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Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [2333] | Comments [3]

Japanese baths are amazing. We decided to take it easy today. We took the Yurikamome Line (an elevated train line) to one of Tokyo's baths, Ooedo-onsen Monogatari. The journey was great, we got to see a side of Tokyo we hadn't been to yet and the ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sun, 9 Jun 2013 | By fartandbelch | Views [1622]

Jetstar did it this time. They advertised return airfares from Sydney to Osaka at a very cheap rate. $1371 for both tickets all inclusive. (taxes etc)
So we looked at what timeshares we could get in Japan. Thankfully there was a week available in ... Read more >
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 | By lmatejak99 | Views [1058] | 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 >
Mon, 14 Apr 2008 | By bobandcie | Views [704] | Comments [2]

salut les amis comme promis les commentaires francais: bon bon par ou commencer les sacs sont fait l'avion est pret et on decolle. on arrive a Osaka vers neuf heure du soir et a defaut de trouver l'auberge reservee on se decide sur un p'tit hotel ... Read more >
Thu, 31 Jul 2014 | By clare-tamea | Views [598]

Gifu is a large modern town, through which runs a clean, clear, gravelly river. It is here that one of the oldest traditions takes place each night - cormorant fishing.
The cormorant fishermen inherit their roles from their fathers and their ... Read more >
Tags: cormorant fishing, gifu
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [547]

I'll make the JR Pass the first story, even though I've told most of you about it by now. I still haven't posted many pictures or really given details so here they are! Well, basic ones anyway, there are too many places to give you a full account of ... Read more >
Tags: japan, railpass
Sat, 6 Apr 2013 | By spanishflavour | Views [507] | 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
Wed, 3 Apr 2019 | By trinity773 | Views [334]
I'm here!😄
I can't believe it.
First thing when i got here at the airport "I got lost". Leave it to me.😉 but after 3 hours getting everything done and getting to the hotel room i was exhausted. Now I'm waiting for my tour guide to pick ... Read more >
Sun, 5 Oct 2014 | By vagabondstoo | Photo Gallery
Kyoto and Around
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Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery
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Fri, 5 Jul 2013 | By deeannisa | Photo Gallery
If you have one day chance to visit Kyoto, just take your passport, backpack, and camera to get this 'heart' of Kyoto
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Fri, 13 Aug 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Tue, 12 Oct 2010 | By davewell | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
During my travels to Japan last year I was struck by an under current of loneliness that I found evident in many of the larger cities. As a visitor to these megatropolises, I often felt lost and isolated amongst the daily ritual of working and living....
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By chipsnpeas | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I've made my living as a graphic designer for the past 15 years, but creatively, it's photography that pushes my buttons most, something I try my hand at at every opportunity, and never more so than when I'm travelling, an obsession that drives my wife ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012