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The Streetcar

Mon, 13 Nov 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1367] | 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

Japan Summary: July 25th - Aug 4th

Sun, 3 Aug 2008 | By lockers | Views [654] | Comments [2]

Tokyo - Kamakura - Kawaguchiko - Kyoto - Nara - Hiroshima - Miyajima - Narita - Nikko - Tokyo SOME HIGHLIGHTS - Night views of Tokyo from a skyscraper. - Seeing a Japanese wedding in Tokyo. - Seeing Mt. Fuji at dawn from Mt. Tenjo. - Stumbling ... Read more >

In the Octopus’ Garden

Mon, 21 Jul 2014 | By pcube | Views [552]

Away from the scintillating neon lights of Tokyo’s futuristic mega structures and the well trodden, history-seeped lanes of Kyoto, lies a small town on the Pacific coast: Minamisanriku, a haven for both family holidayers and backpackers. Facing ... Read more >

Tags: beaches, sunrise, sunset

Lost in Kyoto

Sat, 23 May 2015 | By | Views [287] | Scholarship Entry

"Kyoto is for temple hopping." That’s what all the guidebooks told me. I grew up in Asia- I had seen them all. The prospect spending my holiday to visiting even more temples didn't particularly arouse me. It’s probably how the French would feel if they ... Read more >

Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship

Gallery: Kyoto

Thu, 20 Jul 2006 | By annielovett | Photo Gallery

July long weekend with the ladies
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Gallery: Japan

Sun, 28 Jan 2007 | By tonto | Photo Gallery

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Gallery: Yokohama

Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By rjallen | Photo Gallery

Osanbashi, Yamashita Park, Chinatown
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Gallery: Japan

Fri, 7 Dec 2007 | By felix_and_stephanie | Photo Gallery

Osaka, Kyoto and Tokyo
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Gallery: Green Tea

Wed, 26 Mar 2008 | By courge | Photo Gallery

Japan
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Photos: Japan

Fri, 3 Feb 2012 | By shannarchy | Photo Gallery

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Photos: Hunting the Giant (Salamander)

Thu, 5 Apr 2012 | By escape | Photo Gallery

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My Scholarship entry - A 'place' I have visited

Tue, 8 Jan 2013 | By thomasgordon | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry

Photography is a very big interest of mine. "A picture tells a thousand words", doesn't quite cover the depth of expressionism that a single photograph can have on a person. I have always taken a fond interest of photography as it seems quite natural ... Read more >
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012