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2010 Travel Writing Scholarship - THE WINNER!!!

Fri, 8 Jan 2010 | By scholarships | Views [41178] | Comments [4]

Simon Richmond, from RoughGuides.com Announces the Winner What a privilege it was being offered the chance to judge ... Read more >

Nomads on the Road - Alicia Explores Japan

Tue, 10 Jan 2012 | By nomads-news | Views [4645]

Alicia Smith is the Programs Marketing Manager at World Nomads and recently returned from adventures on the road. Where did you go? I went to Japan. We had 10 days to explore so decided to just pick two cities and spend some time getting to know ... Read more >

Tags: food, japan, kyoto, nomads on the road, tokyo, travel

Sayonara Osaka, I will miss you!!

Tue, 16 Jun 2009 | By kurenai | Views [1971]

I’m sitting here at my computer on the very last night that I’ll live here in Japan. It’s such a crazy bitter-sweet feeling. I’ve had so many amazing experiences here as well as so many wretched stories as well. It has been one wild rollercoaster ... Read more >

Tags: japan, life, osaka, sayonara

This Charming Sale

Fri, 24 Sep 2010 | By snowlindsay | Views [1003]

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

Ooops, I've been a tad slack!

Mon, 31 Mar 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [868]

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 >

Seek Experiences - JAPAN IN THE RAIN

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

About this trip

Tue, 22 Sep 2015 | By monika | Views [700]

Finally - a blog. After exactly three weeks in Japan I have time to write this. What kept me busy will be revealed in the (hopefully) near future. In the last few months people kept asking the same questions over and over again, but unfortunately ... Read more >

Prepared for an Emergency

Tue, 26 Jan 2016 | By kakimono | Views [522]

Thursday we reviewed vocabulary and basic ideas that would be necessary in an emergency. (Basic idea that seems so counterintuitive to me: in an emergency, get outside. This works for earthquakes, since the building you're in might collapse. It works ... Read more >

Tags: earthquake, fire, moving in, safety

Skiing in Yuzawa Kogen, Japan

Mon, 3 Aug 2015 | By vietnamesefood | Views [398] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I have an undying love for sun, sea, snow & sand; daring enough to try exciting new flavours and odd, even weird, food. I believe that beauty is expressed in one's face and i am able to take a selfie no matter the situation. I have mastered Instagram ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia

Photos: Asakusa

Sun, 18 Oct 2015 | By monika | Photo Gallery

Sensoji Temple in Asakusa
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Photos: Halloween

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Japan

Sat, 21 May 2011 | By elishacurcio | Photo Gallery

Japan
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Freezing Festivals: Doya Doya Matsuri

Sun, 23 Nov 2014 | By wherenextjapan | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I'm originally from Australia, but have been living in Japan for the last 8 years. I've tried to see as much of the country as possible, but now I'd love to open my horizons both physically and career-wise. While I love teaching kids (my day job is a ... Read more >
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship