Lower Hutt brothers Pyong-Hwang Yun & Pyong-Mun Yun were Assistant English Teachers (AETs) in Minoh between 1996-2006 with their friend from Minoh-shi.
Pyong-Mun Yun, aka Big Asian Kiwi, is from Lower Hutt and lived in Minoh-shi from 1996 - 2006.
He has an Education degree from Victoria University of Wellington and Diploma of Teaching from Wellington College of Education. He currently lives with his wife and two daughters in Bengaluru, India where he works as a PE Specialist at Canadian International School Bangalore. Mun is a K-12 PE & Music teacher; a strength & conditioning coach; sports coach; bodybuilder; musician, and multicultural aficionado of food and language. In 1996 - 2006 he was based in Minoh-shi on the sister city Assistant English Teacher (AET) programme. Here is his musical tribute with his daughters to one of his old school’s in Minoh - Todoromi Chugakko (Todoromi Junior High School).