http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/ Travel adventures in journals and photos from Asia , Japan , Aichi en-us Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:08:20 +0000 Thu, 20 Jun 2013 01:08:20 +0000 Nutrients tend to be sophisticated protein that behaves as causes in most of the biochemical procedure that take place in the human body. A driver is really a material that will speeds up any compound reaction but that39s not necessarily taken or altered in the act. How much working of enzyme diet is dependent on regardless of whether you39ve sufficient nutritional supp http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Chiryu/blog-757768.html As most bodybuilders realize an excellent exercise routine must be the one which raises his or her muscle tissues reducing adipose excess fat. As well retaining their bodies at the ideal level is additionally determined by a normal and also enzyme diet . Now diet isn39t just designed through the meals which can be consumed every day but in addit http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Chiryu/blog-757767.html Some consolation this morning. After checking at the bus station our lost hotel key was succesfully located at another bus station. Within 45 minutes it was returned to us and we gratefully received a refund of our 100 fine. An example of the time being meticulously noted in Japan the bus returning out key was running 2 minutes late and a note was left to inform meAfter the key delay we set of http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Inuyama/blog-725943.html NagoyaA day we wished we could start again We39re feeling emotionally exhausted after the stress of today. We set off for our Toyota factory tour only to discover when changing trains that George had left his JR Pass on the train. It was a horrible feeling as we had planned another 8 days using the railway passes. Unluckily the two station workers spoke little English and it took a lot of ge http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/blog-725940.html I started writing this a few days ago but have been super busy so not had a chance to finish it. But here you go.We arrived in Tokyo without any problems and won at working out the train timetables. Because we gave ourselves plenty of time for getting lost and missing trains we arrived in Nagoya about 4 or 5 hours earlier than necessary and spent some time wandering around near Nagoya station. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/Sakae/blog-697189.html HelloWe went to the Konomiya Shrine39s Naked Festival on Saturday with Zoe and Martin. It was really good fun we hope you enjoy the photos and bit of information below.Hadaka Matsuri officially called Naoi Shinji this festival takes place anually on January 13 of the lunar calendar. The festival started about 1240 years ago in the year 767 Nara Period when Emperor Shotoku ordered the en http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/blog-685208.html HelloWe hope you had a lovely Christmas and New Year ours was really good. My parents came to Japan and this blog will show you some of the stuff we did whilst they were here. You may notice Ben isn39t in many because he had to work but he is in other ones that I will hopefully publish today. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/blog-680949.html Due to a public holiday on Wednesday 23rd November we went to Lake Biwa it is very big and pretty as you will see. We walked along the lake to Hikone and visited Hikone Castle which is a National Treasure. We thought the outside of the castle was spectacular but the inside was just ok with lots of queues. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/blog-668375.html On Saturday we went to see lots of maple trees because the leaves are changing colour it was very pretty. It did take two hours on a bus to drive maybe 20 miles because it is supposed to be the third best site to see the red maple leaves in Japan after Kyoto No.s 1 and 2 so there was lots of traffic. http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/blog-668374.html We39ve been busy lately racing around the country using Japan39s amazing train network. And thanks to our Japan Rail pass we can use the trains as much as we want.So we39ll start with Kyoto where we really only spent one day of tourism despite spending three nights in the city. That39s probably sacrilege considering Kyoto is considered by many to be the best city in the whole country http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/blog-667655.html HelloWe went to the Atsuta shrine and Shirotori gardens which are beautiful. We took quite a lot of photos that you can have a look at. In November they have a festival for three five and seven year olds. They dress up in gorgeous clothes and visit shrines we didn39t know this when we went to Atsuta Shrine so had a surprise. Vikki and Ben http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/blog-666170.html HelloIn October we went on a trip with my Japanese class to Inuyama. It is a very pretty place with a very nice castle. Please enjoy our photos.Vikki and Ben http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Inuyama/blog-666167.html HelloThis is our first blog we hope you enjoy looking at our pictures and seeing what adventures we have been up to. Although I say we Ben is at work so I39m doing it on my own which could be interesting. I hope this works.I thought I should tell you a little bit about Osu Kannon it is a shopping area in Nagoya. It has lots of shops food stands restaurants and our favourite supermarket. A http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/Osu/blog-666087.html The train from Osaka to Nagoya only took a little over an hour but this time I expected the short commute. Nagoya station where I arrived reminded me in many ways of Osaka station and may have been even bigger. It took a few minutes to walk outside of the station where I was greeted by a pair of twin towers and a twist tower. My time was running out in Japan but I still wanted to explore N http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/Sakae/blog-662636.html My heart beats faster when I look out of the window and see Japan unfold beneath me the spine of mountains and narrow coastal areas. When we drop height it strikes me how brown the land is. Of course I39d forgotten. England is so green at the moment whereas Japan or at least the parts of Japan I know is brown in the winter as it39s dry and only turns green when the rains come with t http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/blog-590812.html a blog entry from early January that I never postedMy 4 week long winter holidays are coming to a close this week but here is a summary of how Ive spent the time so that I can remember later onSince moving into the dorm my whole experience of being in Japan has changed completely ive met new people become far more relaxed and been able to do many things that I couldnt have had I be http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/blog-582301.html Blogged on the the 10th of December but posted on the 11th of December Dates have been adjusted.Today we moved to another area Inuyama Yuen. I have a problem with planning our route. For the second time in our trip in two days I misread our itinerary and we got off at the wrong station to get to our hostel. In the end it worked out for the best since we visited all the places we wanted http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Inuyama/blog-552365.html We arrived in Nagoya and took the train to our hotel. I found out very quickly that many Japanese really did not speak much English. They were exceedingly polite and usually became very flustered when they could not help me with my request just because they do not understand me. I felt incredibly bad.Subway rides are expensive About 230yen per one way ride. We found out too late that we could act http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/Sakae/blog-551709.html These last couple of weeks have been a bit of a fiascoIts not really necessary to go into loads of detail on the blog since im not entirely sure who the sometimes 100 people are who read it many thanks for the support though however last Sunday there was quite a drama concerning my host family which resulted in me moving into a dorm midterm. Its not fair to them if I go on about wha http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/Nagoya/Osu/blog-550744.html Last weekend I can absolutely say I think was one of the most exciting weekends of my life. And for that reason I think it deserves a blog entry to itself One of my chosen modules is called Fieldwork Research Methods of Japan however we affectionately call it our festival class since it is essentially festivals that we are researching so whenever there is one happening in the area we http://www.travelblog.org/Asia/Japan/Aichi/blog-539371.html