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Sat, 3 Jan 2009 | By kurenai | Views [2140]
What is a fukubukuro
you ask? It is a “Lucky Bag” full of winter goodies from all your favorite
stores; what’s left over because in Japan New Years is a time of
cleansing and renewal and old clothes and accessories must go!! Many stores
throughout ... Read more >
Tags: fashion, fukubukuro, japan, lucky bag, new years, osaka, shopping, winter
Sun, 1 Aug 2010 | By yoshi | Views [842] | Comments [5]
Dogs in pajamas in strollers, piped music on public streets, the smell of takoyaki hanging in the balmy air, the incessant chatter of cicadas, the random old men who stop their bikes just to tell me it's "atsui!" (hot), people on loudspeakers ... Read more >
Tags: back in osaka
Sat, 1 Apr 2006 | By dan_in_japan | Views [823]
These past two weeks have seen the start of the Sakura season, which is perhaps one of the most important seasons in Japan. Japanese people are fiercely proud of Sakura, or the blooming of the cherry blossoms. The trees stand bare for 48 or so weeks ... Read more >
Tags: The Great Outdoors
Sun, 31 Jul 2011 | By lillywanders | Views [800] | Comments [1]
Day 3 - Kyoto (cont.) In my original post, I didn't explain the title, as I ran out of time. It comes from what I spent the evening learning about. One of the most striking images of Japan is always that of the geisha, white faced, serene and dressed ... Read more >
Sun, 12 Aug 2007 | By rachel | Views [726] | Comments [1]
Hi all, So at the moment i am off school (work), so i have some time to relax and rest and sightsee. As you can see from my photos i went to Nikko on Friday, and went to see the fireworks yesterday. Today I am just going to chill, study and clean. I ... Read more >
Tags: Adventures
Mon, 2 Jul 2007 | By ciaranandruth | Views [575]
The guidebook tells you that Kyoto doesn't make a great first impression - true. You land in the middle of an area that looks not entirely unlike - er, well, any suburb of Dublin you wouldn't go to unless you fell asleep on the Nitelink. Walking around ... Read more >
Tags: Sightseeing
Wed, 29 Jan 2014 | By kpow | Views [535]
I'll make the JR Pass the first story, even though I've told most of you about it by now. I still haven't posted many pictures or really given details so here they are! Well, basic ones anyway, there are too many places to give you a full account of ... Read more >
Tags: japan, railpass
Thu, 21 May 2015 | By | Views [220] | Scholarship Entry
My first time in Japan and it was for work! I promised myself I’d make the most it and took a couple of extra days. I made it through the 12 hour flight and embarked on a whirlwind of sightseeing. After two days in non-stop crowds with sticky humidity ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Wed, 27 May 2015 | By | Views [213] | Scholarship Entry
So famous the Fushimi Inari Shrine in Kyoto, the temple of the Fox, the sanctuary of the thousand gates, the Senbon Torii. Foxes are believed to be messengers of the shinto god of rice Inari, other say that the Fox is the god of lies and illusions and ... Read more >
Tags: 2015 Writing Scholarship
Mon, 1 Nov 2010 | By abcarlson | Photo Gallery
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Wed, 16 May 2007 | By nznl1 | Photo Gallery
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Sat, 22 Oct 2011 | By images_in_air | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
What do I know about Photography ? Technically, almost nothing. But I know the feeling. Having your eyes catch the essence and the uniqueness of the common surrounding. Holding your breath during those seconds where nature is revealing its intelligent ...
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Tags: #2011wnphoto, travel photography scholarship 2011
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
Mon, 14 Jan 2013 | By chipsnpeas | Photo Gallery | Scholarship Entry
I've made my living as a graphic designer for the past 15 years, but creatively, it's photography that pushes my buttons most, something I try my hand at at every opportunity, and never more so than when I'm travelling, an obsession that drives my wife ...
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Tags: Travel Photography Scholarship 2012
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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