Destination: Japan

Gallery: Aria Asia

Sun, 23 Aug 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Gallery: japanese hotel room

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Photo Gallery

Rubber stamps!

Thu, 20 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Views [822]

If you will be traveling to Japan with children (or are just a big kid yourself) I would suggest bringing a plain notebook or buy one when you get here. I found out near the end of trip that in nearly every castle or other places to visit, there is a ... Read more >

Gallery: sushi

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Photo Gallery

Faux pas to avoid when eating sushi

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Views [1145]

If you would like to have an entertaining meal in Japan, I would suggest stopping in at a sushi family restaurant. It is a friendly place where all the staff yells out hello and goodbye every time a patron either enters or leaves the establishment.... Read more >

Kome again?! 'You could swim across my cheekbones right now!'

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [842]

24th July. Tokyo is hot. Mind achingly, sweating in all places, I just want to be naked, h.o.t. Not that the Japanese seem to notice. Really, I don't know how they do it! We can be in a subway station praying the train arrives soon so we can crisp ... Read more >

Tags: heat, shibuya, shinjuko, teapots

Kome again?! 'Tokyo, you had me at konnichiwa'

Tue, 18 Aug 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [927]

What is it about wondering through cities at night that makes you feel like you own the world? Perhaps it was because I was about to embark on the most adventurous adventure I had ever had that made me all the more euphoric as I walked the streets ... Read more >

Tags: belonging, nomadishness, overnight busses, un-belonging

Gallery: The End

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery

The End

Mon, 17 Aug 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [650] | Comments [1]

Well, today is my last day. I have 30 minutes left in my hotel room before check out at 11 am, then a few hours till I have to leave for the airport. After a little indecision it turns out that it really was a year in Gunma after all, the thought ... Read more >

Gallery: Kokura, Shimonoseki

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 | By bundynbeaches | Photo Gallery

Taking in some Kitakyushu sights

Sun, 16 Aug 2009 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1725]

Kita is north in Japanese, and Kyushu is the southernmost of the main islands in Japan. Kitakyushu is the main city in the north of Fukuoka prefecture at the northern end of the island. A couple of weeks ago two of us went for a train ride out to ... Read more >

Tags: fish, islands, space

Gallery: Tokushima Festival

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Photo Gallery

SHUKKETSU DESU !

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Views [1009] | Comments [2]

  Since I involuntarily volunteered to test the Bolivian medical system, JN so kindly decided to take a turn and test the local system on this trip.     I knew something was wrong when I spotted a taxi slowly ... Read more >

Tokushima Festival

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Views [968] | Comments [1]

When we were looking into coming to Japan at the end of July, I was in charge of the packing, JN was in charge of finding lodgings. As we have done during our long trips to Australia and San Francisco, JN organized home exchanges for us. For those of ... Read more >

My first time in a...

Fri, 14 Aug 2009 | By koudee | Views [940] | Comments [2]

A electric tingle shot down my fingers as I rolled the choice over in my mind. What would happen if my parents found out!? "Its japan, no~one has to know .". I felt the anticipation reach across my gut and tighten. "You’re growing up"... Read more >

Tags: gundam, japan, tokyo