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Tue, 9 Mar 2010 | By amy_palfreyman | Views [1405] | 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 [584] | 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 [2991]
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 [1045] | 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 [716] | 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 [3370]
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 >
Wed, 3 Mar 2010 | By kitschey | Views [383]
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Wed, 3 Mar 2010 | By kitschey | Views [630]
I`ve made it to Japan, I'm in Osaka and it's 5:00 AM. This will be my second day here so I plan to do the tourist thing on foot. The flight wasn't as bad as I had expected though 13 hours from Toronto to Tokyo still isn't that fun. (a note to my parents:... Read more >
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Wed, 3 Mar 2010 | By kitschey | Photo Gallery
First stop in Japan
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Tue, 2 Mar 2010 | By sandrad | Photo Gallery
Best of Japan
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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1429] | Comments [1]
"I feel the earth shake, under my feet!" errr....sorry, this isn't karaoke night, is it? As most of you have heard by now, our part of Okinawa experienced a 7.0 earthquake our Saturday morning about 5:30am. It was exciting! Brandon likened ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 28 Feb 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [1133] | Comments [1]
Megumi and I had a baking day this week. We made smores cupcakes and had lots of fun! Chocolate cupcake, marshmallow frosting, Hershey's chocolate chunk and crushed graham cracker to decorate. Megumi and Roger enjoyed theirs. Brandon and I ... Read more >
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![The mighty ghats (the buildings & steps that lead to the river, usually built by former kings or other richies) - about 80 in total line the river. For a holy river the people here don't treat it that well. That ghats are lined with human excrement and rubbish is of no concern to the health of the river...not exactly what we would call 'respectful': by gretch_costa, Views[200]](https://s3.amazonaws.com/aphs.worldnomads.com/gretch_costa/19605/P1040117_medium.jpg "The mighty ghats (the buildings & steps that lead to the river, usually built by former kings or other richies) - about 80 in total line the river. For a holy river the people here don't treat it that well. That ghats are lined with human excrement and rubbish is of no concern to the health of the river...not exactly what we would call 'respectful': by gretch_costa, Views[200]")
The mighty ghats (the buildings & steps that lead to the river, usually built by former kings or other richies) - about 80 in total line the river. For a holy river the people here don't treat it that well. That ghats are lined with human excrement and rubbish is of no concern to the health of the river...not exactly what we would call 'respectful'
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