Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Speaking Japanese is frustrating. After six years of study, I am still bumbling around in the dark. To be fair, it’s not an easy language for a Devonian to learn. People say yes when they mean no, there are several different words for I and you, and […]
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What Makes a Holiday in Japan So Good? (Part III)
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Hi, back again. 4. Japan is not dependent on overseas tourism What makes Japan stand out from the rest of Asia and many other countries around the world is that the tourism industry is overwhelmingly domestic; Japan is not relient on dollars from overseas visitors. The great […]
What Makes a Holiday in Japan So Good? (Part II)
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Japan, so much to see & do!
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Hi, I’m back with part two, which confusingly starts with number 3 on the list… 3. SOOOOOO many places to eat and drink. For many people, wherever they go in the world, food and drink form a pretty important part of their holiday; they certainly do for […]
What makes a Holiday in Japan so Good?
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! I know that Japan is great. Most of the bloggers and commentators on this site know that Japan is great. And I know from a succession of friends, relatives and friends-of-friends who have returned from a trip to Japan, THEY know it’s great! And whilst everyone has […]
Japan most expensive country in the World?
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Like this post? Help us by sharing it! Yesterday a story appeared on our company news channel reporting that yet again Tokyo and Osaka are the most expensive cities in the world, this time focusing on the cost of living for expats. This sort of story really gets my goat as I always feel they […]
10 things not to miss – Part 2
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! 5/ “Harajuku girls you got that wicked style” – Sundays in Harajuku No one has done more to publicise the strange underworld of Japanese youth fashions and culture than Miss Gwen Stefani. After years of international success with her band No Doubt, Gwenni Gwen Gwen decided […]
Like this post? Help us by sharing it! 5/ “Harajuku girls you got that wicked style” – Sundays in Harajuku No one has done more to publicise the strange underworld of Japanese youth fashions and culture than Miss Gwen Stefani. After years of international success with her band No Doubt, Gwenni Gwen Gwen decided […]