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The people who fold in half ....

Wed, 17 Sep 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1347]

I didn't know what to expect here in Japan. But I didn't really think the streets would be so clean, the cars so small and people constantly folding in half. These guys are constantly bowing in greeting, farewell or just for the hell of it. Everyone ... Read more >

Tags: culture, language, people, work

What it means to be Japanese

Thu, 1 Sep 2011 | By celeste | Views [1251]

11 March 2011 was a horrible day in the lives of the Japanese. The headlines on all news screamed words like:  Tsunami, disaster, earthquake, deaths, devastating……… I remember that during this time, I was in a hospital and watching ... Read more >

Tags: #blogyourbackyard

Big news day

Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [1017]

Siggraph emailed me today, 'Flip' has been selected to screen at Siggraph Asia in December. For those who don't know about these things, that's a very big deal in the animation festival circuit. The funny thing is I have been waiting and biting my ... Read more >

Happy (belated) Towel Day!

Sun, 6 Jun 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [879] | Comments [1]

I can't believe I forgot to post Happy Towel Day on May 25th!  For all you hard-core Douglas Adams' fans out there, please know, we did actually celebrate with you, even if I am just now getting around to actually posting about it. Towel Day is held ... Read more >

Pre-solo travel anxieties (2013)

Sat, 31 Jan 2015 | By australian_ohime | Views [752]

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

Roadtrip - Tokyo calling

Tue, 22 Oct 2013 | By nakonechnaya | Views [499] | 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

In Tokyo airport

Tue, 23 Aug 2011 | By dyaver | Views [454]

Sitting in Tokyo airport waiting for flight to Bangkok. Can't wait to get there.

Back again

Mon, 6 Apr 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [385]

I am back at work again :( Things are a little different with the new faces in the teachers room. Plus I will have an extra elementary visit this term, so i will be away more often. My JTE has said she needs me in every class at Kurohone, so i will ... Read more >

Tokyo

Tue, 27 Mar 2012 | By kwilson | Views [375]

 We’re at the end of Tuesday.  Took a number of subway trains to go out about 35 miles from the center of  Tokyo  to see what life is really like.  Checked things out.....saw one Caucasian all day.......wow there are ... Read more >

Photos: Passport & Plate - Farmer's Okonomiyaki

Sat, 8 Mar 2014 | By thyme2be | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Ingredients: 1.5 c Flour 1c Dashi (instant packets or substitute any fish broth) 1t salt 1t baking powder 2t sugar 1lb cabbage, chopped into quarter inch slices 3 green onions, chopped 3 eggs ¼c vegetable oil 1/2lb pork belly, thinly sliced Optional ... Read more >
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Photos: 9 weeks in Nippon

Sun, 2 Apr 2017 | By thomasz | Photo Gallery

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

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By asfalttango | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I'm an observer always looking for something. Mainly, as sir Arthur Conan Doyle wrote, how to: “escape from the commonplaces of existence”. Passionate and pretty much interested in everything. I'm a restless soul that has been running from one shooting ... Read more >
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012

My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By chipsnpeas | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

I've made my living as a graphic designer for the past 15 years, but creatively, it's photography that pushes my buttons most, something I try my hand at at every opportunity, and never more so than when I'm travelling, an obsession that drives my wife ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012

Photos: Japonia - Fukuoka 1

Wed, 16 Feb 2011 | By arhionut | Photo Gallery


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Photos: Japan

Tue, 5 Apr 2011 | By megh05 | Photo Gallery


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