February 14, 2024
Love Hotels in Japan
What is a Love Hotel: A Guide to Love Hotels in Japan
By Gavin Pirie   Paper- Thin Apartment Walls   You know how it goes, maybe your eyes met across a crowded expat bar one summer’s night, […]
March 23, 2023
Moving in Japan
Hikkoshi Moving in Japan and Finding an Apartment Hacks: An ALT’s Story
Moving from Tohoku to Shizuoka   My name is Ryan, and I’ve been living in Japan as an ALT for about a year and a half. […]
February 2, 2023
はじめての Tohoku: A time traveler’s guide to the Tomizawa Site Museum
by Gavin Pirie   Take a journey back 20,000 years to a very different Sendai, and come face to face with a lost world older than […]
September 7, 2022
Bear in Sendai
Bear Captured Near Rikuzen-Ochiai Station
A bear  was captured with a tranquilizer gun Near Rikuzen-Ochiai station in Sendai. Video from nc.ox-tv.co.jp  
March 11, 2020
Coronavirus
You Can Be In It and Not Fear It- Part I
SENDAI UNLOCKED – by Lena Takahashi, Healing Land Reiki “Moving through the messy middle of our daily life with peace and ease is one of our […]
October 8, 2019
Sendai 味: Route 227s’ Cafe Tohoku
by Gavin Pirie Tohoku is truly one of the most underrated parts of Japan. It’s filled to the brim with spectacular natural wonders, a rich culture […]
September 24, 2019
はじめての Tohoku: Take a break at Akiu Onsen
by Gavin Pirie Soak up the autumn air in a relaxing hot spring bath, as you escape the hustle and bustle of Sendai at Akiu Onsen. […]
July 17, 2019
はじめての Tohoku: Spirited Away at Ginzan Onsen
Spirited Away at Ginzan Onsen by Gavin Pirie Have you ever wanted to walk through the forest with Totoro? Or swim through the water with Ponyo?  […]
June 23, 2019
What’s up, Sendai? Issue No. 4
*****WHAT’S UP, SENDAI?-  BY JUSTIN VELGUS***** Weekly news, events, and recommendations from Justin Velgus, a long-term resident living in Tohoku’s largest city, in collaboration with Sendai English (https://sendaienglish.com) […]
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