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Sat, 3 Nov 2007 | By yasuko | Views [2272]
Shabu-Shabu and the Hot Springs Yasuko’s old school friend Kimi and her husband took us out for Shabu-Shabu at a local restaurant just around the corner from the family home, which was very impressive. Typical of older style Japanese restaurants, ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Fri, 31 Jul 2009 | By klynne | Views [881]
“Mommy, I am tired of having cereal for breakfast,” said SB as he sat slumped over his bowl and I was trying to pack suitcases before rushing off to work. “Uh, I think in about two weeks you will be wishing for that bowl of cereal,” I answered. We are ... Read more >
Tags: japan, leaving, packing
Sat, 31 Jan 2015 | By australian_ohime | Views [750]
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 [689]
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
Fri, 6 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [537] | Comments [1]
So as I expected I've been very sick the whole time I've been here. For those who know me this is not a surprise lol. What makes it worse is were in a hostel with paper thin walls and no heating. So each day I feel I wake up worse than the day before.... Read more >
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By anuradhasarup | Views [445] | Scholarship Entry
Our stay in Tokyo was wonderful. Bright, modern, sparkling Tokyo. However we were in search of the older, traditional Japan. As my sister put it ‘the Japanese Japan’. So we decided to visit Kyoto. Kyoto was the imperial capital of Japan for over a ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Thu, 6 Dec 2007 | By autzilla | Views [417]
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
Wed, 14 May 2014 | By | Views [184] | Scholarship Entry
"????????? How did I end up here?" It was a cold January day outside the sleepy town of Minakami. After a few hours of alpine and cross-country skiing, I decided on a short respite. I found a hillside spot overlooking the forested hilly land of Gunma ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 | By judi | Photo Gallery
Chiyoda and Ueno
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Tue, 18 Jan 2011 | By elawlor | Photo Gallery
first 2 weeks
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Wed, 16 May 2007 | By nznl1 | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 10 Jun 2008 | By vespertine | Photo Gallery
in . .. . japan
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Fri, 24 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By irinaearnshaw | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Outside the bathroom in my family home are shelves of National Geographics, bowing under the weight of nearly 100 years of issues. I don’t think that my parents could have predicted the hunger for travel and photography that they would give me – there’s ...
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Fri, 15 Jan 2016 | By kakimono | Photo Gallery
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