(updating…) I still consider myself to be quite the novice as far as my Japanese knowledge is concerned. There is so much of the language that I just haven’t learned yet, so much about the history that I don’t know, and so much about Japan’s Geography that I’m simply unfamiliar with. But that’s what makes Japan so intriguing for me. It’s an adventure each and every day. Geography in particular has always been one of my weaknesses (history too) even in the United States, because I just wasn’t interested. However, being here has really sparked an interest to learn more about the lay of the land. I sometimes hear my students talk about regions...


