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Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [1816]
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
Sun, 9 Jun 2013 | By fartandbelch | Views [1606]
Jetstar did it this time. They advertised return airfares from Sydney to Osaka at a very cheap rate. $1371 for both tickets all inclusive. (taxes etc)
So we looked at what timeshares we could get in Japan. Thankfully there was a week available in ... Read more >
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1540]
So there are only so many ways to do sushi down at the local sushi bar, or so I thought. Granted, at special occasions, such as Christmas, the chefs will style some sushi plates as for example, Santa, using tuna cut in a triangle shape for his hat, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By wandering-bear-nomad-mike | Views [1153] | Comments [2]
Konichiwa! Hello! Here we are in Japan! After delightful flight with good old Virgin Atlantic, in the rather comfortable Premium Economy Seats! When arriving in a completely alien country, jet lagged, you have a million and one scary thoughts ... Read more >
Sun, 15 Apr 2007 | By hannah-may | Views [749]
36 views of mount fuji
Tags: Mountains
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By survivingforeigner | Views [633]
Many times, when someone mentions Japan, the first thing that comes to mind are the large buildings with flashy advertisements, hundreds of people crossing at one crosswalk, shops and trendy fashion.
I'll be honest, I thought the same thing too, but ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [562]
Gifu is a large modern town, through which runs a clean, clear, gravelly river. It is here that one of the oldest traditions takes place each night - cormorant fishing.
The cormorant fishermen inherit their roles from their fathers and their ... Read more >
Tags: cormorant fishing, gifu
Tue, 22 Oct 2013 | By nakonechnaya | Views [497] | Video | Scholarship Entry
Japan it's incredibly other country, like other planet. I was very inspired by this country and Tokyo in particular. I am photographer and every movie I take it as a photo exhibition. If the movie can be expanded by an impressive photo frame, it is a ... Read more >
Tags: Travel Film Scholarships 2013
Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [365]
So after a few warm days we have had a return to the cold, today I woke to the heaviest snowfall so far. I heard something outside at around 5.45 AM and went to see what it was. Turns out it was snow falling off my roof. I put on my winter bike pants ... Read more >
Wed, 23 Jan 2013 | By aryan524 | Views [265]
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 >
Thu, 20 Nov 2014 | By kathrynskreations | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Kathryn, I discovered photography through my love of exploring the world around me. Whether it be taking photos of my local town or at one of the charity events I organise as part of my job role. This has inspired me to visit countries in Asia ...
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Tags: 2014 Travel Photography Scholarship
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By survivingforeigner | Photo Gallery
Temples and quaint places in the area
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Mon, 16 Feb 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery
pics from the motorcycle ride in Feb
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Thu, 28 Jan 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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