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Sun, 18 Jan 2009 | By kurenai | Views [4195] | Comments [1]
My thoughts of Japan throughout the past year of living here; the good, the bad, the strange and ugly. Japan is a land of extremes: from
the obsessive otaku s to the overly
frilly maid café dresses, the made-up high school girls with their ... Read more >
Tags: concert, culture, festival, japan, living, teaching, travel
Wed, 12 Nov 2014 | By travel-tips | Views [3426]
One of the most interesting aspects of travel can be understanding the quirks and idiosyncrasies that make up a culture. But when it comes to Japan, their unique collection of modern rituals, social faux pas and unwritten rules of society could fill ... Read more >
Tags: advice, japan, travel
Thu, 20 Mar 2008 | By allwelcome | Views [1846]
He was 9 months old when we moved to Japan. His first sentence was 'mitte! oki traku!' (look, a big truck) He went to a Buddhist pre-school. We lived beside the Priest of the near by temple. I remember coming home from work and seeing him on the Priest's ... Read more >
Tags: children
Mon, 7 Sep 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [1497]
"The Dinner of the Convenience Store" Brandon and I wanted to get something quick to eat the other night, but neither of us wanted to cook and our favorite take out place was closed, so we decided to head over to Family Mart, our local convenience ... Read more >
Tue, 25 Aug 2009 | By abcarlson | Views [923]
We're still playing a bit of catch up from last weekend. After such a wonderful evening with Aria Asia on Saturday, we braved the heat and humidity to head up to the Aquarium for our second time! One of my friends from Geneva College has been stationed ... Read more >
Sat, 31 Jan 2015 | By australian_ohime | Views [765]
August 2013 - trip for two booked to Japan. December 2013 - breakup. It started off with no intention to travel alone then of course things change, so I decided to pluck up the courage and go alone to Japan. At the time it was mainly to show everyone ... Read more >
Tags: japan, japan rail pass, kayaking, novice traveller, solo travel, thrifty travel
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
Sat, 7 Jun 2008 | By vespertine | Views [588]
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
Fri, 11 Jan 2008 | By jess_vl | Views [558] | Comments [1]
yes, yes, i know, technically im on one big long holiday... but today and yesterday were yasumi!!! thats right! 2 whole days off work, in a row! i didnt know what to do with myself! before then, since my last day off i had 6am starts everyday, so ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By asami | Views [528] | Comments [1]
Hello friends, It's time for my travel blog again! I got laid off from my job on Oct 1st, so I extended my Japan vacation to include more of Asia -- Thailand, Hong Kong, Laos and Vietnam -- for a total of 64 days. I always try to do some extended ... Read more >
Mon, 18 Aug 2008 | By peter_allen | Photo Gallery
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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
Wed, 4 Mar 2015 | By dewolfe001 | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Ingredients short grain rice vinegar mirin sugar salt salmon tuna avocado egg crab spinach Japanese mayo nori
How to prepare this recipe First, I make the short grain rice-- a ratio of 2:3 rice: water. When it is cooked, I add in the ...
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Tags: 2015 passport & plate: sri lanka
Sat, 7 Jan 2017 | By caessar_aug | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 4 Aug 2018 | By shaz | Photo Gallery
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