Japan

A Change of Plans Leads to Takao-san 高尾山

L wasn't feeling well so we nixed our overnight at the hostel in Kamakura and went home. This morning I had the Bright idea of climbing Takao-san over in Hachioji, west of Tokyo. So we hopped on a train.

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tokealt on November 13, 2006 from Hachioji, Japan

from the travel blog: 日本 2004-2007

To Kamakura

For my birthday this year we're going to travel in lieu of material gifts. We've got 2 days' in Kamakura planned.

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tokealt on November 12, 2006 from Kamakura, Japan

from the travel blog: 日本 2004-2007

noodles,manga, neon and more

Tokyo has to be one of the strangest places i have been, not a bit of it, all of it. houses intricately placed with skyscrapers, vending machines and strange highways. and the car parks well they just take the micheal, they are unbelievable and unexplainable in an email. imagine a ferris wheel...

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50watts on December 3, 2005 from Tokyo, Japan

from the travel blog: Ending 2005 and Starting 2006

O.E starts in Japan.

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enedan on September 4, 2005 from Suzuka, Japan

from the travel blog: Kiora to Konnichi wa

Snowboarding

powpow!

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cherie on January 27, 2005 from Nisekoan, Japan

from the travel blog: Japan 2005

To Toke

After easily waking up with the sun (4 a.m. here is still 2 p.m. to us) and walking around the hotel grounds a bit, we got to meet my supervisors, 原田先生 and 青西先生. We packed our luggage in their vehicles and our caravan set off for 土気, where we'll be living. The countryside is much greener than...

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tokealt on August 9, 2004 from Toke, Japan

from the travel blog: 日本 2004-2007

Landing

We landed. Obviously jet lag hasn't set in yet. It's still just this meandering hum of exhaustion thinning out our perception as we stumble about getting our legs back under us. They're putting us up in a hotel for the night. The rub is we've gotta pay for L's portion. If I could I'd get us a...

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tokealt on August 8, 2004 from Narita, Japan

from the travel blog: 日本 2004-2007

How do you say "plane change" in Japanese?

Upon arrival in Japan, I waited plane-side for someone to accompany me to the other freighter, but no one seemed to know what I was doing there. Eventually the navigator took pity on me and convinced the van transport who was there to pick up the pilots and the navigator to drive me to the...

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cyberclare on October 2, 2000 from Osaka, Japan

from the travel blog: Sheer Realities...Sheer Hell

Neo-Tokyo Is About to Explode

Got into Narita Airport from my flight over from Hong Kong. Just getting over some annoying respirtory infection that I picked up before visiting Xi'An and Beijing.

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Benjamin Satterfield on December 20, 1998 from Tokyo, Japan

from the travel blog: Japan Tour 1997