Recently, while I was reading a photography book about Japan, I stumbled across a list of Japan’s UNESCO World Heritage sites. I thought it would be a great idea to run down the list with you.
So here is a complete list along with a bit of information on every site in Japan that has been classified as a World Heritage Site.
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So I’m still quite taken with konapun.
I found a site that lists prices so that a person can get an idea of how much konapun they can afford ^^
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I saw this really cool site tweeted last week, the Japan Castle Explorer.
The website lists all the most famous castles of Japan and allows you to click on each to find out information like who built the castle, which clans owned it as well as plenty of photos. Best of all, it’s laid out on a map of Japan, so you’ll know where each castle is located.
There are so many cute and wonderful things a person can buy in Japan. But what if you aren’t going to be making a quick trip to Tokyo today or tomorrow? What can you do?
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I don’t know what it is about Alan Booth that makes me enjoy his writing so much. After reading his book The Roads to Sata, a story of walking the distance of Japan, I knew I had to read his other novel Looking for the Lost: Journeys Through a Vanishing Japan.
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Age can be a touchy subject no matter where you live. In Japan it was once considered quite rude to ask someone their age. Of course, before our last trip, I told my wife about this, but she proceeded to ask people anyway :)
The Japanese don’t seem to have as big a hang up of asking foreigners there age, however. So how do you reply in Japanese when someone asks how old you are?
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Recently I’ve seen a few funny directions popping up in Google Maps. With Japan announcing that it hopes to increase its annual tourist amounts by 8.4 million by 2013, these kind of directions on how to get to Japan will probably hurt :)
Let’s take a look at a few.
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Back in April I went though some of our planning process for our March 2011 trip to Japan.
It’s been a few months now, so I thought I’d catch you up on how things are coming together. Some goals, as you will see, are easier to achieve than others…
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Lately I’ve been interested in people who teach English in Japan. Since the early 90′s, teaching English was one of the sure-fire to get work in Japan. In many cases you didn’t even need to have any previous teaching experience, you just had to look like you knew what you were doing.
While things have changed somewhat in the last few years – with several big name English schools going out of business – teaching English is still a big draw for anyone who wants to make their living in Japan. So I thought I do a little research on the experiences of people finding work as teachers or other professions in Japan.
Here’s my review of the book Japan: A Working Holiday Guide.
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