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Thu, 26 Jun 2008 | By jeffbrad | Views [6311] | Comments [1]
Wed 25th Jun - Got a better night's sleep and woke up early, a long time before my alarm went off, so up and on with the day. An exciting day as going on the Shinkansen (aka the Bullet) train as part of the route to Takayama. The train leaves from ... Read more >
Wed, 7 Mar 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Views [2000]
So it seems as if I am branching out with regard to employment, because recently I scored my first translating job! I am sure the money will be Y0.00, but if I do a good job, I might get a few free dinners.... There is a noodle bar in my neighbourhood ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1450]
December certainly is the month of parties in Japan. Notwithstanding that I had my birthday party, coupled with Anders' leaving party, the locals also celebrate Christmas day, End of Year, (called Bonenkai) Beginning of year (shin-nenkai) and the usual ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Mon, 13 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [896]
JAPAN IS A MAGNET FOR NATURAL DISASTERS. Earthquakes, volcanoes, tsunamis and typhoons — Japan has them all. So when we learned that “Super-typhoon” Vong Fong, the second such storm in two weeks, was headed our way, we ... Read more >
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By hannah-may | Views [765]
36 views of mount fuji
Tags: Mountains
Tue, 20 Oct 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [742]
To the Okinawa Aquarium, of course! We had a lot of fun showing Mama around the Aquarium and taking her to the ever-changing dolphin show (it's always completely in Japanese but we've never seen the same show twice!) When we got back from our trip ... Read more >
Fri, 2 May 2014 | By map7 | Views [727]
Got to Japan at 6am, and took a train to Ueno to find our accommodation. We found a hot coffee in a can out of a vending machine called 'fire' it's the best! We later found that you need a few these per day just to get through Tokyo.
Second ... Read more >
Sun, 19 Apr 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [723]
Just as Rod Stewart’s
awesometasical line ‘the rhythm of my heart is beating like a drum with the
words I love you rolling off my tongue, no never will I roam for I know my
place is home; where the ocean meets the sky I’ll be sailing’ seems to ... Read more >
Tags: cherry trees in rocks, morioka
Mon, 3 Aug 2015 | By vietnamesefood | Views [402] | 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
Tue, 3 Aug 2010 | By sebfyffe2886 | Views [297]
Well, here it is, the beginning of my blog. Will it continue? Who knnows. We can only hope. Lets see, I landed in Tokyo alright after passing through several time zones and landed at Narita airport. Met a nice Italian couple on the plane who are doing ... Read more >
Sat, 23 May 2015 | By | Views [287] | Scholarship Entry
"Kyoto is for temple hopping." That’s what all the guidebooks told me. I grew up in Asia- I had seen them all. The prospect spending my holiday to visiting even more temples didn't particularly arouse me. It’s probably how the French would feel if they ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 4 Sep 2014 | By lmatejak99 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 21 Feb 2015 | By europeanfoodie | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients Bones Pork meat Noodles Egg Scallion Toasted Nori sheet Sesame oil Soy sauce(it is a Shoyu Ramen) How to prepare this recipe Ramen tastes at best with gyoza dumplings: Fist you need to prepare Tonkotsu (pork bone broth), cook ...
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Tags: 2015 Passport & Plate: SRI LANKA
Wed, 25 Apr 2007 | By rachel | Photo Gallery
Me and home life
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Mon, 14 Jun 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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