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Judul: Pengalaman Bekerja Serabutan di Jepang

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Sejak pertama kali menginjakan kaki di Jepang, 20 tahun yang lalu, saya sudah pernah menggeluti berbagai macam pekerjaan. Tentunya pekerjaan yang halal, walau mungkin tidak terlalu bergengsi. 1. Pramusaji di Hotel Saya pernah bekerja paruh waktu sebagai pramusaji di restoran milik sebuah Business Hotel yang cabangnya ada di seluruh Jepang. Restoran tempat saya bekerja cuma melayani jam breakfast/sarapan para tamu hotel. Sistemnya prasmanan “All you can eat”, makan sepuasnya. Jam kerja antara jam 5 pagi sampai jam 12 siang (fleksibel sesuai kepentingan), karena jam makan pagi para tamu adalah 6:30-10:00. Jadi para staff harus datang lebih awal untuk mempersiapkan makanan dan minuman, serta membereskan semuanya setelah jam makan pagi. Di Hotel ini, staff asing cuma 3, yaitu saya dan 2 teman saya, semuanya orang Indonesia. Rekan-rekan kerja dan atasan baik sekali kepada kami. Khususnya waktu ada event Rugby World Cup di kota kami. Banyak sekali tamu dari Eropa dan Australia, cuma kami ber...

The Ritual of Walking on Fire

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Every year Okuyama Houkouji temple held a Firewalking festival. This year, two other iNHama staff and I attended the fire festival, and we even try firewalking barefoot. It is a festival in Hamamatsu City that prays for family safety, disease-free breathing, fire prevention, and elimination of troubles. After the monk's prayer, a Shinto ritual is held by the performer. After submerging the fire of Homa, which is spread over about 5m, a firewalking ceremony is held with the performers at the head, and the general public can also do firewalking. It is said that by walking on the fire, you will burn away the sins you are committing without knowing it, and you will be cleansed both physically and mentally and will receive benefits. Access by bus f rom Hamamatsu Station Take the "Shiyakusho-Okuyama"line bus (60 minutes ride) at bus stop #15 of the bus terminal to "Okuyama" then walk  is about 8 minutes from Shin-Tomei Inasa I.C. and about 30 minutes from Tomei Hamama...