Categories: International, Japan
18/12/06
Hi. Thank you for visiting my Japan blog. Just a quick message here to say that the Japan travelogue has started. Pictures and diary entries about my trip to Japan. I will be adding one page per week so feel free to come back and check out the new pictur… more »
02/06/06
One of my Japanese friends just told me something that I was very surprised to hear. Apparently, from the age of 7, most Japanese students go home from school by themselves. Amazing. I wasn't even able to go down to the end of my street by myself until I… more »
26/05/06
News groups are very helpful. Declan in Japan recently told me via fj.life.in-japan that the best way to climb up Mount Fuji is
to take the route up from Fuji City's shingogoume. Apparently the mountain huts on the route are better in terms of food an… more »
19/05/06
A friend of mine is currently teaching English in Japan and sent me a picture that I was quite surprised about. Apparently there are still clothing work cultures in Japan that haven't changed. Women still have to wear miniskirts, even if it is snowing an… more »
18/05/06
I've heard that a common question asked on Tokyo streets is "Excuse me, can you tell me the time please?" but in Japanese of course.
Why is this a popular question? Doesn't Tokyo have big time pieces all over the place? Clocks, digital displays, even… more »
16/05/06
If you've ever been interested in taking a cruise to Japan you may wish to check out the Pacific Princess. It has just left Okinawa and is, as I write this, docked in Hiroshima harbour.
But if you don't have enough to do a cruise anytime soon, check out… more »
14/05/06
Well, this certainly surprised me. I only found this out today. Japanese do not kiss at a traditional Japanese wedding. Apparently, at Japanese weddings, to signify that you're bonded for life, you bow to your god. There's no kissing to show your affecti… more »
11/05/06
Went on a jaunt recently to the Sydney Japanese Language Exchange Group. They meet every 2nd Wednesday of the month to practice Japanese, meet Japanese people and talk about Japanese culture.
Roppongi was the topic of conversation in some circles and… more »
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