Travel
Get a short-term job in Japan!
Posted on25. Jan, 2010 by Amy Chavez.
Many people dream of living and working in Japan for a year. It used to be that the only way to get a job in Japan was through English teaching. But these days things are different. [...]
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See Japan on $0 a Day
Posted on22. Jan, 2010 by Kirk.
We frequently hear from readers who are put off by Tokyo’s status as the world’s most expensive city. Because of the extreme cost involved many people fear that visiting Japan is one of those life goals that will never actually be achieved. Now, thanks to Google you can see Japan (all of it) for free. [...]
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Skiing and Snowboarding in Japan
Posted on05. Jan, 2010 by Amy Chavez.
Whenever I tell people I ski in Japan, they say “There’s skiing in Japan?” And I say, “Remember the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano?” To which they usually say, “Oh, yeah,” as if they were remembering a distant cousin, wondering “whatever happened to cousin Nagano?” Sapporo, in Hokkaido, was also host of the Olympics in 1972. Nagano and Sapporo may still be just as distant, but skiing/snowboarding in Japan is well worth going the extra few thousand miles. As a matter of fact, Japan offers some of the best skiing in the world. After all, where else in the world gets over 46 feet of snow every winter? Now I bet I have your attention! Read on. [...]
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How To Avoid Over-Crowded Trains
Posted on04. Jan, 2010 by Kassia.
Until you’ve been squished from all sides riding the subway in Tokyo during morning rush hour, you cannot say that you’ve truly experienced a crowded train. New Yorkers might complain, but we’ve never seen a subway car there packed to capacity. Helpful white-gloved attendants packing people into cars might seem like a cliche, until you’ve been shoved into the empty space created by two people exhaling simultaneously. Physical contact with your fellow passengers is unavoidable — leading to a growing problem with groping. [...]
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Skiing and Snowboarding in Japan
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