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The heathen westerner

Mon, 30 Mar 2009 | By ladydowse | Views [695]

Something I have realised is that Japan makes me feel a bit like an uncivilised heathen. Not on purpose I’m sure. The first thing that strikes you is how incredibly polite everyone is, how calm and clean the subway trains are and how efficiently everything ... Read more >

Tags: culture shock

I just got to Tokyo!!

Mon, 12 May 2008 | By kimbo46 | Views [617]

Hi everyone! I managed to get to Japan in one piece, and I even got to my hostel without too many troubles. The plane trip was ok, I didnt sleep much so Im really tired right now. Once we landed we had a 'Friendly Airline Limousine' (which was really ... Read more >

South Korea

Fri, 9 Nov 2007 | By rachel | Views [611]

Hi everyone. I have just returned from South Korea. It was only a 3 day trip but we did a lot. We stayed at my friends lisa's friends house. He is Canadian and teaches English in Korea. The food in Korea is amazing. As you can see from the pictures ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Turtle Pyramids

Sat, 7 Jun 2008 | By vespertine | Views [574]

Turtle pyramid - a major battle for the best rock spot in the pond!! Although, it all happened in such slo-mo it was hard to follow the action . . . < Toji temple gardens > We are finding Kyoto to be such an amazing city. We`ve been constantly ... Read more >

Tags: gardens

weather

Mon, 9 Feb 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [507]

The big news everywhere is the fires in Victoria. Today my principal asked if I knew about them, I had seen the news stories online yesterday and it looked terrible. But this mornings news was much worse. We had wild winds over here, Gunma is famous ... Read more >

Japan and since

Mon, 7 Sep 2015 | By curiousgeorge | Views [400] | Video | Scholarship Entry

I suppose the true answer to this question lies in my passion for filmmaking. It has been a pursuit of mine for many years, and one which I have attempted to cultivate by working in the film industry behind the scenes whenever possible. Despite my efforts ... Read more >

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Through the womb of Buddha

Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [355] | Scholarship Entry

It was the second time I had been to Kiyomizudera. This was one of the places my office spouse and I had decided that no one should miss in Kyoto, and so we took my adopted sister here. Coming here in summer was quite a different deal to visiting Kiyomizu ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: Japan

Tue, 24 Jun 2008 | By jeffbrad | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: More Gimli

Wed, 17 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery

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Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

Tue, 8 Nov 2011 | By magudo | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

These photos represent a little part of my last days living in Japan last year, they show the night climbing and later breathtaking sunrise at the top of the Mount Fuji. My name is Juan Agudo and I am a Spanish engineer specialized in marketing whose ... Read more >
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Tags: japan, matsuri, mount fuji, yukatas