Tokyu Inn Tokushima

E' iniziato il viaggio di ritorno verso Tokyo, e domani si torna a casa... Ieri ho iniziato la giornata con un bel bagno nell'oceano, in una spiaggia veramente strapiena di surfisti (qui si muovono tutti solo durante il we). Peccato che fosse sabato altrimenti Ten (il gestore della guest house) mi avrebbe insegnato ad andare in surf.. ha detto che se ho un po' di confidenza con gli sport acquatici (e in teoria dovrei averla) in un paio d'ore ...

One of the attractions of Tokushima Prefecture is the rich nature and abundant greenery. 76% of the prefecture is covered by forest, and Tokushima ranks 8th in the country in terms of largest forest area. The forest plays a vital role for humans, not only producing wood, but storing rain water to prevent natural disasters. The ...

Although the North-South length of Tokushima Prefecture is less than 100km, it has a complicated and varied climate due to the influence of several geographical features. Looking at the average annual temperatures, we see that the South-East coast area is the warmest, and it becomes cooler towards the mountainous Western area. There is about a 4 degree ...

Tokushima Prefecture is located in the Eastern part of Shikoku. The Northern coast faces the Inland Sea, and the coast from East to South faces the Kii Channel and the Pacific Ocean. The area of the prefecture is 4,145 square kilometers, which is equivalent to about 1.1% of the whole of Japan. Mountainous districts make up ...

So, at 6:30 a.m. we all met at the nearest train station to the bus we were taking for our day trip to Awajishima island west of Osaka. We weren't sure if we were going to be able to find the bus, but a five minute walk later and we were all sitting in the tour bus, clutching a day's itinerary in english, waiting in the back of the bus for someone else to show up. we were the first to get there! cool, right? it was Kathie, Jessica, Chris, and me. Finally, everyone showed up ...

Konbawa Ah enfin le mauvais temps. Ca fait longtemps que je ne m'étais pas payé la flotte. Et Tokushima dans la grisaille, ca doit ressembler à Dunkerque... J'ai tenté Tokushima by night. On n'a beau se peler le soir avec le vent glacial, elles sont toutes en mini jupes. Guy, t'as pris ton billet? J'ai croisé un israélien dans un club de jazz et après on a testé une boite au hasard. Déjà rien que l'entrée, tu te demandes ce que c'est ...

Hello from Japan!!! Quite the trip to get here. Nasty taxi snafu trying to leave the hotel, we asked for a big cab for 2 bikes, and all our stuff ,and they send the tiny little hatch-backs with a roof rack. Not gonna work. Find out too late that there's a departure tax - in Rupies and I just used up all my Rupies. Finally get a pickup truck to the airport, all our stuff in back gets drenched. Life doesn't improve at this point; we make it through ...

... They put all the tourist attractions into one building. Very convenient. After we went to the top and looked out the Tokushima area, we went back to the dance hall to see a live performance. With half an hour to kill, we went to the museu, which consisted of a collection of pictures of the festival being done in the early 1900's and even dioramas/models of what it probably looked like during the Meiji and prior ...

... I hardly want to go out in the rain. When the subway stations get wet the stairs become a dangerous hazard, mold starts to grow, and everyone gets wet on the train off of each other's umbrellas. I don't have a TV or an Oven in my apartment, or even a cozy bed... so even that gets old after a while. So on top of a long week of difficult classes where the students refuse to ask questions, even if they have no clue what I am talking about... I am pooped AND ...

... women there who specialize in kimono wearing/dressing so they helped to dress us. The yukatas are about the size of a sheet- so it's a lot of work to get it all tied up around oneself to look nice. I think an unwritten rule is- the tighter the yukata, the more attractive the woman will look. I could barely breathe and it didn't help that it was approx 97.8 degrees out and sticky and humid. But- all party of the festivities I guess.... After getting ...