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  • Magome and Tsumago: Following the Footsteps
    June 10th, 2009By Iain Maloney
    All roads led to Tokyo. Anyone who has travelled in Japan will have heard of the Tokaido, even if they didn’t know the significance of the word. The eastern sea road ran between the Emperor’s court in Kyoto and the Shogun’s capital in Edo (Tokyo). Now it’s the name given to » Continue Reading
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  • My visa and me!
    March 26th, 2009By Okamitengu
    photo credit: jesse edwards So you want to live in Japan. That’s fine for 90 days at a time (maybe 120 if you hold certain passports). Let me just say, I am NOT a visa expert. I am still going through the process myself. But here are some of my thoughts on the » Continue Reading
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  • Kamikochi – My favourite place in Japan
    March 2nd, 2009By Iain Maloney
    Kamikochi is, without a doubt, my favourite place in Japan. It is an area of astoundning natural beauty in the highlands of Gifu easily reachable from Takayama and Matsumoto. Jagged snow-covered alpine peaks encircle a network of small lakes, melt-water rivers, winding forest trails and mountain routes. In the mists of history, » Continue Reading
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  • Am I Ever Gonna See You Again?
    February 13th, 2009By Okamitengu
    photo credit: 416style There are two types of people in the world. Those who love Japan, and those who don’t.  It was December 2007, Samantha and myself were back in Australia, and we desperately wanted to be back in Japan.  As I said in my last blog, I had always wanted » Continue Reading
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  • The Road to Shinshu Begins
    January 21st, 2009By Okamitengu
    I suppose I have always wanted to live in Japan. Even if it was just for short while. I’m a history fan boy. I have lived in Australia all my life. I longed for a country with more history than my own. I had done a little martial arts, enough Kobudo to know the » Continue Reading
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