I'm writing a blog about my Year in Japan with articles on topics that interest me and various trips.  Please take a look and contact me with any comments.

Introduction 26th Aug 2011
How do you represent the UK? 31st August 2011
The flight 2nd Sept 2011
First impressions 4th Sept 2011
Accommodation 9th Sept 2011
The university 16th Sept 2011
The tofu restaurant 20th Sept 2011
British fair 22nd Sept 2011
Hokozaki shrine festival 24th Sept 2011
Japanese parents 28th Sept 2011
A visit to Kurume 2nd October 2011
Officialdom 5th October 2011
Sports Day 11th October 2011
Mobile Phone 17th October 2011
Sake Festival 23rd October 2011
Yanagawa Festival 4th November 2011
University Festival 7th November 2011
Japanese Baseball 22nd November 2011
Sumo 27th November 2011
Autumn in Japan 7th December 2011
 
January prieview:
Christmas is Japan.
Sights of Kyushu.

There is still so much to write about not least:

Vending machines in Japan (inc. survey)
Confectionery
Badly translated English
Writing Japanese
Pokemon vs Hello Kitty
British flags everywhere

and I have many more notes on aspects of Japanese life to place into future articles covering everything from religion to packaging and gestures to 100 yen shops.  So keep checking back!