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47 photos, 47 prefectures

while i was dealing with the reality of going home after all that time spent in japan, i decided to pick out one representative photo that i took during on my travels.

i finally put them all together, so it's time to share a collage of my last five years of adventure!

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goodbye japan

july 28, 2023

i have officially completed five years on the jet program and gone back to america, which is crazy to think about. five years seems both long and short, and now i've got the long journey ahead of reintegrating myself back into american culture.

the photos above are from my last days in fukuoka, gifts from my students, and the fancy send-off my school gave me.

honestly i will very much miss my life in japan, my friends, and my students, but i was ready for a job change. it's time to go forward to a new adventure.

this blog will stay up but likely will not be updated as my time in japan has come to an end. however, i welcome any questions or comments, especially from jet program participants, most of whom are already starting their own journeys.

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churaumi aquarium & ocean expo park, okinawa | july 2, 2023

motobu, ocean expo park, churaumi aquarium, motobu orion hotel

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nakijinjo, okinawa | july 2, 2023

nakijin city, nakijin castle ruins

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kourijima, okinawa | july 2, 2023

kourijima, kouri beach, yagajijima, warumi bridge

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naha & surrounding area, okinawa | july 1, 2023

naha, tomigusuku, kokusaidori, former japanese navy underground bunker, naminoue shrine, nago

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departure preparation

june 2023

i have been preparing to leave Japan for a lot longer than just this month, but this month is when the preparations have kicked into overdrive! I’ve spent my free time at work preparing a tax agent to receive money on my behalf, organizing my utilities and apartment handover with my office, cleaning out my desk, writing my farewell speech, and, at home, making more boxes to send home. it’s a lot of work!

my final major trip will be june 30 through july 3 in okinawa, and then i will have visited all 47 prefectures of japan, which is a goal i’ve had since i arrived here. i am also planning a d&s train trip on yufuin no mori train, which is this really beautiful sightseeing train.

there’s a lot going on but life is pretty good i think.

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matsuyama, ehime | may 5-7, 2023

iya valley (tokushima), mitsu itsukushima shrine, dogo onsen, botchan clock

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