Zac Mercer ALT High School Ibaraki-ken 2008-2011

Zac is a Canadian JET Program alumni. An avid practitioner of Kendo and an amazing cook. Listen as Zac shares his experiences teaching in Hitachiota-shi as an ALT at his inaka mountain schools. The JET interview experience. School life in Japan. Training Kendo in Japan. Dojo culture. Kendo in Japan vs Canada vs USA. Sharing food with students and community, Food Culture. HS After school clubs.