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Helen, Monika and Milko blinded by the neon of Tokyo

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January 15th 2007
Once upon a time, right in the middle of an Aussie Summer, Linda (aka Helen) and Jodes (aka Monika) decided to pursue a professional snowboarding career in Japan. As you do when you've only had 6 hours of experience on a snowboard. (We didn't say it was a GOOD decision!) Here is the story of our journey... Our two week grand tour of Japan started off relatively smoothly - perhaps a l ... read more

Asia » Japan » Tokyo » Shinjuku

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In 1603, a Tokugawa shogunate (military dictatorship) ushered in a long period of isolation from foreign influence in order to secure its power. For 250 years this policy enabled Japan to enjoy stability and a flowering of its indigenous culture. Fol... ... read more