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Umbrella Karma and Crows the Size of Lawnmowers…

Posted in Around Japan, Spring term, Term 2, tagged akihabara, asahi, english teaching, foreign policy, ginza, honorifics, ikebana, kobe, kyoto, nagoya, nara, newspaper, niigata, proof for the existence of God, ryokan, shibuya, snowboarding, sumie, Tokyo, travel on March 29, 2009 | 3 Comments »

Sorry for such a long absence! The last month and a bit has been very busy with a fantastic 10 day visit from my parents, never ending mountains of work, and a trip up to Niigata for a weekend of snowboarding! Seeing my parents was a really nice break and we managed to cram a [...]

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NYE – return to Tokyo

Posted in Around Japan, November/December, tagged AgeHa, akihabara, fashion, harajuku, japan, kawaii, maid cafe, meiji-jingu, shibuya, shinkansen, shopping, sushi, Tokyo on January 5, 2009 | Leave a Comment »

My return to Tokyo for new years eve meant another 2 days in the capital to explore maid cafes, akihbara, shibuya, shinjuku, harajuku, meiji-jingu and of course the main event itself at Ageha.

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Tokyo: 24/7/365

Posted in Around Japan, tagged AgeHa, crowded, gaijin, halloween, harajuku, last train home, london, nagoya, onsen, purikura, ramen, roppongi, shibuya, shinkansen, shopping, SOAS, Tokyo, tokyo tower on November 3, 2008 | Leave a Comment »

This weekend was a blur. A very overwhelming blur! Even though I’d been told countless times that Tokyo is a very hectic place, nothing could have really prepared me for quite how crazy it is! Its like London on acid; so much bigger, buildings which touch the sky as far as the eye can see [...]

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