Japan travel stories

Impressions of Japan and Nagasaki's history

In 1992 I did an internship in Tokyo, twelve years later I have finally returned. As I had really enjoyed Japan at the time the surprising thing for me is that it took so long to come back. My mo...

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The bullet train

http://www.worldtravelstories.com/ JAPAN, JULY 1998 - On my travel through Japan, I've used the shinkansen (or 'bullet train') for large distance travel. This is an expensive way of t...

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Climbing Mt. Fuji

http://www.worldtravelstories.com/ MT. FUJI, JULY 1998 - Fuji-san, the highest point of Japan, the holy mountain... This perfect conical vulcano is snow-capped during most of the year, and theref...

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On a festival in Kyoto

http://www.worldtravelstories.com/ KYOTO, JULY 1998 - Kyoto, city of 1000 temples... On my stay in Kyoto, I visited a few of the most known Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines. Apart from the hist...

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Does Anyone Here Speak English? A Muscial Education, and The Adventure of a...

"Does anyone here speak English?" This was the plaintive inquiry from my friend, Dave, as we entered the bank building, wet from a sudden summer rain... We were fellow teen-age trombone players ...

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