Destination: Japan

Gallery: Nagasaki

Thu, 14 May 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery

Osaka Aquarium: Ocean, You Meet Whale Shark

Thu, 14 May 2009 | By kurenai | Views [5398] | Comments [1]

Well, that’s what it says on the front of the English brochure handed to me at Osaka Aquarium Kaiyukan. Engrish at it’s best.   During Golden Week (Japan’s spring break) one of my friends came over from Nagoya and we decided ... Read more >

Tags: aquarium, dolphins, fish, japan, jellyfish, kaiyukan, osaka, otters, penguin, shark

Gallery: Giant Bees

Mon, 11 May 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery

Mouldy

Mon, 11 May 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [457] | Comments [2]

There are some pictures of the flowers around the school near my house in the gallery. You will also see that there’s a giant bee in one of them, it’s hard to see how big so I have included a photo of one of the flowers next to a 50 cent coin for reference.... Read more >

Gallery: Fukuoka

Sat, 9 May 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery

I know you're watching me!!

Fri, 8 May 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [1008] | Comments [1]

Bad news. I fear I am being stalked by a man in a bandana for the purposes of amusing TV. It’s quite scary. The evidence isn’t all there yet, but it keeps adding up… After my post about finding the meaning of life in Morioka my Dad rang me up to ... Read more >

Tags: bandana man, insanity, japanese tv

7439033 Yen for 5 days of water!!!

Fri, 8 May 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [936]

Me: Oh my god! How much do I owe? That’s ridiculous! How is anyone expected to pay that much for water? I don’t have that much! No way! Ahh shit, I’m gunna have to get money off the parents and I wanted to do this all alone and now I’m gunna ... Read more >

Tags: holidays, jesus, kakunodate, pizza hut, pyramids, statue of liberty

Golden Week

Thu, 7 May 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [356] | Comments [1]

I'm back at work after the 5 days holiday (including weekend). Lots of ALTs are still away overseas, but it's only a couple of days at work and then the weekend again. Then I just have to manage for a little over a month till June 20th and I'm off to ... Read more >

Gallery: Golden Week

Thu, 7 May 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Children's Day

Wed, 6 May 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Golden Week

Wed, 6 May 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1189] | Comments [1]

This week is Golden Week in Japan.  There are four celebrated Japanese national holidays during this week including Showa Day (April 29), Constitution Memorial Day (May 3), Greenery Day (May 4), and Children's Day (May 5).  Needless to say, the parks ... Read more >

Twice in one day - that's never as good as it sounds

Thu, 30 Apr 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [468]

After a dream run I finally got festival rejections yesterday. 2 at once in fact, from Edinburgh and Toronto. I'm not too disappointed since they are both general film festivals and not animation festivals, as a result there's always a lot more competition.... Read more >

May is holiday season

Tue, 28 Apr 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [568]

Tomorrow is a public holiday, there's an Astroboy exhibition at a museum in Tokyo that I might go to. Tonight there's another enkai for the PTA, I never look forward to these things, and I suspect this will be less enjoyable than usual since I don't ... Read more >

Let's enjoy Jess!...and other random objects...

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [940]

Some things that happened this week in the Japanish world of Jess: After an alcohol fuelled cherry blossom party with my board of education I have now added a few more unmentionable meats to my ‘consumed’ collection, a new father who owns ... Read more >

Tags: bad music, fatal errors of human judgement, tampons

Gallery: Terminataaa

Sun, 26 Apr 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery