Adam Soha's Posts

  • Drink Rally
    July 30th, 2009By Adam Soha
    Man, just the name sounds fun! This past weekend saw Hitachinaka city (one stop away from Mito on the Joban Line) hold it’s fourteenth annual Drink Rally, a really cheap and fun way to visit a lot of different bars, snacks, and izakayas all in one night. This is how it works; a » Continue Reading
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  • Tatsuzo Ramen
    July 15th, 2009By Adam Soha
    Hello again from Ibaraki!  It’s been quite a while since my last post, for which I apologize.  I really wanted to give you a nice summery update about the beaches here in Ibaraki, but 梅雨(tsuyu) or Rainy Season, just can’t seem to let go yet this year, and good beach days » Continue Reading
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  • Consider Camping
    June 11th, 2009By Adam Soha
    Another set of Golden Week holidays has passed us by and what did you do?  If you’re like many people in Japan, you likely hopped on the shinkansen for a trip to Kyoto, Nara, or whatever tourist destination was on your list.  While these types of tourism trips are certainly enjoyable, » Continue Reading
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  • Hanami with Bonobos
    May 12th, 2009By Adam Soha
    As I mentioned in an earlier post, the Bonobos sakura festival was held here in Mito over the first weekend in April.  Starting 3 years ago, the owner of Gokoku Shrine and local band The Dodoittsu began organizing this hanami event in hopes to bring more young people out for the » Continue Reading
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  • Spend a Rainy Day at the Bottom of the Sea
    April 15th, 2009By Adam Soha
    Rainy days are crappy everywhere, Mito being no exception.  Actually, considering how far you have to walk to get places if you have no car here, Mito may be worse than many places on a wet day.  Have no fear though there are of course lots of great ways to spend » Continue Reading
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  • Party at the Duck
    April 6th, 2009By Adam Soha
    If you’re a foreigner living in or around the Mito area, I can only assume you’ve at least heard of, if not been to the local expat watering hole, the Drunken Duck.  If not, then you’re definitely missing out on some good times. » Continue Reading
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  • It’s time for the flower festivals!
    March 13th, 2009By Adam Soha
    Well, we managed to make it through February and survived another Valentine’s Day.  We even got a little reprieve from the cold with spring-like temperatures intermittently appearing lately.  The warm weather also likely sped up the blooming process of the plum blossoms in Kairakuen Park which means it would be » Continue Reading
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  • This is the City of Mito!
    March 12th, 2009By Adam Soha
    photo credit: regvn Mito, population roughly 270,000, is a great city.  That’s right, city.  If you listen to anyone from Tokyo you’ve certainly heard differently.  Whenever I visit Tokyo and explain where I live, the word most commonly (and dismissively) uttered is inaka, countryside; which, to Tokyoites, is basically a » Continue Reading
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