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Wed, 8 Apr 2009 | By kurenai | Views [15619] | Comments [1]
So Saturday night – or rather early Sunday morning – a couple of Western friends and I decided to visit a host club. For 3 of us (myself included) this was our first step into the dark and mysterious world of hosting but the last of our group ... Read more >
Tags: host club, japan, nightlife, osaka
Tue, 20 Feb 2007 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1537]
So there are only so many ways to do sushi down at the local sushi bar, or so I thought. Granted, at special occasions, such as Christmas, the chefs will style some sushi plates as for example, Santa, using tuna cut in a triangle shape for his hat, ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 11 Nov 2008 | By wandering-bear-nomad-mike | Views [1152] | 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 >
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By chubipower | Views [686]
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
Tue, 13 Jan 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [596] | Comments [1]
It's snowing, I mean it's really coming down in huge flakes outside, I can't believe yesterday it was so hot I completely forgot to take my jacket to the airport. I'm at my desk in Kurohone, but here is something I wrote last night at Sydney airport.... Read more >
Sat, 7 Jun 2008 | By vespertine | Views [570]
Turtle pyramid - a major battle for the best rock spot in the pond!! Although, it all happened in such slo-mo it was hard to follow the action . . . < Toji temple gardens > We are finding Kyoto to be such an amazing city. We`ve been constantly ... Read more >
Tags: gardens
Tue, 13 Nov 2007 | By yasuko | Photo Gallery
Food & Culture
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Fri, 20 Feb 2009 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery
Snow again
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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 ...
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Tags: japan, matsuri, mount fuji, yukatas
Mon, 10 Dec 2012 | By jakasantri | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I'm 22 years old man, a young, wild and free energetic person, who lived his life as fun as he can.
I want to get more experience as a photographer, and absolutely, travel around the world and taking pictures while travelling it's my dream.
And ...
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Sat, 29 Dec 2012 | By gremblin | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I have always had a passion for photography and travel. Combining the two is my idea of utter bliss!
I carry my camera everywhere with me and take any opportunity to capture a photograph.
This year in particular I have tried to test myself and my ...
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Tags: travel photography scholarship 2012
Tue, 28 May 2013 | By | 
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When I started out in photography, a professional sports photographer friend actually asked me what genre I had interested in. My response was Landscape and the irony of this was that I was born and breed in Singapore - a bustling city with almost zero ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2013
Fri, 27 Mar 2015 | By gnome-san | Photo Gallery
The first two days
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Tags: coffee, temple
Thu, 20 Jul 2017 | By lan | Photo Gallery
Small unassuming Island in Hyogo Prefecture of Japan, currently undergoing a Revitalisation Initiatve.
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