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  • Kawaguchiko! (Mt.Fuji)I'm writing this from K's house hostel in Kawaguchiko at the base of Mt.Fuji. We've just missed our train due to a rushed packing mishap (I will point no fingers) which was caused by our need to cook our own Posted by Tess_JM in Round the World 2012! | Jan 4, 2012
  • Niseko 1 - Steve 0OK so I left off from Sapporo but I did it before my last night which turned out fun. Met some travellers at the Guesthouse, Canadian girl and Japanese fella. So we ended up going for some food, now the Posted by CrackerjackHobo in Vagabond Awakenings | Jan 3, 2012
  • Tokyo! We arrived in Tokyo suffering from terrible jet lag, and weighing about two stone heavier from the constant chocolate brownies and ice cream the Virgin Atlantic crew brought us for 11 hours (so not complaining.) First impressions were how clean and Posted by Tess_JM in Round the World 2012! | Dec 30, 2011
  • SapporoSo as my train heads ever northward it gets colder, it will be three trains to Sapporo. Tokyo - Shin-Aomori then I go underground, underneath the straight of water to Hakodate, then last train to Sapporo. I managed to miss Posted by CrackerjackHobo in Vagabond Awakenings | Dec 29, 2011
  • Sayonara TokyoOK so for my last day in Tokyo I had to make sure that I visited the Tokyo tower. I don't know why but it would just not be right. Here is a picture... So to get the the first level Posted by CrackerjackHobo in Vagabond Awakenings | Dec 28, 2011
  • Best country in the world, etc.In this post, I want to tell you guys a little something about the stores and arcades in Japan. You know, I really, really love arcades. We used to have some small ones in my country, but they have long since Posted by Anon of Holland in A Dutchman in Korea | Dec 24, 2011
  • AKIHABARA AKIHABARA So I decided to go to Akihabara the gadget mecca of the world! All bright eyed with the possibilities of the wonders I would see I set off on trying to navigate my way through Posted by CrackerjackHobo in Vagabond Awakenings | Dec 23, 2011
  • Assassination FOILED!!Though cunningly disguised, I might of stopped a national tragedy in spotting these two suspicious police, assassination attempt on Japan's Emperor from Britain with Padington bear FOILED! [img=http://photos.travellerspoint.com/447504/large_IMG_5675-1.jp Posted by CrackerjackHobo in Vagabond Awakenings | Dec 23, 2011
  • Culture ShockOk, so everything was going really well, Flight was smooth, customs fine, luggage, train. Then i get to Shinjuku Station, Im like it`s fine i have a print out i hastily did before my last trip to Brisbane. SO it`s Posted by CrackerjackHobo in Vagabond Awakenings | Dec 22, 2011
  • Baseball gameI had decided prior to the trip that I really wanted to watch a baseball game while in Japan. This is mostly due to the fact that I am actually a bit of a baseball fan to begin with and Posted by mark_is_cool in Mark's 2011 euroasian adventure | Jul 3, 2011
  • Grorious NipponToday, Chizu Noona took me to some of the most awesome stores I have ever seen. Even within 30 meters of her house, there's a huge DVD, Anime, Manga and Games store, and in the center of Fukuoka there's a giant Posted by Anon of Holland in A Dutchman in Korea | Dec 15, 2011
  • The Land of the Rising SunSo for those of you who are worried about me being dead in a ditch somewhere in Pusan (that's you, mainly, dad~), I'd like to let you know I safely made it to Japan after a rough ride from Seoul Posted by Anon of Holland in A Dutchman in Korea | Dec 14, 2011
  • Lost in TrasslationTokyo – Monday 5th December 2011 Okay, it is true, I can now confirm that it is absolutely true what they say about Japanese Men. Japanese men ARE indeed SMALLER than the western equivalent and I know that for absolutely Posted by beatski in incidentals | Dec 13, 2011
  • Ghetto in Japan?Japan: the pinnacle of Asian sophistication and civilisation. Yet somehow we still managed to end up staying in the ghetto of Osaka. We had read warnings about the insalubrious nature of the Shin-Imamiya district on various travel blogs Posted by dodging_cholera in On the road to perdition... | Aug 21, 2011
  • Capsule Hotel, what does it mean?Osaka – 26th November 2011 What is it about Japanese and their obsession with small things, small men, small women, all of them comfortable to live in spaces with not enough room to swing a cat. The country is big Posted by beatski in incidentals | Dec 7, 2011
  • Japanese Business Man you say???Who is the phantom that is the Japanese Business Man?? Ok, so who is this ‘Japanese Business Man’? He keeps on being mentioned in some of the conversations that I have with locals. I imagine him to be a Posted by beatski in incidentals | Dec 7, 2011
  • A dash more seasoning Ms Geisha…?Kyoto - 24th November Well here they are in all their glory, Japans very famous cookery duo, together these two run a show on Japanese Terrestrial TV where they shuffle about on their wooden clogs, serving tea and cooking up a Posted by beatski in incidentals | Dec 7, 2011
  • East Asia 1985 (6) - Japan (5) - OkinawaOkinawa: Mild winds, cherry blossoms and a WW2 history. ==Saturday 26.1.1985, Naha== We arrived in Naha on the island of Okinawa in the morning and I soon found my way to the be Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Jan 28, 1985
  • East Asia 1985 (5) - Japan (4) - ShikokuHitchhiking on Shikoku and a long sea journey from Kobe ==Wednesday 23.1.1985, Hiroshima – Matsuyama – Kobe== In the morning I left Hiroshima with a ferry across to [ Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Jan 25, 1985
  • East Asia 1985 (4) - Japan (3) - HiroshimaHiroshima: A terrible past ==Monday 21.1.1985, Kyoto - Hiroshima== Hiroshima is the next stop on my journey. I have naturally always heard of the city and when I’m her Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Jan 22, 1985
  • East Asia 1985 (3) - Japan (2) - KyotoKyoto: A look into a splendid past and harmonious places to rest ==Friday 18.1.1985, Tokyo - Kyoto== Considering my limited time in Japan – the country is quite expensive, it Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Jan 20, 1985
  • East Asia 1985 (2) - Japan (1) - TokyoTokyo: the departure and first days in a distant land ==Wednesday 9.1.1985, Stavanger – Amsterdam - Anchorage== I had bought a oneway ticket Stavanger to Tokyo for 423 USD. The airline was KLM and I had to go via [i]Amsterdam[ Posted by Sandalsand in Sandalsand | Jan 17, 1985
  • Last night in TokyoWhat a crazy way to start our day but how are we going to top it? Im glad you asked!! How about we start with a traditional breakfast consisting of a bowl of rice, some soba noodles in Posted by AshleyQ in Team Awesome's Adventure | Dec 3, 2011
  • The happiest place on earthYesterday we went to the happiest place on earth aka Disneyland here in Tokyo. Now like most people I grew up on Disney not only the movies but the Saturday afternoon tv show and when I caught sight of that Posted by sonya13 in Turning Japanese | Nov 28, 2011
  • First impressionsThe flight over was very smooth and uneventful no pat down for me this time. We had booked in flight entertainment and I had my toshiba tablet so I had plenty to keep me amused. We finally arrived and decided Posted by sonya13 in Turning Japanese | Nov 27, 2011
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