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The Actual Cost of Expat Life in Tokyo: A Family of Four’s Budget Revealed
For me Japan started as nothing more than a destination which I thought would be a great experience. I had not considered it from an expat point of view until we arrived and started spending money there. The affordability of day to day living in Tokyo really took me by surprise, and it got me…
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Reflections On Our Time In Japan
Our time in Japan was spent across two different cities, Tokyo and Osaka. During that time I was keeping notes on things I liked, didn’t like, or that I just observed and didn’t judge. In this post I’ll be formalizing those notes to cover the good and the bad that we experienced in Japan. Positives…
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Travel From Osaka To Guam
For information on travel from Osaka to Guam, see day 110 below. Travel Log: Day 107 (10/12), Osaka Japan JC and I were moving pretty slow today after our date night last night. I should have been hung over given the estimated 7-8 units of alcohol that I had. I pretty much felt fine though.…
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Shinsekai Date Night
Travel Log: Day 105 (10/10), Osaka Japan Today I couldn’t seem to wake up for basically the entire day. We did school as usual, and then I tried to nap a few times. I fell asleep a couple times briefly but didn’t really nap. I’m not sure what was going on with me. We did…
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Aquarium & Shinsekai
For info on the aquarium and Shinsekai, see day 104 below. Travel Log: Day 103 (10/8), Osaka Japan JC and I were pretty hung over today after our fun night last night. I was trying to think of all the drinks I had last night and it had to be something like 7 or 8…
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Dotonbori Date Night & Fancy Deer
Travel Log: Day 101 (10/6), Osaka Japan Typical school day, nothing special. JC and I went for a long walk and in the evening we watched the broncos game. I got in a decent workout today as well. Travel Log: Day 102 (10/7), Osaka Japan This was an unusually action packed day. For school we…
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Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street
For info about Shinsaibashi-Suji Shopping Street see day 100 below. Travel Log: Day 96 (10/1), Osaka Japan We’re all starting to feel a lot better, although we’re still stuck around the house. I’m at the final stage of a cold which for me is uncontrollable coughing out of the blue a couple times per day.…
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September Budget In The Red
I always get excited when budget time rolls around, and I was particularly interested in this month. September is the first full month we have spent in Japan, which is our most expensive location (not counting Guam). If I had been allowed to peek ahead to the result of any one month’s budget before the…
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Sickness In Osaka
Travel Log: Day 89 (9/24), Osaka Japan Today is our first full day in Osaka. We are loving our Airbnb even more as we discover more about it. I found the best spot to sit and enjoy silence. It’s in the foyer once again, but this time I have tons of room, nice mood lighting,…
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Tokyo To Osaka
Travel Log: Day 87 (9/22), Tokyo Japan This was our last full day in Japan and we kept it close to home. Part of the reason was just to enjoy our place, but it was also because JC is sick. The timing of that is not good considering we have to travel to Osaka tomorrow.…
Traveling Toward Fire
A Premature FI Experiment
