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Nara Promotion
Next year, 2010, Nara will be celebrating 1300 years since it was the capital of Japan as 平城京 (Heijo-kyo). A number of events are scheduled throughout the…
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Travel around Japan: Kyoto, Tokyo and beyond.
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Yokohama Mini Trip
The weather looked like rain today, but since I had been away from Japan for a while, I decided to get out and brave the coldish looking weather. It…
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Australia Trip
I have been in Australia for the last few days and enjoying the sun. Since getting ill before leaving Japan and going for a quick tenteki I have improved…
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Japan Taxi Timeout
Saw this wonderful scene at a station in Chiba. Looks like the 2 drivers are enjoying a game of Shogi (sort of Japanese Chess) whilst waiting for…
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Railroad tracks
I took a trip to Yokohama yesterday. There are many places being redeveloped and the old railroad tracks and bridges and storage warehouses have been…
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Carrot Tower, Sangenjaya
In August 2009 I went up Carrot Tower in Sangenjaya, a couple of stops from Shibuya. The 26th floor has a free observation lobby with views over western…
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Yukata, Kimono in Kyoto
The photos I took in Kyoto are going to take quite a bit of sorting out. Whilst I am still on the laptop and with the memory cards filling up quickly…
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Kyoto, Walking
I came on a short trip to Kyoto, arriving last night having taken the shinkansen from Tokyo with family. It was raining when we arrived but eager to see…
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4 Japan Mini-Tours (Part II)
I posted recently on some mini-tours that were available in Japan including Gunkanjima and the Morioka Silk factory . To follow up on that I am going to…
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Gunkanjima mini-tour
Once a thriving coal mine, more recently a derelict deserted mass of buildings on an island off Nagasaki, Hashima Island, also known as Gunkanjima…
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First Class Capsule Hotel
Many people who have been to Japan have heard about the capsule hotels where you have barely enough room to crawl into your space for a nights rest. The…
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Sendai Trip, Matsushima
I took a trip to Sendai last week and visited Matsushima which is said to be one of Japan's three great views along with Miyajima and Amanohashidate.…