
Yesterday was our first officially sanctioned Family Trip to the Beach, which seems worth a post of its own seeing as it’s been such a struggle to get there.
Unfortunately it was low tide so the beach was half empty of water. You can see the waterline on the breakwaters. It was also a bit murky, Read more... -
Summer holidays
The summer holidays start on July 21 or thereabouts, and go all the way through to the start of September. But you won’t be surprised to hear that at junior high, school holidays aren’t what you’d expect them to be.
For the first couple of weeks, Ruby will be trooping off to school every day because Read more... -
If you open it, they will come
Our local beach finally “opened” yesterday, which means that the good citizens of Mihara (not to mention the local schoolchildren) are finally free to partake in the beautiful waters without attracting potential condemnation.
Readers may recall that the extended Sushi on a Stick household (including visiting aunts and grandmother) actually tested the beach out Read more... -
Holiday snaps
Hi all. I realised that my last few posts, apart from sounding rather bitter and twisted, didn’t feature any pictures at all, which is a shame. So here are a few photos from a couple of weeks back when my mother and sisters were visiting (which already feels like months ago…).
One of the first things Read more... -
Tales from junior high 2
This one is a ripper.
One day last week the teacher delivers another stern lecture to the class: apparently some students are under the misapprehension that lunchtime is for playing. (We’re talking about the tiny bit of lunchtime that’s left after everyone’s finished eating in the classroom and packing their things away; about ten or fifteen Read more...
Welcome to Sushi on a Stick
This blog is about the adventures of a family of Australian barbarians spending two years in the islands of southern Japan. Stay tuned for regular updates on the food, the culture, the earthquakes, the wacky festivals, the school system and more. Read more
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