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Japan Starter Kit
Posted on Nov 7, 2009, 09:24:35 by xerius
... Kagoshima, the bayside Japanese counterpart to Naples, with the fitful volcanic peak of Sakurajima facing it across the water. Okinawa is the last of Japan's main regions. Like Hokkaidō, it was a late addition to the country and it maintains a ...
 
Living in Japan
Posted on Jan 1, 2004, 15:34:30 by kenandlat
I lived/worked in Chitose, Hokkaido, Japan for two years, and taught school briefly in Nagoya, Honshu, Japan, and worked for 3 1/2 years in Okinawa. Albeit that it was what seems like a lifetime ago (arrived in 1955 in Hokkaido, taught school in 1957 ...
 
Japan travel on a budget
Posted on Jul 1, 2007, 17:10:47 by taramcdonald
Hi, I spent an incredible three months travelling from Hokkaido, in the north of Japan, to the southernmost islands, near Okinawa. It was part of a world trip, so, of course, I was on a tight budget. But I managed to spend less per day in Japan, than I ...
 
Ishigaki and Yaeyama
Posted on Jun 6, 2009, 05:40:13 by richardinjapan
... went bust. If you're in America you can make use of the fact that there are international flights direct to Naha, Okinawa (where all the US bases are). From there it's about a 1 hour flight to Ishigaki. Local expert....I'm actually becoming ...
 
Ishigaki and Yaeyama
Posted on Jun 6, 2009, 01:17:24 by richardinjapan
Hi there, I'm a British guy who's recently moved to Ishigaki island which is way south of Okinawa in the Yaeyama archipelago. I'd already visited Japan about 7 or 8 times before over the last 10 years and I decided that it was finally time to ...
 
Japanese Rail Pass - value for money?
Posted on May 15, 2008, 20:19:57 by mataeka
... three weeks we're gonna travel all the way frokm hokkaido to the bottom ends ... I dunno if it's possible to get to Okinawa via JR, but I'd love that as well. THe think to remember is that a shinkansen (bullet train) costs about $100 to ...
 
Tourists banned from Tokyo tuna auctions
Posted on Jan 2, 2009, 10:54:05 by kennooo
... Tsukiji is still one of the biggest tourist pulls in Tokyo and should not be banning people because of a few rude bastards. If anyone traveling to Japan still wants to go to a really cool fish market that welcomes visitors with open arms I recommend in
 
Japan
Posted on Oct 4, 2006, 12:39:55 by rbisset
I met some hot bird from Okinawa in Tokyo during a "drunken night of excess" in Roppongi and she gave me her couch surfing card lol. Probably the same person. As for my plans I really want to do the whole teaching in Asia thing. I was seriously ...
 
Japan
Posted on Oct 3, 2006, 16:40:03 by siscri
... a chance to see. I know I sound like an ad but couchsurfing changed the way I travel and the way I look at the world. Just did a quick search of people in Japan and the first girl, from Okinawa, is a friend of a guy I stayed with in Tonga. Brilliant.
 
A Born Traveler
Posted on Jul 21, 2008, 01:55:34 by polydemic
... a year, returned to Fort Ord, then Germany; this time Frankfurt. When i was 12, we crossed the US again, then onto Okinawa, south of Japan. We visited relatives in Japan a few more time while we were there. At 14, my father was stationed in Colorado but ...
 
Taiwan to Hong Kong/China by boat?
Posted on Jul 30, 2009, 11:54:48 by 22277
hi! I've travelled to Taiwan by boat several times with different ways: 1. Arimura Line from Japan via Okinawa to Keelung, Taiwan. Unfortunately this company seems to be a bankrupt, so it does not work since 2008. 2. Star Cruises - Superstar Libra ...
 
hello everyone
Posted on Jul 2, 2008, 10:18:12 by starlagurl
... go to Rio de Janeiro! So many places I want to go I've go to get to some more places in Japan too - the next one on that list is Okinawa if I can. Actually I'm probably off to Hiroshima in October cos my fella's mum is coming out to see ...
 
hello everyone
Posted on Jun 28, 2008, 08:59:23 by uktokyoite
... go to Rio de Janeiro! So many places I want to go I've go to get to some more places in Japan too - the next one on that list is Okinawa if I can. Actually I'm probably off to Hiroshima in October cos my fella's mum is coming out to see ...
 
Taiwan to Hong Kong/China by boat?
Posted on May 25, 2008, 13:51:34 by b2009
Does anyone know, is it possible to travel from Taiwan to China or Hong Kong by boat? I know there is a passenger boat from Okinawa Japan to Taiwan, just don't know if I can keep going by boat to mainland Asia. I would really like to take planes as ...
 
What is the most newsworthy thing from your birthyear?
Posted on Jul 9, 2007, 11:44:20 by battlemonkey
... China Paris Peace Talks over Vietnam War collapse Pioneer 10 is launched George Wallace shot Watergate Okinawa ceded back to Japan Hanoi Jane Munich Olympics Massacre MASH debuts Uruguayan rugby team crashes in Andes mountains First female FBI ...
 
What is the most newsworthy thing from your birthyear?
Posted on Jun 22, 2007, 02:42:46 by Paul
... Turkey and kills over a 1000 The civil war in Ceylon starts The Palestinians continue fighting The USA agrees to return control of Okinawa, it is accused of trying to organise a coup in Madagascar and it ends its trade embargo on China The UK starts to ...
 
cities in japan
Posted on Sep 27, 2003, 02:08:56 by edo
i want to return to yokohama because it reminds me of a japanese version of melbourne (where i am from). kind of: same size, same structure, good night life and restaurants. anyone been to japan in the north? or okinawa, i havent seen there??
 

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