Kofu
In and around Japan
First Leg: Kofu, Yamanashi, Japan
Route taken and entries by Real Traveler 立ち迷ってる もみじ
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Arrived Safely
Byron and I left Halifax at around 2pm on Monday afternoon. We flew to Toronto and then to Vancouver waiting only minutes between flight... Continue reading »
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I'm a real sensei now!
OK so I was unable to find a bank or bank machine or money mart that was open on a Saturday which meant that I didn't get any of the million things... Continue reading »
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TGIF
Ok so I am starting to realize that this blog is quickly going become very boring. I have almost settled into my routine of working until 9:3... Continue reading »
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Picture time
More pictures can be viewed at http://82fly.myphotoalbum.com/albums.php.
** I have added a link to the first page of this site (under the pic... Continue reading »
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God Bless President's Choice
Today was the most glorious day ever to have been lived by any person in the history of the world! My bank card worked! I realized that... Continue reading »
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My First Trip to Shosenkyo Gorge
OK I am going to write a little bit about our trip to Shosenkyo. Not much. This weekend is Tokyo so I will have more adventures to writ... Continue reading »
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Tokyo
Thank God for friends in Japan! Ayami emailed me the details on the ticket I should request to get me from Kofu to Shinjuku and back again.&n... Continue reading »
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Should I Stay or Should I Go? (na na na na na na na)
Ok so sorry I haven't updated this in a while but I have been spending all of my time looking for a new job! Here's the story:
Last Fri... Continue reading »
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Tokyo: Day Two
OK so on the second day in Tokyo we got up around 9:30 and, after a delicious breakfast of fruit and a left over bun from the restaurant the night... Continue reading »
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Japanese Food
Here I will talk about some of the foods and sweets that have become the staple of my diet (and some that have definitely not!) Sweets in Jap... Continue reading »
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Watashi wa Fuji-san o ikimasu
This weekend I am going to endeavour to climb Mount Fuji. It is about a month and a half past the official climbing season and apparently it... Continue reading »
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Conquered Fuji-san with a new respect!
So I said I would be posting an entry telling either of a snowy near-death experience or a successful and beautiful climb to the top. I have... Continue reading »
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watashi no atarashi apaato (my new apartment)
Sorry it has been so long since I updated this. Internet access has been spotty at best these days. Most of the computers at work don't... Continue reading »
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"Life in Joto" or "My poorly new neighbour"
So life in my new apartment has been good so far. My bike got stolen on Monday so it is a long walk to and from my house but my neighbourhood... Continue reading »
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Big Plans!
Not too much of great interest going on in ol' Kofu at the moment so this will be short (hopefully).
I managed to get a bike out of the garba... Continue reading »
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Cheap fun
On Tuesday we (Adam, Lance, and I as well as Joel, a Swedish guy who is studying Japanese at Unitas--teaching Japanese is Unitas' main ve... Continue reading »
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Don't appear to a verandah
On Sunday, so as not to have wasted the whole weekend by sleeping in on Friday, Adam and I went to Matsumoto in Nagano. We took a 2 hour... Continue reading »
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Second trip to Shosenkyo
Today Adam, Lance, Joel, and I went to Shosenkyo to see it in the glory of the changing leaves. It was very cold but beautiful and definitely... Continue reading »
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Loose ends
I was just looking through past entries and realized that I have a few loose ends to tie up.
Karaoke was so much fun!! It was me, Lance... Continue reading »
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32 hours rockin' the biggest city in the world
Man this weekend was amazing! I am so glad that I decided to go at the last minute (I had backed out of the plan and, up until Friday night,... Continue reading »
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Don't bother clicking here.
You probably thought that was a clever name that I made up about a bad day or an uninteresting rant or something. This entry is only here t... Continue reading » -
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Eejanaika, Baby!!
This morning Lance and I caught the 10 am bus to Fuji-Q Highlands Amusement Park for 1500 yen. We were supposed to meet Lily and Kelly and Ke... Continue reading »
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Not much going on these days...
So there's not much going on these days (as the title of this entry suggests). I quit my Japanese class last week because it was moving too s... Continue reading »
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a bit hurting after the fall (off the wagon that is)
So Saturday was the Unitas Christmas party for the kiddies and it was actually a lot of fun. I was nearly as tired as I thought I was going t... Continue reading »
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Praised the Lord and Climbed a Mountain
This weekend was the Unitas staff Christmas party at a local Izakaya (Japanese style pub). It was 3100 yen for all you can eat and drink.&nbs... Continue reading »
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Christmas in Japan (surprisingy, it rocked!!)
So Saturday night (the 23rd) I headed to the New Life International Church for a candlelit service (well, the college's insurance doesn't allow ope... Continue reading »
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odds and sods
So, just a few things that I didn't mention in the last entry. I fixed my bike finally last Saturday! I took it all apart by myself wit... Continue reading »
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Third time's no charm.
Saturday I went to Tokyo. It was a bit of a bust. There were 5 vegetarian restaurants I wanted to visit. I also had to pick up so... Continue reading »
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Rockin' New Year's Eve!
Sunday morning I got up ready to face another day. I was supposed to go to a New Year's Party/church service at the Pastor's house in the nex... Continue reading »
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New Year's Day in Japan...
Monday, New Year's Day, I decided to go for a walk. It was a beautiful day outside and I wanted to visit a shrine and see what goes on. ... Continue reading »
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HAPPY NEW YEAR!!
This is where I will talk about the new goals I have made for 2007. I do not make New Year's resolutions. In fact, I make no resolu... Continue reading »
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Isn't it great how the Universe works?
So one of my goals has been taken care of for me by some higher power! It's so nice to know that I have help from above on this. My computer... Continue reading »
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Back online...
My computer is once again fully operational. Robert from work reinstalled the OS from a disc that was not corrupted. My... Continue reading »
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Hello my name is Kelsey Gaijin. Feel free to treat me like shit.
Does anyone remember how excited I was to go to the ice hockey practice last weekend? Well here's why I didn't go:
I was planning on ta... Continue reading »
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Some days are good... Some days are BAD
Yesterday, after spending most of the day being the most depressed I have been in Japan yet and hating even more about this country than I did last... Continue reading »
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Updates and corrections
I have asked many people the following questions and thought I would update on the answers I have received:
Apparently the freaky military pr... Continue reading »
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Disappointment in droves
Friday morning started with Adam triumphantly announcing that he had taken the Carol, which is the car that I like driving the best. He doesn... Continue reading »
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More on January's goals
If you can't tell from the last post, which included lots of efficient bike riding and the mention of a bike I purchased, I got a new bike!!&n... Continue reading »
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Lowkey
I have been really bad at updating this lately but there really isn't too much to tell.
I have lost 9 pounds in the last 3 1/2 weeks. I... Continue reading »
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Ramblings and Rambling
Ramblings:
Today, after working in this country for the last 6 months, I have finally gotten a sponsored work visa! Of course I had a w... Continue reading »
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poof! there they go... bye dreams! see you later!
poof! there they go... bye dreams! see you later!!
Maybe I'm being a tad bit overdramatic? The problem with long term plans of int... Continue reading »
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Wheels are turning!!
I am so excited that I just had to write and tell you all the good news even though it is 2am and I was supposed to go to bed 2 hours ago. (I... Continue reading »
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Update on plans
So when last I wrote there was one glaring piece of planning I had failed to notice. Would Byron be allowed on the ferry to Russia? &nbs... Continue reading »
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Atomic Bombs and Floating Toriis
My parents and I left my house at 5:30 am Saturday morning loaded with our backpacks and bound for the train station. Halfway to the station... Continue reading »
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"The Tibet of Japan"
We got off the train in Ikeda and immediately looked for the car rental office which was to be closing any minute. We made it there in time b... Continue reading »
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The Melting Point
Our trains from Shikoku didn't exactly line up well and from Osaka we had to take a 2 hour subway ride to a cable car to get to Koyasan. We w... Continue reading »
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Temples and falafels
Tensions were still running high as we made our way to Kyoto. It was a very long journey by bus, cable car, subway, train, and subway again t... Continue reading »
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Yoriko's Personal Tour
We decided to do a day trip to Nara, Japan's ancient capital. We arrived early in the morning and stopped by the tourist information centre a... Continue reading »
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I FINALLY STAYED IN A CAPSULE HOTEL
For my parents' last weekend in Japan we headed to Tokyo! We visited my favourite veg restaurant in Tokyo (Brown Rice Cafe) and Tower Records... Continue reading »
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More Changes to the Master Plan
I know I haven't finished my recounting of our trip in Shikoku, Wakayama, Nara, and Kyoto yet but I just want to write a brief update on my plans a... Continue reading »
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Long overdue update
It has been a long time since I updated this blog. Let me assure everyone (especially Jenny's father) that I am ok. I have still never... Continue reading »
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Be careful what you wish for...
I am in THAILAND! And I am now loving it.
I spent Monday and Tuesday in Tokyo wandering around some of the places I had yet to visit.&n... Continue reading »
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From a small island to a big city!
Friday I carried out my plan of spending as much time on the beach as possible. I started out with yoga on the beach at 8am and then went for... Continue reading »
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Another brief trip to the Big Toke
I have spent all week trying to catch up on my sleep again while trying to clean my apartment, sort out my new life, and get a million other things... Continue reading »
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Christmas in Australia on a Scorching Summer's Day
This one will just be a quick post to tell you all about my tentative plans for December.
I will be writing the 3rd level of the Japane... Continue reading »
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Whew
Well, the last 5 weeks certainly went quickly! I can't believe it has been that long since I updated this blog. It has been a bit crazy... Continue reading »
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WARNING: Never work for UNITAS!
Today I went in to get my pay from Unitas and they had taken off 2 days pay (around $160) for the month of September because my contract ended on S... Continue reading »
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Hitting the brakes on Cruise Control?
I am really enjoying my extended break from the teaching grind. I am spending my days trying new recipes, practicing capoeira, and, of course... Continue reading »
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Job Hunting with a BB Gun...
Ok I guess I jumped the gun a little on the Nagoya jobs. I did some research into the ALT company and they aren't all they are cracked up to... Continue reading »
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Countdown
Not sure if you have all heard of a little company called NOVA. They are (were) one of the biggest English schools in Japan. They have... Continue reading »
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Cross Your Fingers!
It's not even a week since I last wrote and things have totally changed again already. Wednesday I still hadn't heard anything from the compa... Continue reading »
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