Hotel Sea Wave Beppu

This charming village may be a highlight of the trip -　a touch of `old Japan` so elusive in the cities. Found another old ryokan where no one spoke English, but managed to get a room, and head straight to the onsen.

Decided to spend a second night -- in part to rest from ...

... the streets made me wonder if I hadnt somehow been here before.

From the three story pagoda we found our way to the Nogami Yaeko Memorial Museum. (Open year-round 9:30am to 5pm. Entrance 300yen for adults. Info 0972-63-4803). This museum celebrates the literary artist Nogami Yaeko. Her family was in the shochu industry. Kyushu, particularly Oita, is known for its mugi shochu (Japanese whisky) and we were invited into the brewery as we eyed over free samples of ...

... station for free for three hours which would give you enough time to do this, so staying in Nakatsu City isnt necessary if you are visiting there to do outdoor activities. There is a big shopping center near the station called YouMe Town (pronounced You-May Town)which could be somewhere to stock up on neccessities before going out of town.

From Nakatsu Station you can venture out to Yabakei Town which offers relaxing ...

... called for an interview. Remember this is your personal marketing document we are taking about; it needs to stand out from the crowd for all the right reasons. So if you are applying for a job outside of a country with your native tongue, it is important that you seek professional help for the translation of your CV. Even if you have a relatively good grasp of a language it still comes highly advisable that you hire a professional ...

... in front of a bunch of Japanese men. Honestly, I struggle to use Urinals because I find them primitive and barbaric! Anyway, I found one of the biggest and famous in Beppu (Takawari or something like that). It also, had a sand bath! The lady pointed me to a change room. I soon realised I was the only guy there. They make you undress and put a special robe on. The robe is like a hospital robe and is completely undone at one side. You have to tie it up well ...

... to fly by the seat of your pants if you're traveling with friends, but not when you're leading a group of high school students in a foreign country...

So that group, got up the top, complained bitterly about the cold (ah, teenage angst) and left back down the cablecar like 15 minutes later. I had met a Frenchman on the bus up by the name of Matthieu and we both agreed instead of going back down immediately, we should hike around the area hoping for some better ...

Sun Ming Ming is the tallest human being I have ever seen. The Chinese center is 236 cm (7 foot, 9 inches) tall. He is shy and soft-spoken and doesn't seem particularly interested in doing interviews with sports writers. But I've been happy to have my chance to chat with him twice in English this season. Still haven't written the "big ...

... no bums on the side of the bath). There were two old dears already in it, lobster red too, who kindly turned on the cold tap... not that it made a blind bit of difference. I didn't stay too long, but I must be getting used to it; I didn't get dizzy although I am still pink typing this. So it is one more night in the hostel and then an early train to start the journey back to Narita airport. My "roomie" is Seth, a rather attractive American chap who having ...

Aujoud'hui j'ai parcourru les sources thermales de la region de beppu. Il y a les jingoku : source extrement chaude ou on ne peut pas ce baigner , mais on doit payer pour les prendres en photos. Un peu une anarque pour les touristes, mais c'est bizarre car au japon, la majorite des touristes sont des japonais. Puis les ofuro ou rotemburo, qui sont des bains interieurs ou exterieurs. Encore la, il faut payer de 100 yen a 2000 yen. Tout depend de la popularite et du ...

Today I'm halfway trough my allotted time in Japan. I thought I use this opportunity to reflect on my experiences. Thinking back on the last two weeks, I have had some great times, and I have met some great people, if any of you read this, you know who you are. I have seen things in Japan that have made me drop my jaw, scratch my head in confusion, opened my eyes in amazement, made me feel like I haven't felt before and made me look at myself in a new light. What it boils down to ...