Destination: Japan

Harajuku & Ikebukuro

Thu, 3 Dec 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1149]

We got to meet up with one of Brandon's relatives who lives in Tokyo our last full day of our trip.  It was fun to meet up with Kevin for lunch and then a trip over to Harajuku.  This was Brandon's first time to the famous Takeshita Street in Harajuku, ... Read more >

Set foot in JaPan (Nihon)

Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By bobandcie | Views [893] | Comments [4]

Ladies and gents, so far so good. Plane trip was uneventfull...better then what we expected with jetstar. Osaka airport`s runway goes into the sea. It was nighttime and the black hole of the water reflected all lights on shore. As told later this ... Read more >

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

Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [807] | 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 >

Pre-solo travel anxieties (2013)

Sat, 31 Jan 2015 | By australian_ohime | Views [755]

August 2013 - trip for two booked to Japan. December 2013 - breakup. It started off with no intention to travel alone then of course things change, so I decided to pluck up the courage and go alone to Japan. At the time it was mainly to show everyone ... Read more >

Tags: japan, japan rail pass, kayaking, novice traveller, solo travel, thrifty travel

In the Octopus’ Garden

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 | By pcube | Views [550]

Away from the scintillating neon lights of Tokyo’s futuristic mega structures and the well trodden, history-seeped lanes of Kyoto, lies a small town on the Pacific coast: Minamisanriku, a haven for both family holidayers and backpackers. Facing ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, sunrise, sunset

I made it!

Thu, 27 Dec 2007 | By jess_vl | Views [508]

woohoo! so, finally im here, in japan, and whats more ive survived my first day at work! although as i had thought i was finished working in fast food joints its all a little depressing... but its all good. amazingly i made it from the airport all ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

. . . we made it to Kyoto

Thu, 5 Jun 2008 | By vespertine | Views [435]

(Bashful grin) well, we are in Kyoto now.  We were just looking through our dates this morning before we got on the shinkasen (awesome awesome trains!!) and realised our 21 day pass is almost up (hides behind a coffee table in case anyone is booing).... Read more >

Train System and Okayama Countryside

Tue, 12 May 2015 | By | Views [248] | Scholarship Entry

It was cold, it was dark, and I couldn't speak Japanese. We had spent an emotionally grueling day exploring the harrowing atomic bomb museum in Hiroshima, followed by a trip to the venerable island of Miyajima, with its solemn wild deer. Now it was ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Tokyo Nights

Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry

Logan and I were late. The slowing blink and relative calm of the dim neon lights were an unmistakable indicator that the robot fight was over. Knowing that moments before this was a chaotic blur of shining chrome and mechanized mayhem filled me with ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Photos: 9 weeks in Nippon

Sun, 2 Apr 2017 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery

Gallery: Golden Week

Thu, 7 May 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery

Photos: Warabi Hadaka Matsuri - The Naked Festival

Wed, 24 Mar 2010 | By amy_palfreyman | Photo Gallery

Photos: Halloween

Mon, 1 Nov 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

Photos: Turning Japanese in Kyoto, Nara and Osaka

Sat, 9 Jun 2012 | By steve_and_emma | Photo Gallery

Photos: My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By puritto | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry