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Sun, 5 Oct 2008 | By bundynbeaches | Views [1912]
Tacked on to the end of the Hiroshima trip we got a ferry across to the Miajima (I hope I spelt that right) Shrine. It's a very popular, and famous shrine in Japan because the gate is in the sea and the temple is built on platforms on sandflats that ... Read more >
Tags: bridge, eating, shrine, vending machine, waterfall
Mon, 21 Mar 2011 | By picslyrics | Views [858] | Scholarship Entry
“Konnichiwa”. I greet the staff at the eatery that is hidden in a small alley, behind white paper lanterns and blue cloths mentioning signs I don’t understand. The soft wind spreads the smoke from the kitchen through the air. Great advertisement that ... Read more >
Tags: #2011writing, travel writing scholarship 2011
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
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By chubipower | Views [695]
My first glimpse of Osaka is a mass of brownish buildings on a vast piece of flat land... curiously tucked amidst mountainous region and weaving rivers. My 6 hour 25 minute flight to Kansai International Airport was the quietest I ever sat on. There ... Read more >
Tags: japan, kansai, kyoto, nara, osaka
Mon, 30 Jul 2018 | By chloebruce | Views [646]
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
Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By spongey | Views [612]
Kyoto, its been a long time since i got to sit at a computer, as the connection in the hostel at kyoto was poor, though that really was the only thing about the place that was. we decided to move over to Kyoto as we saw a cheap overnight bus transport ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [287] | Scholarship Entry
Japan was not the nonchalant third-world Asia I’d grown to love while living in Thailand. There was efficiency, guardrails and drinkable tap water. And, tour guides with megaphones. The swarms of tourists were tainting my experience and photographs.... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Fri, 1 May 2015 | By | Views [185] | Scholarship Entry
My travel treasure is a small city which is very easy to miss when you're going to Japan. City not as popular as Tokyo, or Kyoto, but certainly wonderful. City of hot spring, city combining hills and sea. City of cats. Beppu. City that I fell in love ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 17 Nov 2012 | By dear_shif | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
My name is Shifna and I’m from Sri Lanka. Until last year I never realized my true potential. My family has sacrificed a lot for 22years to bring me to place where I now stand. Within these years, I have been given the freedom to explore the world in ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Sat, 12 Jan 2013 | By elisemesa | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I remember when I was a kid and used look through the pages of National Geographic, eyes full of wonder at the meticulously shot photos, every single hair follicle in flawless focus. I loved how the glossy pages told me how different people lived around ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Thu, 4 Jul 2013 | By phoebeltran | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I am Romina Beltran, but please call me Phoebe. I am an art advocate, as educator, and researcher. I also dabble in painting and participate in a few art exhibits. While I was on training in Japan, I had the urge to document my experiences, and rediscovered ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2013
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 ...
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Tags: japan, matsuri, mount fuji, yukatas