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Thu, 11 Jan 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Views [4271]
(New pictures in Christmas folder) Firstly, Happy New Year! I hope that your 2007 is going well and that already it is better than your 2006- I recently (7th) had my 1 year anniversary here in Japan- I can't believe that a ... Read more >
Tags: Adrenaline
Thu, 14 Feb 2013 | By samsarasun | Views [1369]
I've just started my 3rd month working in Niseko, Japan. An ordinary day in Hirafu can as follow:
Wake up in the morning, look out the windon and the first thing you can see is at least 20 cm of fresh snow (the snow report predicted 0 cm). Look at ... Read more >
Tags: bars, japan, powder, snowboarding
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By wandering-bear-nomad-mike | Views [1170] | Comments [2]
Konichiwa! Hello! Here we are in Japan! After delightful flight with good old Virgin Atlantic, in the rather comfortable Premium Economy Seats! When arriving in a completely alien country, jet lagged, you have a million and one scary thoughts ... Read more >
Sat, 8 Aug 2009 | By klynne | Views [999]
L was very
kind to make us a packed lunch for our trip to Nagoya. JN was brilliant in navigating through
the bus/subway/train system to get us to our destination. We are now staying at
V’s place in Nagoya.
This is her first home exchange ... Read more >
Wed, 23 Mar 2016 | By kakimono | Views [895]
On Friday we had a class excursion to Kyoto to make pottery. I love that that's a thing we can do. Not the pottery so much as just going to Kyoto for a class excursion. My parents were notably less thrilled about the entire thing, and advised me to ... Read more >
Tags: kyoto, middle schoolers, namesake, pottery, temple, views
Tue, 12 Aug 2008 | By peter_allen | Views [874] | Comments [3]
The car was delivered, it's surprisingly roomy inside, plenty of head room even for me. The wheel is a bit tight for the knees, but I don't plan on any extended road trips so it's ok. I drove into Kiryu last night to get my bearings as I have a meeting ... Read more >
Sun, 7 Oct 2007 | By brentoc | Views [810] | Comments [1]
I ended up in a tent on a lake shore, only a few other people around and a few trees leaning to the sun. Not bad for a destination that i didnt really know anything about! :)
I had been in Kobe city for a couple of days, catching up with Josh & Sue ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 2 Jun 2007 | By incarna | Views [664] | Comments [3]
Yesterday was a long day of trudging around. Eve has been having a giant dilemma over what camera she was going to buy. The amount of times of been in Yodabashi in Akihabara has been weghing on me and i never thought i would say this but i am sick of ... Read more >
Tags: Misadventures
Thu, 3 Jan 2008 | By jess_vl | Views [654] | Comments [3]
Ok, so i know i'm a little late, but i thought i'd take the time to stop and say happy new years to everyone, and i hope this year will be as fantastic as mine has been so far... coz i started work at the ridiculous time of 6 this morning, its now ... Read more >
Tags: Work
Thu, 5 Nov 2009 | By stacey_levy | Views [610]
WOKE UP THIS MORNING AT 4AM GETTING READY TO HEAD TO THE TSUJKI FISH MARKET, BUT AS I WAS DOING MY LAST MINUTE NAVIGATION SKILLS I FOUND IT WAS CLOSED ON WEDNESDAYS, SO BACK INTO BED I WENT, I COULD NOT FALL ASLEEP AS I STILL IN CANADA TIME ZONE! AFTER ... Read more >
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
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
Sat, 9 May 2015 | By | Views [175] | Scholarship Entry
The son of the owner of the ryokan I was staying at in Kanazawa, on the north coast of Japan, was one of those ‘go out of the way, no matter what, to help you’ kind of people that you come across so frequently in Japan. Once he knew I was a chef, his ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
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