Farming town in Japan. What happens when faced with eating two dinners? Saving face isn't the half of it. When the sun sets and there is nowhere to go or nothing to do, one has to crafts ways to get through boredom; especially in the days before mobile phones and streaming.  the Path Beyond. Sometimes it's simply seeking out human interaction. It's an important nuance. Finding a place where one can be anonymous when it's clear that they are "the other" is tough sometimes when living abroad. We all have those places where the proprietors and customers leave us alone and treat us like the locals.  This is a story about what could have been a dull night on the JET Programme in Chiba Prefecture.

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