RHP Daisuke Matsuzaka pitched against Hokkaido Nippon-Ham Fighters on 19th October and it was his last game. He started his career with the SEIBU Lions in Japan and then got a big contract with the Boston Redsox in the MLB. After Boston, h…

Last Friday, Snow Park Yeti in Shizuoka prefecture was opened. Right now, this is only ski resort open for skiing and snowboarding in Japan. Of course, there is only one trail open, it’s very narrow and uses 100% artificial snow, so the co…

We took a trip to Kyushu last weekend. We enjoyed a watching baseball game, relaxing in the hot springs and amazing food in Kagoshima and Miyazaki. There is a lot of great sea food, because Kyushu is surrounded by the sea. We ate silver-st…

I had a medical check in our office. In Japan, companies have to arrange for their employees to have full medical checkups every year. Today, they checked my height, weight, eyesight, blood, cardiogram and X-ray. Finally, I have for a rech…

Last weekend, we flew to Hokkaido. I’m a member of the mileage club with ANA. Right now, they provided discounted mileage from Kobe to Chitose, so we got flight tickets with reasonable mileage. I want to say, “thank you to ANA”. Last Frida…