Our Life in Japan: A Day in Marugame with Mom and Steph

One of the Shotengai (outdoor shopping malls) in Marugame.

A Japanese mannequin displayed at the shotengai.

We'd see these "political" buses drive through town once in awhile. They were really creepy, all black buses that played scary music over a megaphone. I was happy my mom and sister got to see it.

Steph, Mom (who for some reason looks totally angry) and Mike feeding the pigeons at the Marugame castle.

Fish in the mote surrounding the Marugame castle.

Eat the crumbs out of my hand, dammit!

The Marugame Castle.

View of Marugame from the top.

About Us

Four months after we were married, we moved to the city of Marugame, located on one of Japan's southern islands called Shikoku. Our purpose of going there was to teach English as a second language. We worked for a small, private juku run by Fumi Morimura. As her school began to grow, she eventually bought Marugame International Academy and we worked under that company's name for the remainder of our stay in Japan. We taught students from age 2 to age 80 using our own lesson plans and curriculum. Our experience there was unforgettable. We loved learning about the Japanese culture, traveling the country, eating the food, but most importantly, we loved the people. We made many Japanese and foreign friends while we lived there, and still keep in contact with several of them. We hope to be able to visit that beautiful country again someday with our children.

Our Life in Japan

A Day in Marugame with Mom and Steph

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