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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 | By kitschey | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 | By zioned | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 13 Mar 2010 | By zioned | Views [540]
Got established at the hotel - a small business hotel near the station with a warren of shops, restaurants, pachinko parlors and “girls’ clubs” surrounding it. Went for a recon mission to figure out the train stations, etc and had my first Osaka okonomayaki ... Read more >
Fri, 12 Mar 2010 | By amy_palfreyman | Views [1366]
In the movie biz and on the
streets, there’s a multi-award-winning, highly controversial documentary that
everyone is talking about… outside of Japan that is. In Japan the Oscar-winning film, The Cove , is largely unheard of in the
public ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [677] | Comments [2]
My shipment arrived! I'm so excited! I opened the box, and check out all my goodies! All sorts of new things to enhance my cookie-baking experience and help me learn new techniques! Did you see that awesome new adjustable rolling pin to help me roll ... Read more >
Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By zioned | Photo Gallery
Hot spring Heaven
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Wed, 10 Mar 2010 | By zioned | Views [514]
Spent the evening in HCM City with Gary Carkin - my fellow TESOL drama guy and one of his former students - got my redeye flight to Narita and then on to Nagoya to meet Ryo. It was wonderful to see Ryo waiting at his airport when I arrived in Nagoya.... Read more >
Tue, 9 Mar 2010 | By amy_palfreyman | Views [1438] | Comments [1]
Upon arriving in any town in Japan, you’d be well advised to
pay a quick visit to the local tourist information centre – usually located
within the main train station or nearby to any major site of tourist interest. These centres are useful ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By kitschey | Views [598] | Comments [3]
Shikoku is very pretty and hilly. It's unfortunate that there is so much construction on and between the hills but I can imagine what the landscape would look like untouched if I try hard enough. I'm staying at my first "ryokan". That's a ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [3046]
One of the joys of living on a subtropical island is, of course, the amazing variety of fresh tropical fruits we have easy access to. We've been thoroughly enjoying all the types of citrus fruits lately - mikan, shikuwasa, tankan, and kinkan, to name ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1085] | Comments [1]
This weekend Arielle and I decided to take it easy and relax on our subtropical island by staying indoors. :) Ok, so that might not always be true, but for this weekend, it was. I spent part of my weekend putting together the three models pictured ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Mar 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 5 Mar 2010 | By kitschey | Views [726] | Comments [2]
I'm sick of being on this computer so I'll make it quick. I visited Osaka castle. It's pretty neat on the outside and fun to explore the grounds. You can climb the battlements but the stairs are pretty freaky. Lots of steep steps and no handrails. The ... Read more >
Thu, 4 Mar 2010 | By amy_palfreyman | Views [3400]
When you think of Japanese cuisine, there are plenty of
things that might spring to mind.
Sushi is likely to be one of them.
Perhaps miso soup would be another. Tempura, sashimi, udon, ramen, yakitori, teriyaki,
okonomiyaki, or even ... Read more >
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