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Bunraku: Puppet Theater

Mon, 26 Jan 2009 | By kurenai | Views [4160]

Bunraku – boon-rah-coo – or traditional Japanese puppet theater was founded in Osaka in 1684, though apparently established as the form we know today coming about in 1872 (I’m quoting the Wiki here). Bunraku contains the puppeteers (the ... Read more >

Tags: culture, japan, new years, osaka, puppet, theater, winter

Konnichiwa kara The land of the rising sun

Wed, 11 Jan 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1096] | Comments [4]

Hi all, It's been a fair few days since my last entry, you'll see now that the journal title for trips has changed- now I am in Tokyo, Japan, having started my language course. I intend to write an entry to wrap up all things South East Asia, but at ... Read more >

Tags: Adventures

Breaking up...isn't so hard to do

Thu, 13 Sep 2007 | By alyssa_schwartz | Views [865]

As you may have noticed I've been ignoring this blog. I've found that I've been increasingly losing interest in updating this site. The time has come to break up with worldnomads. I would like to say it's been there for me in good times and bad but ... Read more >

Tags: The Planning Phase

fire festival and alternative energy

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [738]

Yes, another update - going for a record! Saturday night found me at the movies watching a chick flick (yes, I'm sorry world but it had to be done - I had been hanging out for Kungfu Panda for too long so I chose a movie that had Western actors in it ... Read more >

Tsukiji Fish Market and Day Trip to NIkko

Sat, 7 Nov 2009 | By parisephone | Views [491] | Comments [1]

So this would have been way better detailed but I lost the first version I had of it which was very frustrating. Ok so again here we go. Stacey and I got up super early 4am to go to the tokyo fish market. which we kept putting off a lot and I was starting ... Read more >

History, Hiroshima and the Hollowness of Regret

Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By theblacktwig | Views [474]

I have traveled as far as hundreds of miles from the Pearl of the Orient to the Land of the Rising Sun only to encounter images of déjà vu from a distant past. My knowledge of Japan is similar to the preserved stories in the pages of history books ... Read more >

Tags: bombing, hiroshima, history, japan, peace, student in japan

Catching a Moment - Stop Looking at Your Phone, Start Living Your Life

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By melmuchransyah | Views [444] | Scholarship Entry

Two weeks ago, I just came back from my latest travel to Japan. I was there to attend an international conference and present my paper on Facebook addiction. My findings including the fact that people use Facebook as one of the media to fill in the gap ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

Can’t See the Temple for the Tourists

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

Soundtracking Nishitetsu

Thu, 15 May 2014 | By | Views [159] | Scholarship Entry

So clearly the sun is not up yet but the girl can still hear the screams coming from downstairs by no other than her host mom, letting her know that once again her alarm clock went unnoticed by her and that she has tremendous willpower-when it comes to ... Read more >

Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip