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Ariel Hudnall

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Posts about Alex Hurst’s life in Kyoto. From 2010–2016.

Z is for 材料

April 30, 2015April 7, 2015Categories Photography50 Comments on Z is for 材料

is for zairyou, or the Japanese word for ingredients. Life in Japan can be a wonderful experience, but not everyone who comes here loves it, or understands it. Beyond the obvious language and custom barriers, there is also the physical barrier (if you look foreign, then you will always be foreign) and social barrier. Some people…

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X is for X

April 28, 2015April 7, 2015Categories Photography23 Comments on X is for X

is for batsu, or the Japanese word for wrong, typically written as 'X'. As a teacher, I use "batsu" a lot. But I'm not going to use this post to talk about what was "wrong" with anything; rather, I'm going to talk about my misconception about teaching in general. When I first arrived in Japan,…

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V is for 自販機

April 25, 2015April 7, 2015Categories Photography44 Comments on V is for 自販機

is for jihanki, or the Japanese word for vending machine. Summers in Kyoto are quite hot, and winters are frigid. When you're outside trying to get from place to the next, staying hydrated and warm is no easy feat. It can seem hard to justify a cafe visit or stop-in at a supermarket for a…

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U is for 宇治

April 24, 2015April 7, 2015Categories Photography30 Comments on U is for 宇治

is for Uji, one of the most famous places in Japan for green tea, and especially matcha. As I promised during my R is for ラリー post this month, I'm going to talk a bit about the green tea store we went to while we were there for the stamp rally. It was truly amazing - the shop…

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T is for 寺

April 23, 2015April 7, 2015Categories Photography33 Comments on T is for 寺

is for tera, or the Japanese word for temple. If you can say nothing else of Kyoto, it's that there is no shortage of temples. There are at least 1,600 in the vicinity of the city and its suburbs, serving several sects of Buddhism and Taoism. Naturally, I haven't been to them all, but I…

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