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Tag Archives: japan
AnPanMan
My favourite slice of Japanese culture so far has to be AnPanMan, who I learned about at the Manga museum in Kyoto. AnPanMan is a cartoon character aimed at young children. His head is made of bean-curd bread, and he … Continue reading
Kawaguchiko
Luggage arrived just as we were checking out of the Khao-san guest house to head for the train. Shit they’re heavy. What did we need all this stuff for anyway? We’ve actually been managing just fine for the past four … Continue reading
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Tokyo Tower
We didn’t really have a plan for Saturday night. We got home from exploring Asakusa in the afternoon and were still in Wednesday’s clothes. Luckily there was a note on the room door telling us that BA had called and … Continue reading
Konichiwa!
OK, I promise that’s the last post title to use parrot phrases of the local language, but it’s late and I’m tired and not feeling very imaginative. Fiona has already stolen all the good chat from today so this will … Continue reading
Metallica shorts, Celtic top, Passport. Sayonara!
First stop Tokyo! Well, first stop Heathrow so it’s a bit of a false start. But then it’s eleven and a half hours non-stop to the land of the Rising Sun. Am I prepared? Who knows. Probably not. But hey … Continue reading