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Sun, 11 May 2014 | By janeaustin87 | Views [289] | Scholarship Entry
Although trying local cuisine is one of my favorite aspects of traveling, while visiting Japan I was skeptical about the amount of raw fish consumed by the natives. Even so, my companion insisted on dinner at a type of restaurant that she claimed was ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 11 May 2014 | By zheniar | Views [350] | Scholarship Entry
It was 16 minutes before arrival when I realized I have come to a wrong place. Station Fuji, a small industrial town, was nothing like a foothill village with ? picturesque view of the sacred mountain to behold. No wonder – I was overwhelmed by the kaleidoscopic ... Read more >
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Sat, 10 May 2014 | By jazzy | Views [205] | Scholarship Entry
I had left sleepy Kate at our ryookan to embark on a casual night stroll around Golden Gai on the other side of the city, but its famed cosy bars felt like somewhere I needed to be with a friend. I recalled a line from a guidebook that insisted I go to ... Read more >
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Fri, 9 May 2014 | By tropicalfish | Views [350] | Scholarship Entry
It was 9:30 at night when I finally found my tiny hostel in Osaka, Japan. It had been a long, monotonous day- an eight hour flight, one hour train ride, and then hours of aimless wandering in the rain. All I wanted to do was to have a hot shower and climb ... Read more >
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Thu, 8 May 2014 | By vincci-lwc | Photo Gallery
a 5 days trip
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Thu, 8 May 2014 | By vincci-lwc | Views [297]
Just three days after public exam, we, four of us, packed our bags and went to Osaka for a short vacation. To save trouble, we joined a tour organized by our local travel agency in advance, which I think was a stupid idea. Whatever, it turned out that ... Read more >
Tags: japan, local life, short vacation
Thu, 8 May 2014 | By epiphonein | Views [395] | Scholarship Entry
I remember the lights, multicolored lasers pointing at tall buildings, or coming out of publicity signs, golden brand names and giant television screens. A group of young men giggle uncontrollably at something in a Samsung street shop. It takes me a minute ... Read more >
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Wed, 7 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [310]
Walking to the airport, just like The Castle
how's the serenity. Last taste of Japan
In Zurch we went on a Monorail in the Airport which had sounds of cows on it, a bit weird. Everyone on the train cracked up laughing. Ken ... Read more >
Wed, 7 May 2014 | By indie_explorer | Views [178] | Scholarship Entry
Japan has been on the top of my list of countries that I have wanted to visit for a number of years but I could never convince my family to go with me. My boyfriend has been to Japan many times before and so being familiar with the country and willing ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Wed, 7 May 2014 | By map7 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 6 May 2014 | By zheniar | Photo Gallery
Endless discoveries of self and others in the country of the rising Sun
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Tue, 6 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [269]
This one's for you Danch Time to see more of Nikko's intricate, jaw-dropping, very old gates, shrines and temples nestled amongst the forest One of them was built over 800 years more than 1200 years ago. Some of the roof tops are painted ... Read more >
Mon, 5 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [331]
Rode on the shinkansen out to Nikko
it goes fast and makes for very happy Mick
We arrived to some slight drizzle
which had turned into a downpour by the time we got to our accommodation
The traffic jam made the walk ... Read more >
Sun, 4 May 2014 | By amulet | Views [501] | Scholarship Entry
It was a sunny day of April. I was standing in front of a thousand-year-old tree marked with shimenawa rope that used for ritual purification in Japan. I listened to the wind playing in the leaves, brushing against the sky; the water murmuring and the ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sun, 4 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [299]
Caught a train out to Kichijogi and landed in a bakery to wait for Amber, then on to meet Toru and Mika at Inokashira park. Toru makes bags and had a special present for Amber; the return gift of a bag of Caramello Koalas went down a treat. There was ... Read more >
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