Sightseeing In Japan - A Foreigner's Guide to Vacation and Travel in Japan

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Do's and Don'ts for the 2007 Mt Fuji Climbing Season. by Hanuman Welch

4.5 Stars

The not quite noon day sun had already begun baking my skin into a terra cotta shell. Thanks to the terrifying amount of Western European genes afforded to my DNA, this baking would begin a painful week long molting process. Climaxing, when my normally skim milk hued skin, would begin flaking off in sheets. Leaving behind a shiny pink surface that radiates an almost constant sheen of agony. Thanks... Read More

First Thing, Take off the Left Front Hubcap

4.3 Stars

Driving Driving in Japan, First Thing, Take off the Left Front Hubcap: In 2001 the city of Richmond, California was invited by her sister city of Shimada, Japan to send a delegation to participate in a very special festival. It was the first time in over three hundred years foreigners were invited to help pull a float and as a member of the commission, I was very grateful for th... Read More

My Spiritual Connection by Erica Belling

4.0 Stars

I can’t really put into words the feeling I had when I walked into the grounds of the Meiji Jingu shrine. Admittedly, I went with a purpose in mind, to help find some clarity and direction in my life. But what I felt once inside was a true spiritual connection. I have visited numerous places of worship across the world ? some as famous as St Peters Cathedral in The Vatican, others less celebrat... Read More

Wanna go to The Netherlands in Japan? by Dione

3.5 Stars

Probably the title sounds stupid but yeah, there’s a place in Japan that looks like Holland (or called The Netherlands). I bet the first things that come out in your minds when you hear the country Holland are tulips, clogs, bicycles and windmills…same here! When I was younger I really dreamt of going to this place because I was so curious on how they grow their high-breed tulips which made them... Read More

Schools, Tourist Attractions, and a Chance Meeting by Jono Ori

3.0 Stars

On this day we visited Waseda University, Marina's school. It was a pretty nice place, we went to the international student's building where Marina will spend a lot of her time because she's an International Business major. It pretty much just seemed like a college campus. There were enough Americans on exchange there that Marina won't feel like her life is totally lacking an American feel when sh... Read More