Yuuki Heshiki

11th – 15th August Through my friend who works at the skate shop I was able to get a small practica andthey also needed someone who spoke english as there are a lot of americans coming tothe shop and the staff mostly lacks when it comes to proficient english. In this post I willdive into […]

9th August Today, marks the last day before I start working at the Sunabe Skate Shop so I wanted tomake use of this to dedicate this post to the mobility concept of Japan and a smallinformation about tourist safety as there was a earthquake yesterday with theMagnitude of 7. But first why do I want

8th August Today (7th) marks the day were I got the opportunity to visit the Air Base of Kadena, through a friend I was able to get a permit to enter for a few hours. To make the most out of thischance I wanted to conduct a Interview with someone on base. The first impression

7th August After arriving in Okinawa I have some exciting news. Because through a friend of mine Iwas able to get a Part-time Job in the Sunabe Skate Shop where I hope to gain an Insightinto the work culture of Japan. This does not mean that the blog will stop but throughthis Opportunity there will

4th August Reflection on the First Few Days in Japan During my first few days in Japan, I had the opportunity to interact with businesses, localy and tourist information centers. Through them I gained insights into how globalization and mobility have changed both local and international cultural perspectives.  These first few days have already been

2nd August With Osaka being on of the most visited destinations in Japan, I thought it is only right to conduct a Interview here as well. This time it will be with a representative of the Namba Tourism Information Center, which is a part of the Osaka Convention & Tourism Bureau.  In this Interview I

1st August Today I commute to Osaka after some insightful days in Kyoto, before I head to Osaka though I wanted to give an Insight into Nara another very popular tourist location in Japan. The former capital Nara is a small but important city in Japan, located not too far from Kyoto. It’s known as

31th July Today, I would like to shine a light on the recent closure of certain areas in the Gion district due to tourists behaviour similar to certain areas being photo banned. Under my impression, it is quite a strong stand that the city of Kyoto has taken with this action especially for a low-

30th July The first day in Kyoto I wanted to dedicate to research a bit about it’s history as it is I would say the cultural and historical hotspot of Japan.  Kyoto, is often called the heart of Japan. To me Kyoto is the perfect city when it comes to history and modernity. It even

29th July Today I took the day off as I commuted to Kyoto, using the Shinkansen. One thing I have noticed though is even if Japan is very convienient when it comes to transportation with the IC cards that I have previously explained, when it comes to Shinkansen tickets it’s a little more complicated. At