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The Samurai Fortress of Himeji-jo

Fri, 25 Apr 2008 | By susanandlars | Views [5627] | Comments [5]

Sunday. As in, a weekend. At one of Japan's most popular tourist spots for Japanese tourists. Oops. OK, so Kyoto is probably more popular, but is also spread out. This is ONE place. ... Read more >

The Worst Things You Can Do In Japan

Wed, 12 Nov 2014 | By travel-tips | Views [3426]

One of the most interesting aspects of travel can be understanding the quirks and idiosyncrasies that make up a culture. But when it comes to Japan, their unique collection of modern rituals, social faux pas and unwritten rules of society could fill ... Read more >

Tags: advice, japan, travel

This Charming Sale

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 | By snowlindsay | Views [982]

The main street of Motomachi has transformed. It has changed! One week it is a rather posh shopping street, where people push their little dogs in prams, while browsing the shops and watching the Porsche's drive by, finishing a nice stroll at Starbucks ... Read more >

Tags: japan, louis vuitton, motomachi, sale, shopping, starbucks, yokohama

It's a beautiful day in the neighborhood!

Mon, 25 Jan 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [892]

How can you have a bad day when your morning starts off with this amazingly gorgeous sunrise?!  I hope this gives everyone "happy thoughts!"  :) ---Arielle

Ooops, I've been a tad slack!

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [857]

Ok, I have done many, many things since I last updated this journal so here goes. Let's see if I can remember it all! Where is my diary of daily adventures. February 24th First thing. I went hiking to ... Nyutsuhime Shrine. To get there we took ... Read more >

The Flower and Willow World Part 2 (Kyoto and back to Tokyo)

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [798] | Comments [1]

Day 3 - Kyoto (cont.) In my original post, I didn't explain the title, as I ran out of time. It comes from what I spent the evening learning about. One of the most striking images of Japan is always that of the geisha, white faced, serene and dressed ... Read more >

Seek Experiences - JAPAN IN THE RAIN

Wed, 6 Nov 2013 | By adamjbianchi | Views [733] | Comments [1] | Video | Scholarship Entry

This is Adam and Josh, we met while studying abroad. With both of us in film school it was only natural that we would start filming our experiences. We quickly realized that traditional travel shows don’t show experiences a typical traveler would encounter.... Read more >

Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013

First couple days in Tokyo

Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [491] | Comments [1]

So we have finally arrived in Japan.  What a long flight!  Matt was waiting at the airport for us when we arrived which was so nice.  He navigated us to JGH hostel in Nishi Kawaguchi.   After getting used to the time difference we went to the Imperial ... Read more >

Japan, ja mata!

Wed, 6 Aug 2008 | By omarkenawi | Views [486]

Before every new beginning there must be an end. So before beginning to talk about Asia, I'm try to give an initial reflection on the place which I've called (secretly) home for the last year, Nippon. I'll keep it short and sweet so I don't get all emotional.... Read more >

Japan

Thu, 15 Sep 2005 | By w4michael | Views [476]

September–October 2005 Tokyo – Kyoto – Osaka – Kobe – Beppu – Hiroshima – Matsuyama – Takamatsu – Okayama – Nagano – Mt. Fuji – Tokyo Entire trip was taken by train. 

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Photos: My Scholarship entry - Tokyo to Kyoto: A very Japanese adventure

Fri, 31 Oct 2014 | By nickjackson | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Japan is a country I’ve always wanted to travel to. I wanted to learn more about the culture, visit the ancient temples and see the beautiful cherry blossom first hand. The latter seemed a good place to start my research as my trip would be timed perfectly ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 travel photography scholarship, asia, asian, fuji, geisha, japan, japanese, kyoto, mount, tokyo

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Sun, 15 Aug 2010 | By yoshi | Photo Gallery


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