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Thu, 4 Mar 2010 | By amy_palfreyman | Views [3595]
When you think of Japanese cuisine, there are plenty of
things that might spring to mind.
Sushi is likely to be one of them.
Perhaps miso soup would be another. Tempura, sashimi, udon, ramen, yakitori, teriyaki,
okonomiyaki, or even ... Read more >
Sun, 11 Jan 2009 | By kurenai | Views [2766]
I visited my first trance club here in Japan over in the well-known Amemura in Osaka’s Shinsaibashi. Wait,
according to the flyer it was called “super trance” (whatever that means) at a
venue called Club Joule (http://www.club-joule.co.jp/) ... Read more >
Tags: clubbing, japan, nightlife, osaka
Wed, 30 Aug 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1106] | Comments [3]
Tokyo Immigration. Or, thanks a million god! So after a mere 14 day wait, I received a post card from the Tokyo-Regional Immigration bureau, asking me to come to their office to discuss the result of my new visa application. I thought this was ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 | By lmatejak99 | Views [1056] | 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 >
Tue, 7 Sep 2010 | By snowlindsay | Views [952]
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
Thu, 20 Dec 2007 | By swiz | Views [756]
Here I sit. The repositories of my memory have been have been heavily thumbed. But the question still lingers... have I packed everything? I guess the essentials are safely tucked, squeezed and packed, so sleep can come knocking on my door. We ... Read more >
Tags: Packing & gadgets
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By chubipower | Views [707]
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, 17 Aug 2012 | By loulevick | Views [516]
It's official now, so I feel like I'm allowed to let people know. I got the visa, and in less than a week, I'll be flying to China for two weddings. Xin & Susan are Chinese, but reside in Brisbane, Australia. They are returning to China and will ... Read more >
Tags: wedding
Wed, 9 Dec 2009 | By bekkie | Views [500]
What a jam packed day! we started the day by heading to Shibuya- the youth orientated shopping district of Tokyo. It was similar to that of Shinjuko and Ginza- but not as posh. There areso many bars/clubs ect and even a H&M and a Disney Store! ... Read more >
Sun, 13 Feb 2011 | By theblacktwig | Views [480]
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
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By anuradhasarup | Views [460] | 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
Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery
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Mon, 8 Jul 2013 | By puritto | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I graduated in Law but my passions lie elsewhere. I've tried to do the conventional thing; follow what people just 'do' when they've graduated, but the call of travel and the call of creative work will not be denied. These are the things that make my ...
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Sat, 21 May 2011 | By elishacurcio | Photo Gallery
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