Destination: Japan

Gallery: ** CHINA best of; Summer tour 2004

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Photo Gallery

Gallery: **TIBET - best of

Tue, 30 Jan 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Japan

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By tonto | Photo Gallery

Kokubunji

Wed, 24 Jan 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Views [3032] | Comments [6]

Today was the last day of my 9 month contract teaching at Kokubunji High School. I had a great time teaching here, and if it wasn't for the length of time travelling and some other minor things, I probably would have taken them up on the offer of an ... Read more >

Tags: Culture

31st: Otoko Matsuri- PRIDE GP

Thu, 11 Jan 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Views [4123]

(New pictures in Christmas folder) Firstly, Happy New Year! I hope that your 2007 is going well and that already it is better than your 2006- I recently (7th) had my 1 year anniversary here in Japan- I can't believe that a ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Birthday, Christmas, End of year party, New Year Party....

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1285]

December certainly is the month of parties in Japan. Notwithstanding that I had my birthday party, coupled with Anders' leaving party, the locals also celebrate Christmas day, End of Year, (called Bonenkai) Beginning of year (shin-nenkai) and the usual ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Gallery: JAPAN 2007

Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Photo Gallery

JLPT 3- done and dusted

Thu, 7 Dec 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [2723] | Comments [8]

(New pictures in Apartment...)First of all, many thanks for the birthday wishes (and presents) from everyone- even though today marks my 27th year on the planet, I am not too sad! Thanks for the parcel from the folks at home, the CDs are great and of ... Read more >

Tags: Party time

Visiting Tokyo's finest

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [2197] | Comments [1]

So I had the pleasure of heading down to the local police station a few weeks ago because my bike got stolen. I kind of inherited the bike from another guy who had gone back to America, so I wasn't too destroyed over it, but it was still a wrench to ... Read more >

Tags: Scams & Robberies

Gallery: Toquio

Fri, 24 Nov 2006 | By leo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Takayama

Sun, 19 Nov 2006 | By leo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Himeji

Sat, 18 Nov 2006 | By leo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Beppu

Fri, 17 Nov 2006 | By leo | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Nagasaki

Wed, 15 Nov 2006 | By leo | Photo Gallery

The Streetcar

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1191] | Comments [5]

New picture folder, "Autumn". My student once told me that the Tokyo streetcar is, "a modern miracle". I told him not to get so carried away, what with rail travel being a staple form of transportation worldwide for the last century ... Read more >

Tags: Culture