 | Eating before swimming...not a good idea!
2006-06-29, Negishi, Japan. By: JApan | | Today at work was going fabulous, until a little child had to go and puke in the pool. I was enjoying my swim, because it was quite hot today, and all of the sudden the lifeguard on duty says, "Justi... |
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 | Bored!
2006-06-28, Negishi, Japan. By: JApan | | Funny thing happened at work today. So, it was brought to my attention that I suck at this whole military time thing. You ask why!? Well, my work schedule says that I work M-F 0800-1700, which is 8:... |
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 | here i go again
2006-06-21, Yokohama, Japan. By: scorpio82 | | yep i have done it again.. i am back in japan for another two years... what was i thinking evedently wasnt thinking at all |
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 | Welcome
2006-06-25, Yokohama, Japan. By: mandapanda | | Thanks for signing up to see how I am doing in Japan. By coming to this site you will get to experience first hand, my first hand experiences. I hope you all enjoy. Love and miss you all
-Amanda |
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 | Friends to visit!
2006-06-25, Yokohama, Japan. By: JApan | | Amanda and I were swimming in the pool and to our surprise, in walk two of our friends from Yokosuka. We were shocked. Well, shocked that one showed up, the other actually was transferred out here t... |
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| Smaller People
2006-06-23, Yokohama, Japan. By: JApan | | Well, i'm trying to find a smaller Japaneese person, but you do realize that midgets scare the hell out of me!! So if I do find one, everyone of you that wants me to get a picture with "IT" will owe m... |
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 | Ghibli Museum & Shinjuku
2006-06-21, Tokyo, Japan. By: silverwing | | Today was our first experience using the JR rail system. Since we want to save our JR rail pass for the last day in Osaka for the airport train (or else it would cost 3000 yen), we decided to pick up ... |
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 | I ventured out a lone!
2006-06-22, Yokohama, Japan. By: JApan | | I am on my second day off and it's pretty boring, but I'll soon find something to do. Yesterday, after I taught swim lessons, I took a shower and ventured out to the land of Motomachi.
This nice l... |
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 | Asakusa & Akihabara
2006-06-20, Tokyo, Japan. By: silverwing | | The day started out not so bright and early because of poor air conditions causing a lot of allergies. But we managed to be out on the streets by 9am-ish. Thinking that we had made a late start, as we... |
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| Earthquake
2006-06-17, Yokohama, Japan. By: JApan | | So, I was in bed this morning and I experienced my first earthquake. It was about 6:45ish and I started shaking in my bed. Not going to lie, I was a little freaked out, but all is well. It was a 3.... |
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 | Miracles do happen
2006-06-19, Tokyo, Japan. By: silverwing | | For those that know me well, packing for any trip is a horrific even for me. I would rather do *anything* but pack...even while on a trip. So it was some miracle that I was packed and ready to leave f... |
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 | Engerland!!!
2006-06-19, Osaka, Japan. By: xVx | | Hello,
The world cup has started, and the only complaint I have is that its screened way to late here in Japan!! the matches start from 10pm, so I didnt get to bed until around 6am last night. I mi... |
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| Thank god for americans!
2006-06-17, Yokohama, Japan. By: JApan | | Okay...today was my first official day of work and it was so boring. It rained all day! Me and the other guys were playing uno when our boss called and said go home. So, needless to say I went home... |
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| Night out on the town
2006-06-17, Yokohama, Japan. By: JApan | | Last night Amanda and I went for a stroll on the streets of Yokohama. We were on a mission to find a place that sold Chu-hi so we can enjoy what we've been missing out on. Apparently Chu-hi is the d... |
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 | some important news
2006-06-09, Nakatsu, Japan. By: Marcus | | greetings once again, my much-appreciated readers!
apologies abound for my long absence. my reason for it is thus: i dislike the trend online for merely posting for the sake of posting. as such, i ha... |
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| Summer
2006-06-05, Osaka, Japan. By: xVx | | hi,
Its beome very very hot here, which means that every bug and his/her friend has come out to freak the hell out of everybody. My friend Yuxuan, from China, reported to everybody that he had witn... |
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| Hanami
2006-04-13, Osaka, Japan. By: xVx | | Hi,
I didnt have time to write about my encounter with the Japanese cultural tradition of Hanami. To those of you who are not Japanese and who are not familiar with Japanese culture (don't mean to so... |
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| Tokyo, Hanami and random stuff
2006-04-11, Osaka, Japan. By: xVx | | Hello,
Things have been very strange for me recently, mainly because I have either been having sooo much fun or have been soooooo bored i just dont know what to do with myself. I have decided to sp... |
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 | Powerfully Peaceful Places
2006-03-25, Kyoto, Japan. By: vorn | | Kyoto's city centre is a fairly routine city centre but once you get up into the hills that inclose it on both sides it is beautiful. kyoto only has 1.5 million people, a sizeable step down from tokyo... |
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| birthday, okinawa, Hiroshima and random islands
2006-03-28, Osaka, Japan. By: xVx | | Hello,
Yes, i have been rather busy travelling around Japan- jus got back from Hiroshima yesterday. Its been really enjoyable ive loved every minute of it. I ended up spending my birthday on some i... |
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 | Relaxing in the shadow of the great buddha
2006-03-22, Kamakura, Japan. By: vorn | | Had a day to kill before I took the night train down to Kyoto so i decided to do a day trip down to Kamakura.
Really nice area down on the peninsula south of Tokyo that is famous for its abundance o... |
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 | Being Bill
2006-03-21, Tokyo, Japan. By: vorn | | Rolling over at 615am on a hazy Beijing morning and recalling that you have ordered a 545am wake up and a 6am ride to the airport certainly combines for a quick wake up. Lucky he was still waiting or ... |
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| Mountain strolling
2006-03-20, Nakatsu, Japan. By: Marcus | | Hello once again, my fellow sapients.
it's been some time since i posted here. in my defense, my working timetable has been shifted, shunted and spindled more than a bit over the past few weeks due t... |
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 | March showers....
2006-03-06, Sengendai, Japan. By: Quamquam | | Well it certainly has been a long time since I last wrote – time has certainly passed quite quickly. I was surprised to see that I have been here six months already! I have adjusted to my new life her... |
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 | Konnichiwa from Osaka
2006-02-24, Osaka, Japan. By: indianajan | | We arrived safely in Osaka on Sunday around 5 pm, but our luggage did not. We've been in the same clothes for three days now, but having the time of our lives. We're at Mark's apartment right now. I t... |
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