Kanagawa

  • My first time
    August 3rd, 2009By Bxtacular
    On my very first visit to Japan, we met up with some friends of friends who also happened to be traveling in Japan at the time. After a sushi dinner we headed to Club Yellow, in Roppongi (which is now closed) and tried to figure out plans for the next few days. » Continue Reading
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  • Eating in Yokosuka: Yakitori Ryoma ni Omakase
    June 3rd, 2009By Lotuspetal7
    This yakitori place was the first local restaurant I tried in Yokosuka, the day after I moved here late last July. When I visited I had no idea how new it was: the restaurant is celebrating its one-year anniversary in May 2009. But it’s a warm, thriving spot with a friendly » Continue Reading
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  • Eating in Yokosuka: Ramen on Route 16
    May 12th, 2009By Lotuspetal7
    I’m lucky enough to live just a couple of minutes’ walk from these two delicious ramen places on Route 16. To get here from either base gate, follow Route 16 around the curve and past the city hall, and go about 5 walking minutes farther. You will come up to these two shops on the » Continue Reading
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  • Yokohama’s Chinatown
    May 11th, 2009By HEJ
    Only 35 minutes by train from Shibuya by train is the largest Chinatown in Asia, Yokohama Chinatown (chuukagai). Upon entering in through one of the gates which surround Chinatown, it instantly feels as though you have entered into the hustle and bustle of a Chinese Market, but rather than shopping most » Continue Reading
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  • Entertaining the kids: Easy in Japan
    May 7th, 2009By Tracey Anne Yuki
    photo credit: kawarano For six years, I worked as a tour co-coordinator at the Melbourne Branch of one of Japan’s major travel companies.  It was during the boom years when Australia was one of the major destinations for honeymoon couples and indeed most time deficient Japanese travelers opting for the ‘package tour’, which catered for » Continue Reading
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  • Wandering the Streets of Kamakura
    April 28th, 2009By Lotuspetal7
    Kamakura is a wonderful day trip from Yokosuka. From the JR station you can go straight there in just a few minutes. If you’re going by Keikyu it’s a bit more complicated-you have to go first to Kanazawa-Hakkei or Kanazawa-Bunko, then change trains for Zushi, and at Zushi leave the Keikyu » Continue Reading
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  • Yokosuka; an American Japan
    April 16th, 2009By Michael J. Carter
    photo credit: Matt Watts Just outside of Yokosuka-chuo Station in downtown Yokosuka, gathered in a pack around Marion’s Crepe shop late in the afternoon, you’ll see one of the city’s predominant features: Americans. Just away from the city center on Route 16 the street is lined with several Irish bars and » Continue Reading
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  • Quick break from the city
    April 3rd, 2009By HEJ
    For all those in the busy city of Tokyo, you are no doubt in need of a breather every now and then. What better way to refresh than to take a weekend trip to the nearby Hakone. Hakone is an Onsen resort village only around 90mins by express train from Shinjuku station. » Continue Reading
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  • Visiting Kamakura in Sakura Season
    March 6th, 2009By HEJ
    There are a lot of places to see cherry blossom in Tokyo, but I highly recommend Kamakura. You will find yourself in historical little Kyoto not too far away from Tokyo. There are a lot of atmospheric temples and fashionable stores, as well as Shonan beach where is famous for surfing. It » Continue Reading
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  • Meet Yokosuka!
    February 24th, 2009By Lotuspetal7
    Yokosuka is a bright blue-and-white coastal city in Kanagawa Prefecture, overlooking the Pacific Ocean. On a sunny day here I feel a kind of floating sensation, as if the city is hanging between the blue up above and the blue spreading out toward the west. » Continue Reading
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