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Last Memories of Japan... OR How to Be Naked With Old Ladies... OR How to Spot a Cross-Dresser 101

Thu, 1 Oct 2009 | By hannahandemma | Views [2302] | Comments [7]

OK. So last time we left off, we had climbed down a mountain and encountered the wrath of Buddha. If you thought that Japan was done with us, you were wrong.    As everyone keeps telling me, onsens are part of the Japanese experience. You can't go ... Read more >

Tags: japan, maid cafe, onsen, tokyo

Thanksgiving in Tokyo

Wed, 2 Dec 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1509]

What better way to spend Thanksgiving overseas than traveling?  We just got back from a wonderful, long weekend in Tokyo.  (We didn't get to actually ride on the Pikachu plan, but thought it was neat!)  We got up at 3:30am on Thanksgiving morning to ... Read more >

Kyoto: Just Right

Tue, 7 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Views [843]

ARRIVING IN KYOTO, STEEPED AS IT IS IN HISTORY and tradition, from Mongolia, where life goes on much as it has for centuries, was a huge transition.  Visiting Mongolia is a look back at the land of Chingis Khan while being in Japan is peeking into ... Read more >

fire festival and alternative energy

Wed, 16 Jul 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [724]

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 >

City break - Tokyo

Sun, 5 Aug 2007 | By soemmia | Views [658] | Comments [1]

On November 20th 2004, Andy, a friend from England called Nick, and I went to Tokyo. We knew someone, Nathan, who had moved there from Kyoto, so he offered us a place to stay. The four of us went on a 3-day rampage (!) around Tokyo! We had a day off ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

Rain

Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [628] | Comments [1]

After a late breakfast we decided the take the metro to Ueno, the biggest park in Tokyo.  Like Phoenix Park, Ueno is the home of the city's zoo.  This was our first port of call.  Half way during our visit it started to lash rain.  Instead of going back ... Read more >

Tags: Sightseeing

A Local Encounter that Changed my Perspective - Viva Shinjuku!

Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By spanishflavour | Views [494] | Scholarship Entry

Shinjuku is one of the twenty-three city wards of Tokyo with a population of over 300 000 and the busiest train station in the world. Hotels, offices, and businesses jostle for space in the densely populated second 'centre' of the city, alongside Japan's ... Read more >

Tags: Travel Writing Scholarship 2013

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

Wed, 17 Apr 2013 | By melmuchransyah | Views [438] | 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

Photos: Sixth leg - Japan

Tue, 29 Jul 2014 | By clare-tamea | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Nara

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Wed, 16 May 2007 | By nznl1 | Photo Gallery


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Gallery: Rishiri Island

Mon, 20 Oct 2008 | By angeours | Photo Gallery


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My Photo scholarship 2010 entry

Sun, 29 Aug 2010 | By maddyking | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Upon returning from my first overseas trip to Europe, I realised I’d taken over 2000 photos. Fours years and many travels later, photography has become a passion, a creative outlet amongst the academia of my media and communications degree. For me, ... Read more >
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010

Photos: My Photo scholarship 2011 entry

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 ... Read more >
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Tags: japan, matsuri, mount fuji, yukatas

Photos: A Glimpse of Hiroshima

Sat, 21 Apr 2012 | By thewisenedtraveller | Photo Gallery


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"Deafening Silence" This was taken in the mangroves of the Hunter River. We stopped our zodiak and just floated in silence listening to nature go about its business. I wanted to capture the mirror image of the landscape in the water to show how still and isolated it can get out there with no one else around for literally hundreds of kilometers.

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