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Kyoto to Hiroshima

JAPAN | Fri, 4 Jul 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [1159]

Wed 2nd July - Up early again as off to Hiroshima today. Making a stop in Himeji along the way. The only sensible way is to get a Shinkansen train, which stops at both places on its way to Hakata. Bus to Kyoto main station and as usual the trains are ... Read more >

Shikoku Swimming... and dancing

JAPAN | Tue, 28 Aug 2007 | By brentoc | Views [334]

I just spent a few days down south on tropical Shikoku island, with 2 aussies & 3 Japanese lifeguards.  Our mission was to do water safety patrol for a swim event at Anan beach, but we had plenty of spare time to check out a few other beaches &... Read more >

Tags: Beaches & sunshine

Ferry: Osaka - Shanghai

JAPAN | Tue, 27 May 2008 | By eri | Views [297]

All very smoooth, and ferry far from capacity so nice and laidback.  Karaoke bar, games arcade and majong room keep some occupied, but after all the rushing around over the last couple of months was delighted to do pretty much absolutely nothing.  In ... Read more >

Sharks Fin, Sake & Snow Monkeys !

JAPAN | Thu, 12 Mar 2009 | By jazz81 | Views [199]

So after 2 super flighyts with Chinsa airlines, full meals & tv on 2 short flights, I finally arrived in Japan. 2 hours after touch down and I was already tucking into a meal of grilled mackeral, rice, miso and few other bits with one of the best ... Read more >

Diving 10th Feb

JAPAN | Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [187]

Well I finally did it. I finally jumped back in the water again as a scuba diver after 3 years and 4 months of staying 'dry'. Why have I wasted so much time?! Scuba diving is fantastic and I love it and well lets just say I caught the diving bug ... Read more >

Tags: The Great Outdoors

Osaka...juste pour deux jours

JAPAN | Mon, 1 Dec 2008 | By angeours | Views [145] | Comments [2]

Ah ah, j ai recu un petit ordinateur portable qu une vague connaissance du nom de Leo (dois je vraiment citer son nom ici, tellement vague est notre relationnel????) m a envoye par la poste. Ca a l enorme avantage de rendre l acces a internet vraiment ... Read more >

Sayonara Osaka, I will miss you!!

JAPAN | Tue, 16 Jun 2009 | By kurenai | Views [92]

I’m sitting here at my computer on the very last night that I’ll live here in Japan. It’s such a crazy bitter-sweet feeling. I’ve had so many amazing experiences here as well as so many wretched stories as well. It has been one wild rollercoaster ... Read more >

Tags: japan, osaka, life, sayonara

Gallery: Graduation 2009

JAPAN | Fri, 13 Mar 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Thailand - spring break

JAPAN | Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: USJ Osaka

JAPAN | Thu, 30 Jul 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery


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