My Time in Japan

My Time in Japan

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My Time in Japan episodes

  • Izumo Taisha / 出雲大社

    Discover one of the most significant Shinto Shrines in Japan.

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    Tracks: Colorful Cat - Playground, Colorful Cat - Yanagizome, Colorful Cat - Kon

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    8 min
  • The Road to Izumo / 出雲への道

    Paul travels to the city of Izumo, encountering a slight hiccup.

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    Tracks: Colorful Cat - Playground, Domitori Taranofu - Akihabara, Colorful Cat - Kon

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    10 min
  • Hiroshima / 広島 (S1E2)

    Is there such a thing as a coincidence?Every soldier remembers the day they graduated basic training. For Paul-chan, that day was August 6th. But it wasn’t until he stood before a frozen clock in the Hiroshima Peace Memorial Museum that the weight of that date truly hit home.This episode covers Paul’s first impressions of Hiroshima and the profound personal realization that linked his military service to the very city he was sent to serve as a missionary. It’s a story of war, peace, and the strange ways our paths are connected.

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    Music provided by NCMFYT

    Tracks: Colorful Cat - Playground, Colorful Cat - Nakabeni, Colorful Cat - Kon

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    13 min
  • Jikoshokai / 自己紹介 (S1E1)

    Every journey has a starting line. In this episode, Paul-chan shares about his transition from BCT graduate to Japan-bound missionary. It’s a story of shifting gears, crossing oceans, and preparing for a culture shock that would change everything.


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    Colorful Cat - Kon

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    Trailer Music: Domitori Taranofu - Just a Playground

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    7 min

About My Time in Japan

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I'm Paul-chan, an Army vet, web developer, gamer and Japanese enthusiast. My Time in Japan is a journey revisiting my experiences of adapting to new cultures and blundering through language barriers while serving as a Latter-day Saint missionary in 2009 and 2010. From the lush mountains of the Chūgoku Region to the very southern tip of Kyūshū, we dive into journal entries, local history, mission stories, and more.