Osaka-Shi Stories


Namaze ni tomodachi no haiking o shimashita

Yes, it means "I went hiking in Namaze with my friends." So yeah, thought I'd add some more pics up of a hiking trip I went on with some friends. We only traveled about 15 minutes outside of Osaka city by train. It was a blazing hot day and I was dressed to the nines in my bulldyke attire: camo shorts, big clunky brown hiking boots, and a red cut o...


I got another new job!

Woo!!! Update Update! So yeah, I accepted a job as an assistant language teacher at a junior high school in Sakai! I will be starting at the beginning of September. Sakai is a decent-sized city (800,000+) right next to Osaka. So I will still be living in the same area, but I will be moving to Sakai. The pay is about the same, if not a bit more tha...


Wow, it's been awhile!

Hey everybody! So yeah, my apologies for not writing a story for over two months. I just kinda forgot and time's been flying by! So yeah, a lot has happened, I guess. Still teaching with Nova in Osaka. Actually my company is going through some really tough times. Serves them right. They are like the Clear Channel of English language schools in ...


The Host Boys of Dotonbori

So yeah, I walk down this busy street at least twice a week. During the day, it has restaurants, a little shopping, and lots of tourists. But at night, which when I am usually walking in this area, you can spot tons of bars, nightclubs, neon lights, and the trendsetters of Osaka. There is one intersection in the walking streets of Dotonbori, on one e...