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Sat, 3 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [239]
Day 2, sleep was good, coffee is better
Today we hit Harajuku which is known for people dressing up and this market strip
A few interesting outfits and great little gallery Amber took us to that she and Aaron used to frequent. Then off ... Read more >
Fri, 2 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [650]
Got to Japan at 6am, and took a train to Ueno to find our accommodation. We found a hot coffee in a can out of a vending machine called 'fire' it's the best! We later found that you need a few these per day just to get through Tokyo.
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Fri, 2 May 2014 | By nixonafrica | Views [158] | Scholarship Entry
The first time they told the name Nippon/Nihon means 'the land of the rising sun' I just thought it was a nationalistic slogan, but as I stepped on to the train form the airport i saw the beautiful Japanese women in their Kimonos sitting next to women ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Thu, 1 May 2014 | By hapakuna | 
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Noboribetsu Hell Festival
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Thu, 1 May 2014 | By thenomad | Views [173] | Scholarship Entry
Our first stop in Japan was Kyoto and my husband and I didn't know what to expect. Arriving at the station was incredible: A massive mall built atop the train station loomed over us, like the Tower Of Babylon. My friend, Dave was the host for the stay.... Read more >
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Fri, 25 Apr 2014 | By puty | Photo Gallery
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Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By hapakuna | Flickr Photo Gallery
Hokkaido in summer, festival-frenzy
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Tags: hapakuna, hokkaido, japan, summer festival, tomakomai
Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By hapakuna | Flickr Photo Gallery
Hokkaido in summer, festival-frenzy
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Tags: hapakuna, hapakuna, hokkaido, japan, lantern festival, yakumo
Thu, 24 Apr 2014 | By hapakuna | Flickr Photo Gallery
chestnuts, hokusai and sakura
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Tags: cherry blossom, hanami, hokusai, japan, japanese alps, japanese spring, nagano, obuse, sakura, togakushi
Fri, 18 Apr 2014 | By thetravelliz | Views [750] | Scholarship Entry
It’s been said that a true geisha can stop a man in his tracks with a single look.* One flight, three trains, two hours of getting lost in Yanaka, two taxis, a stopover at a police station and 33 emails later, I’m convinced that Sanoka, a 21-year-old ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Fri, 18 Apr 2014 | By traceybeans | Views [760] | Comments [1]
Unceremoniously dragged out of the hostel at 3:50am, I clutched on to my bottle of hot-beverage-vaguely-resembling-coffee that we purchased prior to departure at the nearby convenience store, trying not to shiver in the cold while the boys tried to ... Read more >
Tags: food, japan, markets, sashimi, tokyo, tsukiji
Fri, 18 Apr 2014 | By loualbano | Views [248] | Scholarship Entry
It was still dark and very loud inside the club, but you could tell that morning has broken; that he trains were back on again and the day has already begun. You could tell because people moved differently. Some moved with more purpose—how quickly they ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 | By kenasosa | Views [1082] | Scholarship Entry
In the language of its birthplace, kara means empty and oke is the English-turned-Japanese abbreviation of orchestra. The concept being that you have no back-up band to cover up your superstar voice ... or complete lack of singing skills. I had witnessed ... Read more >
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Tue, 1 Apr 2014 | By tash | Photo Gallery
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