The Yamathon is a more pandemic-friendly event this year, and like a climb up Mount Fuji it is turning into an activity that everyone should at least try once.
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May 3, 2021
Moving house during the pandemic didn’t seem that much harder than at any other time. We found a place, organized the move itself and are now living contently in a larger space.
When we were hunting for our new home, we had several criteria for judging potential neighborhoods and properties, most of them fashioned to the needs of our 6-year-old daughter, Hana. Our new place needed to be close to an elementary school that was not too big, not too small and not too scary. The surrounding streets could neither be totally deserted, nor as packed as central Shibuya.
Apr 19, 2021
After a long ordeal of dashed hopes in the quest to find a new house, we finally signed a contract for a lovely apartment adequately sized for a family of three in a charming neighborhood.
I felt bad because my wife had to organize the more complex aspects of our house-hunting project after the English-speaking realtors I contacted failed to meet my expectations. Most of the properties they offered we had already identified and excluded on our own. It wasn’t until we had a Japanese realtor that we made significant progress. And while my Japanese is sufficient for the essential things in life, like expressing opinions on food or praising the beauty of the seasons, I unfortunately have to let others do the talking when it comes to matters involving doctors, lawyers or realtors.