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Ninjas and Haiku - Iga Ueno has it all
2007-08-05 05:07:00 The sleepy provincial town of Iga Ueno has two main features which bring together two very different types of people: Ninja fans and Haiku poets. Ninjas Iga was originally one of the centers of education and development of the Ninjas err… Ninjas. There is a small museum, an original Ninja house which has all of the special trapdoors, ...
Free foot spa in Umeda, Osaka
2007-08-05 04:25:00 After a couple of hours wondering around Umeda the footsore and weary can take a refreshing 5 minute free public foot spa! Located near the giant intersection in Doyama (about five minutes walk from Hankyu Umeda station) the spa is located right on the street and anyone can just dip in. The water comes from deep underground ... More About: Free , Osaka , Foot
Brisbane, Sydney and Melbourne - relax in Oz
2007-08-05 02:58:00 Australia is a popular tourist destination for Japanese as well as for expats living in Japan. Three of the most popular destinations are Sydney , Melbourne and Brisbane. Flights are frequent from Kansai international airport and you can expect to pay from 50,000 to 150,000 yen for flights. Sydney’s attractions are centered around the harbor with the opera house, ... More About: Get Out , Relax , Bourne
Onsens (hot springs) in Osaka
2007-07-20 06:11:00 Here is a small list of onsens, or hot springs or spas, which you can visit and stay at if you like in Osaka . They all have open air outdoor baths so you can soak up the volcanic heated hot water and enjoy looking out at nature. For more on onsesns in Japan click here It’s not ... More About: Sens
Dangerous danjiri festivals
2007-07-18 02:44:00 Danjiri are the large wooden mobile (Shinto) shrines, which are said to house the local God, which are pulled around neighbourhoods in Summer festivals where the locals can get together to watch the shrine and dance to the accompanying drums and music. Often weighing several tons the danjiri are ornate and decorative whose purpose is to ... More About: Culture , Festivals , Dangerous
Sports fans rejoice the IAAF in Osaka
2007-07-01 14:13:00 August sees the arrival of the 11th IAAF world championships to Osaka with over 200 countries and territories represented and 3,200 athletes competing in the height of Summer heat it should be a spectacular and thrilling event. If you’re already in Japan or are coming over to visit then here are some tips to help you ... More About: Sports , Living , Fans , Spor
Useful Japanese grammar book
2007-07-01 13:48:00 If you’re struggling a bit with Japanese then there are a couple of great bibles of Japanese grammar which you should check out. Written in cooperation with the Japan Times, the Dictionaries of Japanese Grammar are a complete source of well informed and written guides to grammar points. There are two tomes available the Basic and ... More About: Living , Book , Useful
Traffic Accident in Japan
2007-06-23 07:49:00 I was recently involved in a minor traffic accident which involved the police which turned out to be not a traumatic as I imagined given the fearsome conviction rates of the Japan ese police. However, here is the process that I went through and so I hope it helps if you have any similar experiences. Firstly - ... More About: Living , Traffic , Accident , Cide
Why Hawaii?
2007-05-19 02:36:00 The Japanese have a long standing affinity with Hawaii . They go there for weddings, shopping, golf and vacations. Because of this there are a lot of ways to get there and even though its a long way, if you’re of a mind to visit, it’s easy to get to with many air links by the Japanese ... More About: Get Out
Buying a motorbike or scooter in Kansai
2007-04-30 07:54:00 Although the public transport system is almost unrivalled anywhere in the world there are parts of town or countryside which are sometimes difficult to get to and so having the freedom of your own set of wheels is a great bonus. There are a couple of ways you can go about getting a motobike or scooter ... More About: Living , Buying , Scooter , Motorbike , Ansa
Places to stay
2007-03-31 11:36:00 Osaka has some world class hotels, all at world class prices but there is a fantastic range of Discount hotels in Osaka to suit every budget. Discount hotels in Osaka are available from around US$50 a night right up to around $300-400. As with any other country you generally pay for location but as Osaka is ... More About: Places , Osaka , Lace , Stay
Visiting China and Europe
2007-03-24 04:37:00 If you’re up for a trip outside Japan then two popular destinations are Europe and China . A great European hotel booking website is Eurobookings.com which has a European wide hotel reservation system, city and hotel guides as well as low rates, online reservations and no cancellation fees. There are many great articles about many aspects of ... More About: Get Out , Rope
The Osaka Sumo Basho
2007-03-22 03:43:00 Osaka is one of the stops of the annual sumo championship. In typical Osaka style the leading sumo fighters usually take a knock or two and lose a match, which is great fun to watch and upsets the rankings a little bit. One of the best things about sumo is the contrasts of size. In boxing ... More About: Culture , Osaka , Sumo , Bash , The O
Finding a house in Kansai
2007-03-18 06:03:00 Getting a place can be a real pain in Japan. The real estate agents and building owners are fairly unwilling sometimes to rent a place to a foreigner, and if they do then often they require a massive non returnable fee (key money), on top of a desposit, which they may well also take a ... More About: House , Living , A House , Ouse , Ansa
Learning Japanese in Kansai
More articles from this author:2007-03-17 03:55:00 Living in the country of the language you’re learning is a very quick and fun way to improve and advance your language skills. The Kansai reigon has many Japanese language schools which cater to a variety of levels and outcomes. The requirements for being a qualified Japanese language teacher are stricter than being an English TEFL teacher, ... More About: Living , Learning , Earning , Ansa 1, 2 |
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