Hello All,

I hope you are well and training hard.

Yesterday was my 5th year anniversary of living in Japan. It has been an amazing adventure and I am very grateful for my time here.

During my 5 years I have traveled to 16 Asian countries, 12 Japanese cities and have almost mastered the Japanese language haha.....Maybe 5 more years.

My favorite moments in Japan have been.

Climbing Mt Fuji

The first thing I wanted to do in Japan was climb Mt. Fuji. I done this during Obon 2015 with a Canadian that I met at Tokyo tower. He is now one of my best friends to this day. Unfortunately we couldn't see the sunrise at the top of Mt. Fuji because there was a storm.

Traveling from Tokyo to Nagasaki by local train.

During the New years holiday of 2017/2018, My cousin and I traveled for two weeks across Japan by local train. We slept on the changing room floors at Anytime Fitness Gyms or Internet cafes. We got to see a lot of Japan including Nagoya, Osaka, Hemiji castle, Hiroshima and Fukuoka. The train ride home from Hiroshima to Tokyo took 17hours in one day.

The Food

I never appreciated food coming from New Zealand. We only eat Fish and Chips and Pies. Japan opened my eyes to an amazing food culture. Ramen, Okonomiaki, Sushi etc. Every morning now, I only eat Nato.

Ten Clover

One of the first things I done when I arrived in Japan was join Ten Clover. I have thoroughly enjoyed my time here and want to thank you all for contributing to my Japanese experience. Hopefully there are a few more memorable moments to be had.

I hope to see you all in the gym,

Ryan