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Sun, 11 Jan 2009 | By kurenai | Views [2772]
I visited my first trance club here in Japan over in the well-known Amemura in Osaka’s Shinsaibashi. Wait,
according to the flyer it was called “super trance” (whatever that means) at a
venue called Club Joule (http://www.club-joule.co.jp/) ... Read more >
Tags: clubbing, japan, nightlife, osaka
Tue, 26 Dec 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [1450]
December certainly is the month of parties in Japan. Notwithstanding that I had my birthday party, coupled with Anders' leaving party, the locals also celebrate Christmas day, End of Year, (called Bonenkai) Beginning of year (shin-nenkai) and the usual ... Read more >
Tags: Party time
Sat, 12 Apr 2014 | By | Views [1098] | Scholarship Entry
In the language of its birthplace, kara means empty and oke is the English-turned-Japanese abbreviation of orchestra. The concept being that you have no back-up band to cover up your superstar voice ... or complete lack of singing skills. I had witnessed ... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Tue, 17 Jun 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [1020]
Well so many exciting things have happened since I last wrote on this page. It is hard to know where to start! Well lets start in May... My Mum came over and visited me for 12 days. It was lovely to see her and catch up. We did a lot of going to ... Read more >
Wed, 6 Apr 2016 | By kakimono | Views [977]
“I want to go to Kyushu,” I heard myself say while video chatting with my parents. It was a weird thing for me to say. Like someone in Chicago saying “I want to go to Minnesota.” There’s nothing wrong with Minnesota, it’... Read more >
Tags: bus, coffee, fukuoka, kyushu, transportation
Sat, 24 Sep 2011 | By damonlk | Views [842]
To say that Kyoto and Osaka are not much like says not much at all. Kyoto is a neat and compact city no more than a few hours walk in any direction and bordered on the north by rolling hills. Osaka sprawls. It is a port city, and the port itself is ... Read more >
Tue, 14 Jul 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [826]
We just don't get tired of watching (and photographing) the sun setting over the Sea. We posted a few other pics in the gallery. ---Arielle
Mon, 11 Feb 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [750]
Well I
finally did it. I finally jumped back in the water again as a scuba diver after
3 years and 4 months of staying 'dry'. Why have I wasted so much time?! Scuba
diving is fantastic and I love it and well lets just say I caught the diving
bug ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Tue, 23 Oct 2012 | By chubipower | Views [710]
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
Sun, 20 Jan 2008 | By survivingforeigner | Views [648]
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
Sun, 7 Nov 2010 | By deporte8d | Views [312]
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にんにくって、 「ロシアのペニシリン」 って呼ばれてるんだそうですけど、 ほんとに身体にいいんですよね。 鼻づまりのときなんかも、 にんにくをつぶしてガーゼにつつんだものを嗅ぐと、 すぐにおさまります。 試してみてね。 ... Read more >
Sun, 21 Jun 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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