Tohoku Journal

Posts while I was living in Sendai, Japan

三十三間堂

[http://www.novaugust.net/blog/2012/06/the-thirty-three-length-hall/img_2051/] My family made it to Japan, and after a night of rest we set out to see Kyoto. Kyoto, and the region around

Hokkaido

Sapporo Sapporo was a great relaxer after the bustle (andzombies [http://blog.novaugust.net/tokyo-day-2-zombies/]) of Tokyo. Jenn and I were put up in a great apartment of our own thanks tocouchsurfing [http:

Vegalta Sendai

I went to a soccer game for the local team, Vegalta Sendai, with some friends recently. Here's the team's song being sung by its famously supportive fans.

My First Couchsurfing Couch

I've moved into a friend's apartment and left behind my dormitory and thus had to change my couch description on couchsurfing. Still, I thought it would be fun to

The Color of Leaves

Half a year ago I got into Nobuyuki's  car with fellow Tohoku research students Mike and Disa, and wound up at Yamadera (山寺:"Mountain Temple" -- read about it