I attended a month-long program at Josai International University in Gumyo, Chiba, and stayed in an apartment in Togane, about 15 min away by train. My home-stay family (for a weekend during the program, and then I visited after the program ended) lives in Kujukuri, in south Chiba. It’s known for its sardines, I’ve been told :)

I’m not sure how often I’ll be able to go back, but I’m visiting in October for a week. Eventually I’d like to visit somewhere other than Tokyo, Narita, and Kamakura! Kamakura was awesome, but I’d love to go to Kyoto, Osaka, and Kobe. My main goal, though, is to talk to Hiroko-san on Skype!