About Me

My name is Glenn Watts, and I live in a suburb in the southwest portion of Tokyo called Sagamino, in Zama city, Kanagawa prefecture. I teach English. I study Japanese. I eat noodles. 

My official job title (I think) is Fraternal Missionary of the Cumberland Presbyterian Church to Japan, or something like that. They didn't give me any fancy clothes to wear or anything. I don't get one of those silk sashes to wear across my chest like the little mayor in Monopoly. No pointy "pope" hats -- nothing like that. I mostly just wear normal clothes.

I am from the United States -- Louisville, Kentucky to be exact. My "home" church is now called "Heartsong"... Those folks are like my second FAMILY, and if it weren't for them, I absolutely would not be here in Tokyo today. They have supported me through thick and thin, and they mean more to me than they know. 

I am a very proud uncle to Madelyne and Andrew Boehnlein (pronounced like "bay-line").

I am a godfather to Peter Hayes.

Before I came to Tokyo in September of 2004, I worked for three years in Hong Kong, teaching English at the Cumberland Presbyterian Church Yao Dao Primary School, located in the Tin Shui Wai area of Hong Kong -- man, the stories I could tell you from those three years... Anyway, I love Hong Kong -- and I tell you, I REALLY love that school.  

Before THAT, I worked at a small publishing company in Indiana for ten-and-a-half years. We specialized in publishing and selling/distributing educational books, CDs and videos to teach people to play jazz music. 

My hobbies are PHOTOGRAPHY, COMPUTERS and MUSIC, as well as reading. 

See the main website for the Cumberland Presbyterian Denomination HERE.

See about other Cumberland Presbyterian missionaries HERE.