JAPAN | Friday, 7 Jul 2006 | Views [697]
After making my way back to Oak Hotel to check-in (a very nice hostel, might I add), I have to come back at 1500 for the current occupants to check out. I can drop off my luggage, though, so I grab my Tokyo map and a Japanese phrasebook, and decide ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Tuesday, 6 Jun 2006 | Views [774]
All my life, I've wanted to travel to Japan. In fact, that was one of my big motivators for joining the Navy - there are few jobs outside the military that can get you here to live for an extended period of time. Of course, Navy life usually lets you ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Sunday, 7 Aug 2005 | Views [699]
After reading about it, watching it on TV, and otherwise learning about this futuristic city from afar, I would finally get to see it with my own eyes. There I was, leaving Yokosuka and its naval base on the train bound for Tokyo. Familiar names along ... Read more >
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JAPAN | Friday, 23 Jul 2004 | Views [1087]
Mt Fuji haiku: A cool morning breeze On our way up the mountain Is helping me climb. At 3776 meters (or 12,388 feet), Mt. Fuji is the tallest mountain in Japan. We started the climb at Kawaguchi station (5th station), which is at 7,562 feet. A ... Read more >
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