OK everyone travels in Golden Week it's the only week off where all the tourist attractions are open and you're not expected to see your family... right? Living in Japan others and I know how much of a disaster traveling in Golden Week can be mainly because everywhere is fully booked or too full etc... …
Having a small budget I tried to keep my transport costs to a minimum so I looked for areas in close proximity to each other. The places I chose were Nezu and Ueno. Nezu Shrine- The Tori gate path Nezu Shrine is a small Shinto shrine and is free to wonder around. There is a …
If you're here you have probably insulted a 4 year old saying you like their Power Ranger toy. In which they have corrected you by saying it's Kamen Rider and looked at you as though you are the stupidest person on the planet. Even after 4 years here I can't remember all the characters from …
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Akihabara the place for anime, electronics and gaming nerds. Different from the kanji's meaning 秋葉原 'autumn' 'leaf' 'field'. Also known as Akiba after a local shrine. So what can I do? What can I see? Where do I go? Yodobashi camera Yodobashi camera is one of the biggest electronics stores in Japan. Good for all …
I chose to write about Arashiyama today, not just because I visited it yesterday but because it's an overcrowded place to visit. Like a lot of Kyoto Arashiyama has a lot of tourists... it's like going round Disneyland, where people randomly stop to take photos of each other and have to wait a long time …
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Busan is a big city in the south east of South Korea. It has a unique feeling to other places I have visited. Not as clean as Japan but not as dirty as China. Not as expensive as Japan but not as cheap as China. South Korea seems to be in the middle of both. …
At Christmas I visited Busan in South Korea because it was cheap and out of Japan. I wanted to challenge myself to travel somewhere that I didn't understand the language or culture by myself. And my god was it a challenge. 1. Maps Upon arrival I did not anticipated my map service not working. When …
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This weekend is nearly over but I wanted to share what I had done. I went off to Dotonbori to sit in Starbucks and do a little bit of Japanese studying and pondering what to do with the rest of my day. And decided to head off to the castle!!! 🏯 I went with a …
I have seen many summers over the course of my life. The following is just what I have noticed between Japan, southern China and Britain. Conversation continues top on or top off?
This last week the temperature was 39 degrees during the day and 28- 30 degrees at night. Having spent 4 summers in Japan, these are ways I have survived through the night in Japan. Please drink a lot, if you are too hot at night you will have the worst headache throughout the next …
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Rachel Wanders 