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Poor Service – At Last
It was somewhat of a relief to finally encounter poor service in Japan!
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The Deer Island God
An excursion from Hiroshima takes us to Miyajima, a holy island just off the coast.
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How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb
Hiroshima, a city that can’t escape its association with the past, but which doesn’t play the victim and is determined to use its history as a parable for the world.
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The White Heron – Plucked
The first day on our Christmas tour of Japan takes us down to Himeji, site of a famous castle.
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Best Laid Plans…
Getting ready to travel down south, while Asia is rocked by yet more natural disasters.
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Merry Christmas!
Christmas in Japan just doesn’t compare to the UK.
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Brand Identity
Japan takes the concepts of brands to an extreme, with Louis Vitton the unofficial uniform of the middle-class.
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The Geminids
Encouraged by a meteor shower and a period of relative calm, I am inspired to write a haiku.
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Not A Lot Like Sodom Or Gomorrah
Embarking into town to buy Christmas presents, I stumble upon a disturbing scene.
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Proficiency, Or Lack Thereof
In which I sit the Japanese National Language Proficiency Test Level 3, and make weak football related puns.