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Tokyo is No Joke, Yo
Blog: No Hurry Curry - 11 February 2010
1/30/10: Tokyo, Japan A common theme in this blog is that of first impressions. Before I go on, I’m reminded of a quote on this topic from the late, great Confucius. “First impressions are just a mechanism to tie you over until second impressions.” Please keep these words of wisdom in mind as I now begin [...]
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Love and Sex and Backpacking
Blog: Backpacking on the Cheap - 31 January 2010
Let’s face it, we are all animals at our core, and as Osho once said “the worst thing you can say to someone is don’t be an animal”. Men want…
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The Weekly Photo: Japan’s Imperial Palace
Blog: Nomadic Matt's Travel Site - 28 January 2010
The Imperial Palace, Tokyo, Japan [...]
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Tokyo, Japan
Blog: Away We Go! - 18 January 2010
We were up at 5 a.m. thanks to the 14 hours difference between our last time zone and Japan. I peeked out of the window of our tiny little 17th floor hotel room and saw the high rise buildings nearby just starting to glow pink in the sunrise.
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Tokyo Technology!
Blog: Away We Go! - 15 January 2010
We've been in Tokyo for about 40 hours now, and already I am incredibly impressed with Japan.
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Meaty T-shirts spotted around Harajuku, Tokyo
Blog: Nomadic Notes Travel Blog - 6 January 2010
I did a 5 day stop-over in Tokyo in 2007 en route to London from Australia. One thing I really wanted to see was the Harajuku girls and associated sub-culture. What I didn’t know until I got there was that all the cool stuff at Harajuku happens on the weekend. I was in Tokyo from [...]
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Japanese punk and ska music. Cherry Cokes, Junior
Blog: The Fashionate Traveller - 23 December 2009
When you think of music in japan, what comes to mind? Sickly sweet pop? J-rock? Visual kei with boys dressed as beautiful dolls? Rockabilly Elvises?How about Irish Punk?The best fun I had outside of the goth clubs in Tokyo was the Saturday we went to Shibuya to an all day Paddy punk gig.Held the week after St Patricks Day, it featured artists playing in the Irish (or Boston Irish) punk genre - bands sounding like the Pogues, Flogging Molly and Dropkick Murphys. No bad thing right?Yeah. Dead right :)
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Video – A Day At a Beach in Japan
Blog: GoBackpacking - 28 November 2009
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The Capsule Hotel
Blog: Where is Rob? - 18 November 2009
Not that I have researched this at all but Tokyo must be one of the only places with Capsule Hotels, right? Well even if it isn't it was top of my list of things to do during my time in Japan.While an experience that is predominately based around sleeping shouldn't really be anything to get excited about I'm pleased I did as it was one of the most bizarre experiences I have ever had. Not to [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Tokyo Pt.2
Blog: Where is Rob? - 17 November 2009
Back in Tokyo again. Was quite sad on the bullet as coming back to Tokyo meant my Japanese adventure was coming to an end. However at the same time I was pretty excited at the prospect of another 4 days in the amazing city that is Tokyo. After the night in the capsule hotel and Yokohamma it was nice to get back on the backpacker circuit and stay in a proper hostel again.Our first full day back in [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Tsukiji Fish Market
Blog: Where is Rob? - 17 November 2009
Today was our last day in Tokyo, well last day of visit number one as will be coming back here again for a few days before we fly out to Bangkok.Today we got up mentally early to journey to the Tsukiji fish Market. It all kicks off there at 3am when the first catches come back but I could not be doing with that so got up at 6 and eventually managed to rock up to the Market at 7.30ish. It was well [[ This is a content summary only. Visit my website for full links, other content, and more!
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Hachiko – Unrequited in Tokyo
Blog: Flying Coach - 17 November 2009
If you travel to Tokyo to visit a friend and need to pick a spot to meet, you should know that the most popular meeting place in the city is a small statue of a dog in front of the Shibuya train station. Almost every Japanese citizen knows the famous story of the dog, but [...]
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東京の女性
Blog: A Lady in London - 7 November 2009
The last stop on my world tour was Tokyo. As the title of this post implies, it was a bit difficult to bridge the language gap there. Not many signs were posted in English and few people spoke my native tongue, but Rob and I didn't let that stop us from enjoying our time there.
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Tokyo’s Tsukiji Fish Market
Blog: Brilliant Tips Travel Blog - 29 October 2009
The Tsukiji Fish Market is a wholesale market that handles the distribution of fish, fruit, vegetables, meat and flowers for metropolitan Tokyo. The market is the largest fish and seafood wholesale market in the world handling over 3,000 tons of 450 different types of seafood each day. The vibrant atmosphere of buyers and sellers running around, scooters buzzing by and forklifts loading trucks attracts tourists from around the world and has turned the Tsukiji Fish Market into a major tourist attraction. The market is divided into two sections: one for wholesale ...
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Tokyo, Japan (Part Ni)
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 10 October 2009
We had decided to spend a last full day in Kyoto before taking the night bus back to Tokyo (which is less than half as many yen as the Shinkansen bullet train and would also save us on a hotel for the evening), but unfortunately moody Mother Nature got in the way. Typhoon Melor was about to make landfall in Kyoto, and our first taste was a gross, rainy day on which we quickly ran out of indoor activities. We cut the sightseeing short and went to the central station to buy our bus tickets and hunker down until the 10pm departure.
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Tokyo, Japan
Blog: Patrick and Katrina do the Globe - 3 October 2009
Our trip to Japan certainly started out on the right foot. When we arrived at the Sydney Airport to check in for our flight we found out that Japan Airlines had overbooked economy class and they had no choice but to upgrade us to first class. We gleefully joined the Japanese businessmen in black suits at the luxurious front of the plane where we must have stuck out like throbbing thumbs in track pants and flip flops. That and the fact that a curious Katrina put her seat in the full 180 bed position as soon as the fasten seatbelt sign went off.
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5 bars where to get wasted this Saturday
Blog: 99 + 1 countries - 22 August 2009
1. Rock Bar Mother, Shinjuku, Tokyo, JapanA tiny bar with larger than life character. The bar functions on two principles: darkness and songs on demand.
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Natsubate
Blog: Nihon Sun - 13 August 2009
Summer heat and fatigue, natsubate, has struck The Nihon Sun! That, a few earthquakes, and visitors with crazy schedules has made me a sweat drenched and sunburned resident with lots of inspiration but an inability to peck out a cohesive string of words down on my keyboard… My trusty folding fan is never far from [...]
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Day Trips From Tokyo
Blog: Nihon Sun - 6 August 2009
I’m off to Kamakura in Kanagawa prefecture today – it’s just one of a few great day trips that can be made using Tokyo as a base. Many of these places can be explored in a day but if you have time you may want to consider staying the night at a hotel or ryokan [...]
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Capture Your Own Unique View of Japan
Blog: Nihon Sun - 3 August 2009
Taking pictures of Japan is a must for visitors and residents alike and there are so many great things to photograph that it can be overwhelming. As an amateur photography buff I have recently taken on the personal challenge of capturing images that are not what you might expect to see in a photo album [...]
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An Evening Amongst Geisha
Blog: Nihon Sun - 20 July 2009
The arts of the Geisha are not often witnessed by foreigners or even the ordinary Japanese, so I was told by my host Takehara-san. The six Geisha districts of Tokyo, Shinbashi, Akasaka, Asakusa, Kagurazaka, Mukoujima and Yoshicho, have teamed up with Muromachi Fukutokujuku to present performances that are a great way to “feel” Japanese culture [...]
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Tsukiji – The Morning Market
Blog: Nihon Sun - 15 July 2009
There is more to Tsukiji in the morning that just the tuna auction. In fact a stroll through the streets outside the market can be as invigorating experience as the market itself. This is one early morning jaunt that I would recommend – while it is still a place of business, consumers are welcome [...]
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How to Take the Train in Japan
Blog: Nihon Sun - 9 July 2009
Taking the train in Japan is really quite easy but like doing anything for the first time it can be a bit intimidating at first. Which train line do I want? Which track do I need to be on to go in the right direction? These questions and more will be racing through your mind [...]
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1000 Paper Cranes & Colorful Ema
Blog: Nihon Sun - 30 June 2009
Shrines in Japan offer up beautiful vignettes for visitors to enjoy at every turn. The torii (entrance gate) can be impressive, large and wooden like that at Meiji Jingu, multiple smaller ones in a distinctive red, or a single simple torii that humbly announces the presence of the shrine. The path to the shrine itself is [...]
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Budgeting Your Time In Japan
Blog: Nihon Sun - 18 June 2009
Planning a trip to Japan or even travel within Japan is an exciting proposition that can easily get thrown into disarray once you are on the ground. One of the most common questions that we are asked in the Japan Discovered! weekly tweetchat goes something like this: “I have X days in Japan, can I [...]
