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Sat, 20 Apr 2013 | By cozycheri | Photo Gallery

Home-stay visit to Japan through a volunteer group
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A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Survivor

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By tiaratirr | Views [238] | Scholarship Entry

I ate up my croissants while waiting my friend before we went. I knew it wasn’t enough to fill my energy to walk a lot that day, after the previous day I and other 13 friends from 6 countries went to the bar to have a nomikai as a farewell. We went to ... Read more >

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A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - A Surreal Subversion

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By puritto | Views [379] | Scholarship Entry

Land of grace, Samurai honour and coy Geisha elegance; quiet restraint and unrivalled politeness, ruled by obscure social cues impenetrable to the western mind - these things I had been taught. Still I was lost. With primitive language skills and even ... Read more >

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Sharing Stories - A Glimpse into Another's Life - yokoso japan

Fri, 19 Apr 2013 | By nagmakhan | Views [304] | Scholarship Entry

I woke up early in the morning, because of the change of place plus the excitement inside my heart.. I was arranging my things in the hotel room when suddenly something popped up causing the fresh light to prevail over the gift of the night. I turned ... Read more >

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A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Passports in Japan

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By hardy | Views [452] | Scholarship Entry

A lavish 7-day vacation in beautiful Japan, what more could three friends ask for? Our strict itinerary called for staying in extravagant hotels towering high above the city clouds, greeted and bowed to by hotel staff in three-piece suits, followed by ... Read more >

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Understanding a Culture through Food - LOOKING FOR HARMONY IN JAPANESE CUISINE

Thu, 18 Apr 2013 | By deeannisa | Views [500] | Scholarship Entry

Talk about Japan, of course I had to talk about Japanese food. Through food, I could understand a country’s culture. When I got a chance to stay in ryokan (Japanese-style hotel) in Miyajima Island, Hiroshima, I and my friends went to a big hall to have ... Read more >

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Photos: Japan 2013

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By melmuchransyah | Photo Gallery

My visit to Japan
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Catching a Moment - Stop Looking at Your Phone, Start Living Your Life

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By melmuchransyah | Views [407] | Scholarship Entry

Two weeks ago, I just came back from my latest travel to Japan. I was there to attend an international conference and present my paper on Facebook addiction. My findings including the fact that people use Facebook as one of the media to fill in the gap ... Read more >

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Photos: Kanazawa

Wed, 10 Apr 2013 | By mhlyon | Photo Gallery

A long weekend in Kanazawa, Japan - March '13
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A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Viva Shinjuku!

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By spanishflavour | Views [474] | Scholarship Entry

Shinjuku is one of the twenty-three city wards of Tokyo with a population of over 300 000 and the busiest train station in the world. Hotels, offices, and businesses jostle for space in the densely populated second 'centre' of the city, alongside Japan's ... Read more >

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An ordinary day in Niseko ski resort, Japan

Thu, 14 Feb 2013 | By samsarasun | Views [1318]

I've just started my 3rd month working in Niseko, Japan. An ordinary day in Hirafu can as follow: Wake up in the morning, look out the windon and the first thing you can see is at least 20 cm of fresh snow (the snow report predicted 0 cm). Look at ... Read more >

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2012: Year of Travel(Hokkaido)

Wed, 23 Jan 2013 | By aryan524 | Views [248]

While writing my thesis, I promised myself to go somewhere faraway when it's done. After months of being the first girl in but the last girl out of the campus doing my thesis, I packed my bags and head  to the winter wonderland of Japan, Hokkaido.... Read more >

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By chipsnpeas | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I've made my living as a graphic designer for the past 15 years, but creatively, it's photography that pushes my buttons most, something I try my hand at at every opportunity, and never more so than when I'm travelling, an obsession that drives my wife ... Read more >
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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By dereksk04 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Growing up American Indian and off the reservation I feel privileged to have more opportunities, but I am also missing part of my cultural identity. This has created a void sparking a curiosity for other cultures especially as I traveled to places like ... Read more >
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Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By escape | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry


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