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Sat, 27 Jun 2009 | By worldfestivals | Views [4012]
Gion Marsuri. Photo by [MShades], Flickr.com Location: Shijo-dori, Kyoto, Japan Date: 17 July Level of Participation: 2 – be thankful your not chigo Description: Japanese culture often confuses the outsider and Kyoto’s multifaceted float ... Read more >
Tags: gion matsuri, japan, world festivals
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [1840]
He was 9 months old when we moved to Japan. His first sentence was 'mitte! oki traku!' (look, a big truck) He went to a Buddhist pre-school. We lived beside the Priest of the near by temple. I remember coming home from work and seeing him on the Priest's ... Read more >
Tags: children
Fri, 30 Jun 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1247] | Comments [3]
Hi all, This is the front gate of Gokokuji temple, in the town of the same name where I live. I consider myself quite lucky to live here, in the heart of Tokyo- amoungst all the dreary skyscrapers and traffic jams, Gokokuji has carved itself a nice ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 28 Jul 2008 | By peter_allen | Views [1012] | Comments [5]
We arrived in Tokyo at 7 am Sunday morning. I didn't sleep much on the overnight flight over, but got a couple of hours sleep when we got to the hotel. I was lucky to get a room with only one other person, another Aussie going to the same prefecture.... Read more >
Fri, 13 Sep 2002 | By packlightwalkslow | Views [947]
The great earthquake of 1995 measured a 7.2 on the Richter Scale and occurred early in the morning of January 17, 1995. The origin was about 14 km below the surface and displaced the land in parts of Awaji Island 2 meters laterally and up to 1.2 meters ... Read more >
Tags: japan, sightseeing
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 | By chloebruce | Views [658]
It has rained all day today. Being the UK that shouldn’t be even worthy of mention, but it is the relieving cleanse of heavy rain after an uneasy prolonged heatwave, so with relief I say, it has rained all day today. Whenever it rains now, I mean ... Read more >
Tags: arashiyama, female empowerment, japan, kyoto, onsen
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [355] | Scholarship Entry
It was the second time I had been to Kiyomizudera. This was one of the places my office spouse and I had decided that no one should miss in Kyoto, and so we took my adopted sister here. Coming here in summer was quite a different deal to visiting Kiyomizu ... Read more >
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Wed, 23 Jan 2013 | By aryan524 | Views [285]
While writing my thesis, I promised myself to go somewhere faraway when it's done. After months of being the first girl in but the last girl out of the campus doing my thesis, I packed my bags and head to the winter wonderland of Japan, Hokkaido.... Read more >
Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 6 Feb 2008 | By jess_vl | Photo Gallery
these photos were taken at my staff party, whilst boarding at Hakuba 47 (the resort joined to ours) and wherever else around the resort...
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Fri, 24 Dec 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 16 Dec 2012 | By hashk93 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is mahesh kantheti aged 19 residing in India .I am a commerce student major , second year. I began photography on the 1 st of jan 2012 as a new year resolution this year , with the aim of learning something new . I simply love it !! and almost ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012