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Competition time - Jiu Jitsu

Mon, 14 May 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Views [4307] | Comments [2]

Link to a movie of my fight... So a month ago I decided to enter myself into the All Japan Brazilian Jiu Jitsu tournament , which was held in the Saitama Ageho Budokan (which means fighting hall - see pic) My division was white belt, and my weight ... Read more >

Tags: Adrenaline

Tsukiji Fischmarkt

Tue, 30 Sep 2008 | By bergdorf-brunette | Views [1258]

Ich glaube ich passe mich langsam an Japan an: Ich mache Sachen die unmöglich sind nur weil sie gemacht gehören (bzw. im Reiseführer stehen). Für mich heisst das soviel wie: um 5 Uhr aufstehen (bei grausigem Regenwetter)um mir Fische anzuschaun und hart ... Read more >

Tokyo Rose

Sat, 6 Jun 2009 | By copperowl | Views [721] | Comments [3]

Today i was at a temple in central Tokyo. Two little girls, or little women walked past - dressed in full Geisha outfits. This afternoon we had a small earth tremor. The full Japanese experience. Yesterday i visited Mount Fuji. Mt Fuji is regarded ... Read more >

The Onsen in the storm

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

JAPAN

Thu, 26 Mar 2009 | By colin_and_lou | Views [627]

WE made it plane landed ok -- and i was right we are freeezzzzzinnngggggg more about japan when we thaw out !!!!!

Japan Rail Pass- Tokyo

Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [546]

I'll make the JR Pass the first story, even though I've told most of you about it by now. I still haven't posted many pictures or really given details so here they are! Well, basic ones anyway, there are too many places to give you a full account of ... Read more >

Tags: japan, railpass

History, Hiroshima and the Hollowness of Regret

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By theblacktwig | Views [481]

I have traveled as far as hundreds of miles from the Pearl of the Orient to the Land of the Rising Sun only to encounter images of déjà vu from a distant past. My knowledge of Japan is similar to the preserved stories in the pages of history books ... Read more >

Tags: bombing, hiroshima, history, japan, peace, student in japan

Arrival

Sat, 14 Sep 2013 | By larrydressler | Views [403]

The flight with Singapore Airlines was twelve hours of customer service bliss. This is clearly a company that has decided genuine smiling matters and grumpiness has no place in a service business. I have never felt more taken care of ... Read more >

Footprints on Snow

Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [280] | Scholarship Entry

The wind was cool and breezy. There’s a very cold air mass in place over the city. I remember I specially took care in wearing my warmest socks under my leather boots, which now feels as though I’m back in Hakodateyama, numbed on a February night. According ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip