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Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010 | Views [1500] | Comments [5]
Well, that’s about it from me and my adventures in Japan for
the World Nomads travel writing scholarship ... for now at least. I intend to
continue posting at this address with updates on what I’m up to in the world of
travel writing… which, ... Read more >
Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010 | Views [2540]
Under a thick cloud of smoke on many a Tokyo street corner you’re likely to find dozens of people huddled around designated smoking areas, frantically puffing away on cigarettes and, sadly, seemingly unaware of the immense humour that lays before them ... Read more >
Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
Japan Tobacco's 'Smoking Manners' campaign has produced some seriously funny stickers around town. Love it.
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Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010 | Views [2989]
By day it’s a bustling tourist centre of sightseeing and
shopping, but when the sun goes down and the bulk of the tourists take their
weary feet elsewhere, the shops on Nakamise Dori close their shutters for the night and a very different looking ... Read more >
Wednesday, 31 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
Asakusa in different light. When shop shutters in and around Nakamise Dori showcase the work of local artists.
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Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010 | Views [6563]
For my last weekend in Tokyo, Simon organised a mystery
dinner and drinks adventure in Shinjuku that I think showcases both the
diversity of activities a travel writer like Simon engages in, and the
randomness of Tokyo quite well (Simon aptly ... Read more >
Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010 | Views [3149]
In an earlier post I wrote about some of the more questionable things I’ve eaten in Tokyo and
promised to write another post about one meal in particular… a meal that was
cooked in a broth that literally has not been changed for over 6 decades.... Read more >
Tuesday, 30 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 29 Mar 2010 | Views [9794]
Spend any amount of time in Asia and you’re bound to stumble
across some fine examples of misused English that, to the proficient English
speaker, can be pretty amusing.
Over the years some lovely signs have told me to “glide with
care” ... Read more >
Saturday, 27 Mar 2010 | Views [4466]
Given the ritualised and formal nature of Japanese culture,
it’s little wonder that in Japan, even the simple cup of tea has an entire
ceremony in its honour.
Through the influences of Zen Buddhism, the commonplace
practice of tea drinking ... Read more >
Saturday, 27 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Wednesday, 24 Mar 2010 | Views [26601] | Video
I recently spent a day surrounded by a few dozen
semi-naked, mud-smeared Japanese men… oh, and one semi-naked,
mud-smeared American.
Yep, it was loincloths, bums and mud as far as the eye could see and it
was all done in the name of good fortune ... Read more >
Wednesday, 24 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
A Shinto ritual that sees semi-naked men get muddy in the name of good fortune.
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Monday, 22 Mar 2010 | Views [4890]
For a real origami treat in Tokyo, look no further than the
Origami Kaikan in Ochanomizu.
Established in 1859, the Origami kaikan houses an impressive display of
origami creations in addition to an origami school, a workshop that
manufactures ... Read more >
Monday, 22 Mar 2010 | Photo Gallery
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Monday, 22 Mar 2010 | Views [6063]
If Tokyo is the world capital for weirdness, then Akihabara
would have to be its pulsating heart.
In this district, famous of its electronics and anime, you can find
everything from computer parts and popcorn machines to gaming outlets, manga
galore ... Read more >
Friday, 19 Mar 2010 | Views [1732] | Comments [3]
en·thu·si·ast (ĕn-thū'zē-ăst')
noun.
1. one who is filled with
enthusiasm; one who is ardently ... Read more >
Tags: intrepid travel
Wednesday, 17 Mar 2010 | Views [1662]
As the bureaucrats, politicians and dignitaries of
Akasaka were darting in and out of exclusive restaurants for quick and very
expensive power lunches, I was diving head first into my latest culinary
challenge - the Japanese cooking class.... Read more >
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Tuesday, 16 Mar 2010 | Views [1584] | Comments [2]
As if an all expensed paid trip to Japan to work with an experienced
travel writer on an award-winning travel guide wasn’t enough, my prize for
winning the World Nomads travel writing scholarship also included a “Flavours
of Tokyo” tour, courtesy ... Read more >
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