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breakfast: coffee & nashi pear lunch with amalie @ brasserie paul bocuse le musee ブラッセリー ポール・ボキューズ ミ....
26 Nov 1:59 am  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Mysterious abandoned volcano museum
A decaying observation tower and a haikyo museum blanketed in shadows rest at the foot of one active Japanese volcano. Patches of snow cover....
25 Nov 11:50 pm  from  gakuranman.com   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Wako Business
I'm off to Wako-shi northwest of Tokyo. Wako is not called "The Pearl of Saitama", the birthplace of no celebrities of note an....
24 Nov 1:46 pm  from  Janne In Osaka   [Profile]  [Recent] 
JAL in the Crossfire between Delta and American
Delta Air Lines and its alliance partners offered $1 billion in aid to Japan Airlines on Wednesday, a proposal that American Airlines quick....
24 Nov 10:27 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Long way to Ishikawa
Sun rises somewhere in the depths of Hyōgo prefecture. Rather overdue for a trip afield, I was glad to be given the chance to go with some ....
23 Nov 8:59 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Big Bird in Japan (1989)
Due to a random link posted by a friend on Facebook today, I was introduced to Big Bird in Japan, a TV special from 1989, featuring Sesame S....
22 Nov 2:48 pm  from  Haikugirl   [Profile]  [Recent] 
More about Kamakura
I went a little out of order when I wrote about visiting the Kamakura Daibutsu first, actually it was not the first thing we did in Kamakura....
22 Nov 7:35 am  from  Chouzuru   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Motivation…
A student asked me today, “how do you keep yourself motivated to study Japanese?”.  I found it really hard to answer her question. Rece....
22 Nov 1:32 am  from  Haikugirl   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hokkaido
In September Hideaki and I were invited back to Kushiro, Hokkaido to visit his brother Hidetoshi. We had really wanted to go in the summer b....
21 Nov 9:04 pm  from  Blue Lotus   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photos from Tokyo
Picture from my recent trip to Japan are posted on my flickr. Only the ones from Tokyo are up for now. More are coming after my engagement p....
21 Nov 12:22 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kuala Lumpur – Hello Sandwich’s Mini Stopover Shopping Tips
Cute lego-land style houses in primary colours near Sunway Lagoon!My very first Ice kacang - thanks for the tip Dawn! (I stayed away from Du....
20 Nov 4:23 pm  from  Hello Sandwich   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Great Buddha at Kamakura
Traveling to Tokyo is a great experience (Traveling anywhere is a great experience haha) but when you are in the city it's a fun idea to go ....
19 Nov 9:37 am  from  Chouzuru   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Get close to Japanese culture by way of its pottery
Regardless of just how long you have www.explorejapaneseceramics.com is a national leader in bringing so many aspects of Japanese culture t....
17 Nov 10:27 am  from  Japan Hopper   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The World of Japanese Ceramics – close up
Japanese ceramics are known the world over for the quality of their form, the huge variation in glazes they offer, and perhaps above all, fo....
17 Nov 10:23 am  from  Japan Hopper   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hotel Claska, Tokyo: Room 502
Perhaps it’s just me but in my past experiences with hotels, it is very rare to arrive in your room for the first time and find that it ....
14 Nov 2:38 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hotel Claska, Tokyo: About
Located on the fashionable Meguro-dori, Hotel Claska is a hip boutique hotel in the sprawling western suburbs of Tokyo. To the typical ....
14 Nov 1:45 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hotel Claska, Tokyo: To and From
I’ve read alot about the inconvenient location of Hotel Claska and most of it is unjustified. Sure, it isn’t one block away from the b....
14 Nov 1:33 am  from  Zonjineko   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Three hiking trails with outstanding views of Mt. Fuji
A view of Mt. Fuji from a Mitsutouge hiking trail in Yamanashi prefecture. Editor’s Note: For those who may be planning an excursion ....
9 Nov 8:49 pm  from  Wide Island View   [Profile]  [Recent] 
O-susume desu! Marvelous fall foliage at Mitaki Temple
The tahoto on the grounds of Mitaki Temple By Gail Meadows Like all gaijin in Japan, I’ve seen my share of temples, and after two years h....
8 Nov 10:07 pm  from  Wide Island View   [Profile]  [Recent] 
+ Wondermilk
Want to know a super cute cafe in Kuala Lumpur? Where you can eat anything from sandwiches and crisps to coffee and homemade cupcakes? Look ....
5 Nov 10:02 pm  from  Hello Sandwich   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Langkawi
Hello Sandwiches!Ohisashiburi desu ne! Gomen!I've been in Langkawi on a little holiday. I hope you will forgive me for not posting for so lo....
28 Oct 1:47 pm  from  Hello Sandwich   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hiroshima
Okok so I went to Hiroshima and oh my god that I don’t believe in, it was AMAZING. So much happened that I don’t know where to start, bu....
20 Oct 11:19 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shelter Yourself from Outside Reality
Due to a multitude of historical circumstances and Japan’s geographic status as an archipelago, Heian-era aristocrats had little in th....
8 Jun 11:42 am  from  How to Be Heian   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Pandemic
Japan, along with a few other Asian countries are going apes**t over the swine flu, or officially H1N1. Right before we land in Tokyo the fl....
10 May 9:30 pm  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Home Again
This morning I woke up in a bed so large three of me could fit on it, in a house so large it is beyond Japanese imagination, and next to a w....
9 May 9:32 pm  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Yuki Matsuri
Since Gail beats me at posting things on time and steals all my pictures. Here is a link to Gail's blog entry about our recent trip to the S....
24 Feb 9:59 pm  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Thailand
For winter vacation Gail and I went to Thailand for two and a half weeks. Of course, Gail has already written about our adventure before I g....
4 Feb 12:08 am  from  Giant Tiny Land   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Orchard Hotel, San Francisco
Statue in the lobby of the Orchard Hotel, San Francisco. ....
28 Jun 12:33 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
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