Shutter life of Jazz

When you mention the name "Aomori", most Japanese people would think about the words "far", "countryside", "cold", and probably "apples". Well, all of those are correct but I hope people's perspective about this place change which is actually my goal in today's post. Our second day started early as we went to visit a local fish market in Hachinohe city. As a person born in a place where seafood is the main industry, I was expecting to see a familiar scene. I expected to see a lot of people buying seafood, vendors inviting people to check and buy their products, and of course, I expected the fishy smell; however, to my surprise, their market was very clean. All their products were neatly sliced and packed and the vendors were busy arranging their products in their stalls. Though you could easily see that most sellers here are already too old to work (population issues). Traditional Japanese breakfast In Japan, pe...

Just a few days ago, I had the most memorable experience in my life. I was given the opportunity to travel to the "Land of the Rising Sun" for a total of 6 days. This trip was fully funded by the company where I work at (CNE1 International Language School) and our partner school located in the said prefecture (Hachinohe Gakuin University). Variety of Bentos sold in Tokyo Central train station Our first stop was in Aomori, Japan located in the northern part of the main island of the country. The place is roughly 3 and a half hours away from metro Tokyo by Shinkansen. Every minute counts! Hayabusa My meal on our way to Aomori During our first day, we were asked to participate in the school's Culture festival. This made me super excited because I have never really imagined myself joining such activities abroad although I have seen a lot of these scenes in Japanese animations and being there physically and mentally made it more overwhelming. I met former s...