Welcome to the new spring version of Big in Japan, my personal web site on Japan and my life in Japan. And who you might say are you? I'm Shawn, a graduate of California State University Monterey Bay with a degree in Japanese and Japanese culture. This site will be a way for me to extend my design and home-page making abilities while informing people on my life in Japan in my own unique way. I hope this new version of my site has both interesting content and innovative design. Thanks for coming and if you want to know more about me check out my journal, updated every week. By the way the picture to the left is of Doraemon (a famous Japanese character) and I. Can you guess which one is me? By the way feel free to e-mail any comments to me at obirin@hotmail.com.

-Shawn