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Fri, 6 Oct 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [2407] | Comments [2]
There are some new pictures in the graduation folder.... So, I thought we had the infamous "rainy season" a few months back- at that time, all it seemed to do was rain seemingly non stop for two weeks- and it wasn't a decent rain like we get ... Read more >
Tags: Culture
Thu, 18 Oct 2007 | By wick | Views [2067]
Eventually we made it to Japan and I did the conference talk. Thursday was my birthday and I started it off in fine style by missing the first 9 1/2 hours of it sleeping! A much needed lie in. After a full Japanese breakfast in the hotel I opened ... Read more >
Tags: On the Road
Mon, 9 Jul 2007 | By jamesanddan | Views [1676]
Well....we arrived in Kagoshima and it was beautiful sunshine, but we thought we`d take a `breather` and stay in our hotel catching up on the blog and just chilling out (it was the 13km walk down the mountain that killed us...)......BAD IDEA!! Since ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Sat, 13 Sep 2014 | By lmatejak99 | Views [968] | 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 >
Sat, 12 Apr 2008 | By bobandcie | Views [845] | Comments [4]
Ladies and gents, so far so good. Plane trip was uneventfull...better then what we expected with jetstar. Osaka airport`s runway goes into the sea. It was nighttime and the black hole of the water reflected all lights on shore. As told later this ... Read more >
Wed, 16 Jul 2008 | By roxyfish | Views [697]
Yes, another update - going for a record! Saturday night found me at the movies watching a chick flick (yes, I'm sorry world but it had to be done - I had been hanging out for Kungfu Panda for too long so I chose a movie that had Western actors in it ... Read more >
Mon, 12 May 2008 | By kimbo46 | Views [590]
Hi everyone! I managed to get to Japan in one piece, and I even got to my hostel without too many troubles. The plane trip was ok, I didnt sleep much so Im really tired right now. Once we landed we had a 'Friendly Airline Limousine' (which was really ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Oct 2008 | By bergdorf-brunette | Views [529]
Einen Ausflug nach Yokohama? Are you serious? Das war meine erste Reaktion!!! Alles was ich über Yokohama wusste war dass sie ein Hard Rock Cafe haben, wel amerikanische Touris mit den T-Shirts herumgelaufen sind! Das Argument, dass immerhin 3 Millionen ... Read more >
Mon, 6 Apr 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [364]
I am back at work again :( Things are a little different with the new faces in the teachers room. Plus I will have an extra elementary visit this term, so i will be away more often. My JTE has said she needs me in every class at Kurohone, so i will ... Read more >
Tue, 26 May 2015 | By | Views [250] | Scholarship Entry
Japan’s trains are methodically choreographed in a rhythmic rail system. In the big cities, busy people join the rhythm. They rush on the train, look down, look out the window, and rush off as new units rush on. As foreigners, my partner, Daniel and ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
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Wed, 3 Jul 2013 | By irinaearnshaw | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Outside the bathroom in my family home are shelves of National Geographics, bowing under the weight of nearly 100 years of issues. I don’t think that my parents could have predicted the hunger for travel and photography that they would give me – there’s ...
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