All Posts with tag "featuredjapan"

There are many resume templates that you can download from the Internets but I thought I'd share a tried and tested resume format that got me jobs at companies like Amazon and Microsoft and interview/job offers from Google and Apple - which I turned...

In the How Discovering Japan Changed My Life article, you read of how I made it to Japan but I didn't manage to cover the nitty gritty of what happened after I got here. Today we take a gander of what my life was like between 1999 and 2001 and how I...

Today I'm going to talk about how I discovered Japan, how I learned Japanese and how I ended up in the land of the rising sun after finally starting to live a passion that I only discovered in my twenties. I will share my experiences of learning Japa...

Looks like I left it for over a month this time ToT I'm sure one day I'll actually be able to write these every week like I did back when I started the A Week in Tokyo series back in 2007. Maybe when I retire? ^^;

Its been 2 weeks since the Tohoku-Kanto Earthquake hit Japan and today we'll take a look at whats been happening in Tokyo since then. First photo taken in a small street near our station - we've got a load of streets around here full of personality.

Media around the world continues to go on about how everybody is leaving Tokyo and that its a ghost town. These photos were taken a few hours a go in one of the busiest shopping/restaurant districts in Tokyo called Shibuya. While there are folks lea...

Continuing the earthquake coverage which is all being tagged "earthquake201103." I knew from speaking to folks like Steve Nagata in Tokyo that the place was going to be a mess when we got back to Japan. Steve's place was in a mess and even furniture...

Located in the heart of Tokyo is Ginza - a swanky modern area where a load of luxury fashion brands (Japanese and Western) can be found concentrated in and around the main Chuo Dori street. There are also a load of restaurants and coffeshops too to h...

Filming for Culture Japan at Yashio High School to cover their Kyudo (Japanese archery) after school activities. One of the things I admire about Japanese students is the way they spend time after school hours. Many of them practice the Bukatsu [部活...

Yikes. Looks like I left it another month since the last installment of A Week in Tokyo. Have completely lost track of time and find myself regularly looking up the current day of week/date/month ^^; What century is this? Anyway, been constantly thi...

I feel like I'm in some sort of time tunnel. So much has been going on that I loose track of what day of the week it is. Just finished 6 days of filming for Culture Japan. When I got home yesterday it felt like a Friday but this morning I thought it...

Akihabara - its like its own small planet where you can get lost exploring electronics, figures, dolls and a load of other anime related merchandise. If you are planning on visiting Akihabara then give yourself a full day. Today we take a look at som...

Been trying to comprehend how so much has happened over the past few weeks - the sands of time are running out fast! This installment of A Week in Tokyo is very late and covers some of whats been going on since we got back from Anime Expo. The first...

Spent some time in Hokkaido traveling by Hokkaido JR to relax, enjoy the sights and scoff down some good food!

Spent last weekend in a town called Noboribetsu in Hokkaido - home to hot springs and Edo Wonderland - an authentic reproduction of an Edo period village based on historical research.

Disclaimer: This installment of Tokyo Photo Walk includes a few shots taken from the car. Maybe I need to start a "Tokyo Drive" category too ^^; The first pic today is my fave out of the whole bunch. Most of these taken on the Lumix LX3.