Category Archives: Gunma

The Many Faces of Gunma Chan — Gunma Orientation!

Posted on August 15, 2011 by superhappyawesome

Late last week we had a 2 day orientation for the new participants of JET Program here in Gunma. There were new faces from all over the world–North Americans, South Africans, Austrailians, New Zealanders, Singaporeans and more were there to … Continue reading →

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Move over AKB48, it’s time for AKG48!

Posted on August 3, 2011 by superhappyawesome

You may be familiar with AKB48, the ridiculously ubiquitous girl group with a ridiculously large roster of pretty young things. Seriously, these girls are everywhere; at the bike shop encouraging cycling safety, at the grocery store hawking vegetables, at Christmas … Continue reading →

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The Many Faces of Gunma-chan — Nyanma-chan?

Posted on July 20, 2011 by superhappyawesome

It’s time for this week’s installment in…THE MANY FACES OF GUNMA-CHAN! Ooooh! Yaaay! This week’s Gunma-chan may seem a bit familiar, if you’re, you know, on the internet. I’m sure you’re aware of Nyan-cat? Everyone’s favorite rainbow-powered poptart cat, on … Continue reading →

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The Many Faces of Gunma-chan: Tamamura

Posted on July 13, 2011 by superhappyawesome

One of the surprise hits from our panel at AX was everyone’s favorite Prefectural Mascot, Gunma-chan! When he came up on the screen the whole room reacted with a big “Awww…” and we were pretty surprised by how much people … Continue reading →

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