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  • Oedo-Onsen Monogatari
    August 10th, 2009By Nakata
    Yesterday, thanks in no small part to a dear friend being in town with her entourage, I experienced the sights, sounds, and feels of the Oedo-Onsen Monogatari. For the uninitiated, an Onsen is a public bathing house. Yakumi (thin Japanese pyjamas) are worn, food and drink establishments line the inner courtyard, » Continue Reading
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  • Hot Spring Day Trippin’
    June 30th, 2009By Jamie Rockers
    In need of an escape from the constant nerve-scratching noise and madness of the city? A quiet place to soak away the pains and stress that have built up over time? Well, luckily, this very wonderful place I speak of is located within a one-hour bus ride from Osaka and goes » 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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