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JAPAN | Thu, 21 Apr 2016 | By kakimono | Views [362]
Sunday morning, Rachel and I planned to catch ferry to Nokonomishma. This required catching a train, then either a bus or a ten minute walk, buying ferry tickets, and getting on the ferry. Which wasn’t all that complicated until the last step.... Read more >
Tags: coffee, flowers, gardens, hamburger, kyushu, shinkansen, transportation
JAPAN | Sun, 22 Apr 2012 | By marcosfernandes | Views [3401] | Comments [1] | Scholarship Entry
Arigato and obrigado are two ways of saying thank you, both deriving from the first western language ever heard in Japan in the sixteenth century: Portuguese. Following the footsteps of our ancestors, we embrace this modern Japanese adventure with gratitude.... Read more >
Tags: buddhism, gueisha, japan, maiko, portugal, ryokan, shinkansen, shinto, shintoist, travel writing scholarship 2012 arigato obrigado