Destination: Japan

From Sandspits to Whirlpools

Tue, 17 Jul 2007 | By jamesanddan | Views [1104] | Comments [1]

15.07. So, as we've got quite an action packed week ahead (we've now got our JR rail　cards so have planned to zooooooomm around the country on the bullet trains), we thought we'd update the blog every couple of days, saying whats we've been up to. ... Read more >

Tags: On the Road

Gion Festival - Narita, Japan

Mon, 16 Jul 2007 | By kipnomad | Views [2238] | Comments [1] | Video

A couple of World Nomads are back on the road. Nick Pound and myself are on the way to the annual Lonely Planet Conference in San Francisco and we thought we'd go a different route and drop in to Japan on the way through. It was only a 24 hour stop ... Read more >

Tags: culture, festival, japan, narita

Day off

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By rachel | Views [709] | Comments [1]

Hi everybody, Today is July 15th, my day off. It's about the only time I have to do things like write, and other practical stuff. There has been a typhoon this week. But not to worry, I think the worst is over. I was still able to go out today but last ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: festival - mitama matsuri

Sun, 15 Jul 2007 | By rachel | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Tokyo

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By phil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Osaka

Sat, 14 Jul 2007 | By phil | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Beppu - Japan

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By jamesanddan | Photo Gallery

Stuck in Beppu!!

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By jamesanddan | Views [816] | Comments [2]

Hello All! We`ve been in Beppu for a few days now - although we only planned to stay here two nights, tonight will be our fourth! Quite a funny story - goes like this: Tour Leader Andrews worked out that if we bought a 7 Day Japan Rail Pass we could ... Read more >

Tags: planes trains & automobiles

Leaving Japan soon...

Fri, 13 Jul 2007 | By jessica79 | Views [324]

I have 10 more days to go. I have been teaching English in Japan for about three years. And now is time to go somewhere else. I look forward to walking around the world once on my way back home. Looking at the map from above it makes me feel like I could ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Beppu - Just a load of hot air!

Thu, 12 Jul 2007 | By jamesanddan | Views [848]

Arrived in Beppu - a hot spring resort (apparently to understand Beppu is to understand Japan as a whole, very philosophical Mr Lonely Planet). Its quite a cute little place actually - hot springs EVERYWHERE! Looking out of our hotel window you can actually ... Read more >

Tags: Mountains

Rain, rain, go away....pretty please?

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 | By jamesanddan | Views [1672]

Well....we arrived in Kagoshima and it was beautiful sunshine, but we thought we`d take a `breather` and stay in our hotel catching up on the blog and just chilling out (it was the 13km walk down the mountain that killed us...)......BAD IDEA!! Since ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Gallery: Chiran and Ibusuki - Japan

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 | By jamesanddan | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Kagoshima - Japan

Mon, 9 Jul 2007 | By jamesanddan | Photo Gallery

Japanese Baths

Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [2290] | Comments [3]

Japanese baths are amazing.  We decided to take it easy today.  We took the Yurikamome Line (an elevated train line) to one of Tokyo's baths, Ooedo-onsen Monogatari.  The journey was great, we got to see a side of Tokyo we hadn't been to yet and the ... Read more >

Tags: Relaxation

Gallery: Japan

Fri, 6 Jul 2007 | By phil | Photo Gallery