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Mon, 13 Nov 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1374] | Comments [5]
New picture folder, "Autumn". My student once told me that the Tokyo streetcar is, "a modern miracle". I told him not to get so carried away, what with rail travel being a staple form of transportation worldwide for the last century ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Tue, 4 Jan 2011 | By elawlor | Views [950]
I made it safe to okinawa and have been enjoying the comforts of the Freiberg's home for 2 days now. I haven't yet ventured out on my own but will do so soon. I started reading Into Thin Air for the second time and haven't been able to put it down. It ... Read more >
Tags: arrival
Tue, 27 Nov 2007 | By roxyfish | Views [855]
Well the last 2 weeks have been pretty hectic both within my social life and work. Turns out I won't be returning to Australia in January - I have to be back at work the day after my friend gets married and I can't get flights let alone get back in ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [811] | Comments [1]
Day 3 - Kyoto (cont.) In my original post, I didn't explain the title, as I ran out of time. It comes from what I spent the evening learning about. One of the most striking images of Japan is always that of the geisha, white faced, serene and dressed ... Read more >
Sun, 18 Apr 2010 | By abcarlson | Views [785] | Video
Google fairly recently let you generate your own Google search story, so I thought I would create my own and share it with you all. Below is a link to the original Google Super Bowl ad: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nnsSUqgkDwU
Thu, 9 Aug 2007 | By phil | Views [702] | Comments [1]
Three weeks ago there I was expecting to feel a sudden rush to the head, a brutal awakening to the fact that the best part of five years in Japan was about to end. Three weeks on and here I am, still not getting my head round it. Having a clear mind ... Read more >
Tags: The Planning Phase
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By survivingforeigner | Views [647]
Many times, when someone mentions Japan, the first thing that comes to mind are the large buildings with flashy advertisements, hundreds of people crossing at one crosswalk, shops and trendy fashion.
I'll be honest, I thought the same thing too, but ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
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
Wed, 21 Jan 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [503]
D-Day is approaching and I still haven't decided for sure what I'll do. Stay on here or work something else out, I was thinking of doing just one year here, then taking the rest of my long service from Holmesglen and spending the last 5 months of 2009 ... Read more >
Sun, 28 Jul 2013 | By fujihiker | Views [457]
July 26.013 7am (PDT)
After 11 hours of flying & 6. Hours of sleep. Over the last 3 days. Our teams have arrived in Tokyo. The reason for lack of sleep is that I had no sound for movies or audio and I got moved to an. Area in the front ... 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
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [210] | Scholarship Entry
Logan and I were late. The slowing blink and relative calm of the dim neon lights were an unmistakable indicator that the robot fight was over. Knowing that moments before this was a chaotic blur of shining chrome and mechanized mayhem filled me with ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Sun, 22 Oct 2017 | By ajfenix | Photo Gallery
Shark and Ray feeding program in Chiba
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Wed, 16 Feb 2011 | By arhionut | Photo Gallery
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