Masashi and I have lived in the countryside for nearly two years.
Living in a small town in the countryside vs. a big city can be very different, no matter what part of the world you are from. However, there are certainly some things that set the rural mountain villages of Japan apart from the big cities like Tokyo!
This post was originally published at The Haruna Family Blog.
With Christmas ending and our winter vacation just beginning, I’ve been remembering my first Christmas in Japan before I was married. That first year, I didn’t really know what to expect.
Many people think of Christmas as being universally celebrated, but it still feels somewhat new in Japan.
