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Wed, 6 May 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1230] | Comments [1]
This week is Golden Week in Japan. There are four celebrated Japanese national holidays during this week including Showa Day (April 29), Constitution Memorial Day (May 3), Greenery Day (May 4), and Children's Day (May 5). Needless to say, the parks ... Read more >
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 | By lmatejak99 | Views [1060] | Comments [1]
After four awesome days in Kyoto, Blair and I take the bullet train back to Tokyo. The ride is just under three hours and goes through beautiful, mountainous regions covered in lush green forests. Off in the distance we catch an unobstructed ... Read more >
Fri, 14 Aug 2009 | By koudee | Views [1053] | Comments [2]
A electric tingle shot down my fingers as I rolled the choice over in my mind. What would happen if my parents found out!? "Its japan, no~one has to know .". I felt the anticipation reach across my gut and tighten. "You’re growing up"... Read more >
Tags: gundam, japan, tokyo
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 | By snowlindsay | Views [956]
The food in Japan. Coming from Australia a Japanese lunch of sushi, sashimi, tempura and chicken katsu were the norm. Sushi train! What a great idea... I have now been living in Yokohama for 10 months and to be honest... I am a bit over the food. ... Read more >
Tags: japanese food, minatomirai, motomachi, restaurants, yokohama
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By bobandcie | Views [900] | 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 >
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [814] | 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 >
Sat, 10 Sep 2011 | By damonlk | Views [772]
Tokyo felt hardly strange. This makes no sense. The population of the city alone exceeds that of Australia. It is crowded, densely packed, perpetually on the go. Shop signs and hoardings are written in mix of three impenetrable alphabets. This, after ... Read more >
Fri, 26 Oct 2007 | By daniel | Views [756]
Bowing in Japan seems very important and after a few days, you will find yourself doing mini-bows yourself. If someone is walking down the street and they come across a friend or aquaintence, they will bow to each other. Waiters and waitresses bow ... Read more >
Tags: People
Sun, 17 Aug 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [625]
We saw geishas!!!
Whilst we were in Kyoto, there was a special event we went to. Served with cold beer and green beans (yes, that's right, green beans!), we were entertained by Maiko dancers (Maiko are apprentice Geishas just completing ... Read more >
Tags: geisha, kyoto, maiko
Tue, 8 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [553]
I was starting to run low on tea, so on Saturday I decided to return to Mariage Frères. Only not the Mariage Frères that I'd already been to, because that would have been too easy. Recall that the website put Osaka as ... Read more >
Tags: books, pastries, survival japanese, tea
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By autzilla | Views [423]
Currently I am still in Japan. I am running around trying to get everything ready to A: move from Japan and B: backpack for 7 months. I had a few set backs over the past few weeks. 1. I found out that my passport didn't have enough pages for all ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Tue, 18 Aug 2015 | By spesus | Views [326] | Video | Scholarship Entry
I am a rolling stone. Since completing my studies in the late 90s, I have been living abroad, exploring the world and improving myself through experience. 2011 was a challenging year for me as I was in Japan for the tsunami, as well as later on in that ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Film Scholarship to Colombia
Thu, 5 Feb 2009 | By rmartin | Views [306]
Well, once again we are off on a Kyoko Family trip. Not one that i would have chosen but exciting none the less. We are only there for a couple of days but just long enough to forget work (despite the fact that i am thinking of it right now) When ... Read more >
Tags: hawaii roy shortbreak
Thu, 21 May 2015 | By | Views [220] | Scholarship Entry
My first time in Japan and it was for work! I promised myself I’d make the most it and took a couple of extra days. I made it through the 12 hour flight and embarked on a whirlwind of sightseeing. After two days in non-stop crowds with sticky humidity ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By deeannisa | Photo Gallery
If you have one day chance to visit Kyoto, just take your passport, backpack, and camera to get this 'heart' of Kyoto
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