The Mikan Blog


  • Pills, Here!💊: A Guide to Drugstores in Japan

    Pills, Here!💊: A Guide to Drugstores in Japan

         Unless you’ve lived in Japan long-term before, it’s safe to say that browsing through the drug store here, in Japan, is no walk in the park. Actually, despite […]

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  • 🍊maga(ZINE): March🎓

    🍊maga(ZINE): March🎓

    Hey, Mikans! As you know, or, if you’re a new JET, as you’ll come to know, March in Japan is a season of change. From the melting snowcaps of Ishizuchi-san […]

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  • The Last Castles Standing 🏯

    The Last Castles Standing 🏯

    Justin Dobbs 2024-2025 MIKAN BLOG WRITER Justin is a second year JET based on the edge of Ehime in Shikokuchuo. Coming from a writing/communications background in suburban Georgia, he is […]

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  • Navigating the Language Barrier

    Navigating the Language Barrier

    What is a language barrier? Unless you have always felt super confident in your Japanese or have reached a high level of fluency before coming to Japan, you’ve probably felt […]

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  • 🍊maga(ZINE): February 🧡

    🍊maga(ZINE): February 🧡

    In Japan, February is pretty jam-packed with things to enjoy and celebrateー Setsubun, Risshun, Sapporo Snow Festival, National Foundation Day, Cat Day 😺,3年 students capping off the year, and …the […]

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  • Journey to the Center of Shikoku

    Journey to the Center of Shikoku

    Justin Dobbs 2024 MIKAN BLOG WRITER Justin is a second year JET based on the edge of Ehime in Shikokuchuo. Coming from a writing/communications background in suburban Georgia, he is […]

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  • Through the Generations

    Through the Generations

    Yat (Matt/Matthew) Yeung 2024 Arrival, JHS ALT in Iyo City (Futami)Gundam/Pokémon/League of Legends/Stardew Valley Nerd (cough, cough… specialist*) Matthew (Yat) Yeung is a first year ALT based in Iyo City, […]

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  • 🍊maga(ZINE): January🎉

    🍊maga(ZINE): January🎉

    “It’s a new year and a new me.” Let’s start 2025 off right with a Mikan🍊maga(ZINE) that brings out the best in all of us! For the new year we […]

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  • Shikoku’s Big Three

    Shikoku’s Big Three

    Justin Dobbs 2024 MIKAN BLOG WRITER & COPY EDITOR Justin is a first year JET based on the edge of Ehime in Shikokuchuo. Coming from a writing/communications background in suburban […]

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