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Josh in Japan: January 2009
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Wednesday, January 7, 2009. Josh and Frank get to Osaka for 390 yen. This entry will be written running diary style:. 5:30am - Wake up. Drink orange juice. Decide that bringing a two liter bottle of Pocari Sweat(Japanese style Gatorade) will be too heavy. Walk to station. 5:55am - Arrive at station. Take goofy picture. 6:13am - Board nice warm bullet train. Embark on ridiculous 17 hour journey to Osaka. 6:55am - Arrive in Shin-Yatshushiro. Say goodbye to nice warm bullet train. 8:24am to 9:55pm - Change ...
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Josh in Japan: November 2008
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Friday, November 21, 2008. The night was marred by a steady drizzle, so all the drums are covered in plastic. Still these kids were awesome. I wish I could go back in time 15 years and become a pro-master skills tiako drummer. The little kid in the front right is my hero. I bet he drives his parents crazy when he practices though. Thursday, November 13, 2008. When he told me that we would be leaving at 7:00 am, it should have been my first clue that it might not such an easy day. Arriving at the fields:.
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Josh in Japan: Christmas in Osaka
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Thursday, March 5, 2009. After doing all there was to do at Universal Studios, Frank and I headed into Osaka. We split up as Frank met a friend for dinner, as I wanted to try some of Osaka's famous takoyaki. Takoyaki is basically a pancake ball with octopus inside of it. They were delicious. I ate 10. We immediately ordered some, and I am happy to say I ate a full turkey dinner on Christmas. (with cranberry sauce! Yup, I experienced very own Japanese Christmas Miracle. March 6, 2009 at 7:21 PM.
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Josh in Japan: February 2009
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Wednesday, February 25, 2009. Frank's first rollercoaster ride. We made it to the park at 2:00, and after a few shenanigans we arrived at the ticket booth. The all day pass was 5500 yen, but a "twilight" after 3:00 pass was only 3000. So we bought the cheaper pass and used our savings to buy overpriced but delicious burgers from the Hard Rock Cafe near the park. Oh, I also took this touristy looking photo. Subscribe to: Posts (Atom). My life in Japan. Franks first rollercoaster ride.
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Josh in Japan: Yakushima Part 2
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Tuesday, July 7, 2009. So after a nice relaxing day at the beach we decided to go on a relatively easy 4 hour hike to Mononoke Hime. Which for those Anime people out there was the inspiration behind the movie Princess Mononoke. Me and Scotty getting psyched for the hike:. The island is just amazingly beautiful, the trees and moss and water all come together to make something that almost seems like another planet. While on the hike we saw some deer. Then we had a barbeque and ate the deer. Scott and Kaori...
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Josh in Japan: October 2008
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Tuesday, October 7, 2008. Banana's are missing, Josh investigates. I have not been able to buy a banana in about a month. Every time I go to the supermarket they are sold out. At first I figured there was some kind of shipping problem, but I have been three times now in the last month and the banana stand is always empty. Where are all the banana's? Wednesday, October 1, 2008. Basketball Musings: The DM3P. Let’s take a look at the contenders. These teams don’t have anyone who even remotely resemble...
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Josh in Japan: May 2009
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Wednesday, May 13, 2009. This will be more of a image post than actual prose, but I will add some commentary to complete the picture. Arriving in Yakushima after a 4 hour ferry ride:. We then took a bus to our pre-reserved cottages. Apparently when Kaori reserved them she didn't ask how big they were. They were also full of spiders and cockroaches, so we rented a car and were lucky enough to find this bad boy. After throwing the football for awhile, I climbed a rock to do some Karate Kid practice.
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Josh in Japan: March 2009
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Tuesday, March 10, 2009. How many times have you watched a movie, only to be disappointed by the song selection? It happens to me all the time, especially with those low budget movies that can't spring for quality songs and end up with someone's little brother composing a score on a $60 Casio keyboard. What if you had some type of software on you computer that enabled YOU to be in charge of the songs in a movie? Thursday, March 5, 2009. That hat. Finally Laura suggested that we play foosball for it&#...
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Josh in Japan: December 2008
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Monday, December 22, 2008. 14 days on the road. In nine short hours I will begin a 14 day trip from Sendai to Osaka to Tokyo. My friend Frank and I will wake up at 6:00am and board the first of 8 different trains on an epic 17 hour journey to Osaka. My goal is to learn the entire Hirgana alphabet while on the train. As this is not likely to happen, I would be content with just learning half. Thursday, December 11, 2008. Josh finds anti-sports people boring, untrustworthy. Or so I thought. While the men a...
