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Sun, 18 Jan 2009 | By kurenai | Views [4199] | 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
Sat, 7 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [2334] | Comments [3]

Japanese baths are amazing. We decided to take it easy today. We took the Yurikamome Line (an elevated train line) to one of Tokyo's baths, Ooedo-onsen Monogatari. The journey was great, we got to see a side of Tokyo we hadn't been to yet and the ... Read more >
Tags: Relaxation
Sat, 10 Nov 2007 | By spongey | Views [1096]

Kyoto is temple town, there are over 3,000 temples and shrines and having come from seeing some in Tokyo i wasn't enjoying the prospect of being "templed out" very soon but! Kyoto has some very different ones, golden ones, silver ones, an ... Read more >
Tags: Friends
Fri, 29 Jun 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [645] | Comments [1]
After a late breakfast we decided the take the metro to Ueno, the biggest park in Tokyo. Like Phoenix Park, Ueno is the home of the city's zoo. This was our first port of call. Half way during our visit it started to lash rain. Instead of going back ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Thu, 22 Jan 2009 | By peter_allen | Views [356] | Comments [2]
The usual ALT meeting has been shifted from Monday to Wednesday. So we won't be meeting on Australia day, I was going to hand out flags :( I have been asked by the ALT supervisor to come in early and talk about recontracting, he wants to try and keep ... Read more >
Thu, 1 May 2014 | By | Views [188] | Scholarship Entry
Our first stop in Japan was Kyoto and my husband and I didn't know what to expect. Arriving at the station was incredible: A massive mall built atop the train station loomed over us, like the Tower Of Babylon. My friend, Dave was the host for the stay.... Read more >
Tags: 2014 Travel Writing Scholarship - Euro Roadtrip
Mon, 25 May 2009 | By flachi-gus | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 18 Oct 2009 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Sun, 29 Aug 2010 | By maddyking | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Upon returning from my first overseas trip to Europe, I realised I’d taken over 2000 photos. Fours years and many travels later, photography has become a passion, a creative outlet amongst the academia of my media and communications degree. For me, ...
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Tags: #2010wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2010
Sun, 6 Nov 2011 | By zoeaarcher |
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I’ve always believed that the best way of learning is by doing.
And yet, I somehow find myself stuck in lectures most days a week. This is not to say I’m not appreciative of the opportunities university offers, but I cannot deny that 99% of the time ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011
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 ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By follow_my_boots | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
Photography is, for me, being an observer, watch, see and feel. That is why I have chosen to travel and explore the world, the nature, the culture, the people. I just want to memorize and capture an instant, sharing it with other, showing what they can't ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
Sun, 17 Jun 2007 | By rjallen | Photo Gallery
Osanbashi, Yamashita Park, Chinatown
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Thu, 8 Nov 2007 | By rachel | Photo Gallery
My vacation
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Thu, 20 Jul 2017 | By lan | Photo Gallery
Small unassuming Island in Hyogo Prefecture of Japan, currently undergoing a Revitalisation Initiatve.
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