How it all began I moved to Japan in March 2017, but the actual plan to come here started much much earlier... ...11 years earlier to be exact.  I first encountered Japan, like so many did, through Anime and Manga (Who did not watch Pokemon after school in the late 90's and early 00's?). Back in the day I was subscribed to a monthly magazine with new chapters of popular Manga but also articles about how life in Japan really was. Reading about places like Kyoto and events like Cherry Blossom Viewing, my hopelessly romantic 13 year old head started to form a dream: One day I would go to Japan, I would visit Kyoto and I would see a sea of pink Cherry Blossoms! That dream came true, one…