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  • A Dose of Foliage and Several Mishaps
    November 9th, 2009By reyian
    September and October marks the start of some leaves turning to yellow to red in Japan, which is also known as foliage or kouyou or momiji (紅葉) in Japanese. Foliage viewing in Japanese is called momijigari (紅葉狩り). Foliage debuts as early as late September from the mountains of Hokkaido down to the hills of Kyoto » Continue Reading
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  • A Dose of Foliage and Several Mishaps
    October 27th, 2009By reyian
    A Doze of Foliage and Several Mishaps September and October marked the start of some leaves turning to yellow to red in Japan, which is also known as foliage or kouyou or momiji (紅葉) in Japanese. Foliage viewing in Japanese is called momijigari (紅葉狩り). Foliage debuts as early as late September from the mountains of Hokkaido » Continue Reading
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  • Aizu; Castle, Sake and Red Cows
    July 12th, 2009By reyian
    The day was filled with so much excitement as me and my friends embarked on a road trip towards Fukushima Prefecture. It was my first time to traverse the Tohoku Expressway and I was filled with anticipation on the route that we took as I have been travelling mostly by train. » Continue Reading
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  • Chichibu; Fields of Flowers, Rivers and Prehistoric Bones
    May 15th, 2009By reyian
    Shibazakura Shibazakura is a hill near Hitsujiyama Park in the west Saitama area in the city of Chichibu. I was truly stunned with how they have carefully and artistically designed each moss phlox plants in a manner which is very pleasant to your eyes when it’s in full bloom. Different colors of » Continue Reading
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  • West Japan in a Week
    April 23rd, 2009By reyian
    Japan in a week using Seishun 18 Kippu (Youth 18 Tickets) was terribly cheap and fantastic. For only 11,500 each, me and a colleague was able to tour west Japan. From our place in Saitama, we head of to Tokyo central station to ride the Moonlight Nagara, a midnight train from » Continue Reading
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  • Two Days in Tokyo
    March 30th, 2009By reyian
    It was a chilly Friday morning when we embarked for Narita Airport to meet my fellow ALT’s two sisters and his 8-year neice for a 2-day vacation before they went back to Canada. From our place in Hanyu City, Saitama, we got of in Ushida Station along the Tobu-Isezaki Line then took the Keisei Line » Continue Reading
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