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March 16th 2016

Published: April 17th 2018

Hello my fellow travellers! I slept like dead during the night, though before falling asleep my feet did indeed get licked by one of the dogs, but I didn't mind, it reminded me of one of my parents' dogs who used to do that and whom I was very fond of. This day started easy with me and Ryosuke taking a walk together with the dogs, it's something that I promised I would help him with as a thanks f... Read Full Entry

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Per-Olof Persson

A Small Swede in the Big World

I'm a small Swede that simply just love to travel. I haven't been around as much as I'd wish to yet, but my life long goal is to visit all the countries in the world. I still have a long way to go before that mission is accomplished though. I live with my two cats and one spider in Alvesta, a small city outside of Växjö where I try to host people from all over the world as often as I can. If you need a place to stay, just look me up on couchsurfing.org and send me a request. My living I make working as a insurance adviser, it's a soft job with plenty of free time. I try to get out in the ... full info

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17th April 2018

Dancing Dave
David Hooper

History of Japan
Another fascinating chapter in your annals of the History of Japan, Per-Olof. I am fascinated by Yasukuni Jinja, the shrine whose purpose was to house the souls of those who gave the ultimate sacrifice for Japan since 1853 . How are the names of 2,466,532 men, women, children and even various pets inscribed here? Sounds like a lot of names and effort to record in stone or in handwriting or otherwise.

18th April 2018

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

History of Japan
Thank you my dancing friend. They are indeed inscribed by hand in writing, and not only their names but also their origin, birth dates and place of death. I went back and expanded a bit on that section of the post, also adding some of the names that are inscribed and some that are not. ;-)

18th April 2018

Ake Och Emma
Ake Dahllof and Emma Holmbro

It works! How's that even possible?
We were in Japan a few years ago. We absolutely loved it and we want to go back again in the near future. I noticed something fascinating in the Tokyo metro. In the most busy stations they have rectangles painted on the platform and in the rectangles there are lines drawn perpendicular to the train. The lines indicates where people are allowed to stand and wait for the trains to arrive. People enter the rectangles and patiently wait their turn. When the first rectangle in full people may stand and wait in a second one which is painted next to it. The first rectangle in labelled "first train" and the second rectangle is labelled "second train". When a train arrives the people in the first rectangle board the train and the people in the second rectangle move over to the first rectangle and wait for the next train. The crazy thing is - it works! How's that even possible? /Ake

19th April 2018

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

It works! How's that even possible?
I know, it's really amazing looking at it with our Swedish eyes, we're nowhere even remotely near to that precision! But there is a whole different level of respect in Japan, both to your fellow citizens but also to your profession. I mean just how the staff bows to the train as it comes into the station or the staff bows when they enter an exits the cars.

18th April 2018

RENanDREW
Ren & Andrew

Horse meat
What an amazing introduction you had to Japan! I had no idea horse meat was a thing in Japan. Is that wasabi on the side? You've also reminded me of how much I used to love Pocky. I'll need to look for some :)

19th April 2018

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Horse meat
You can find so much fascinating and delicious food in Japan, I kept being amazed by the food for the whole trip. :) I love pocky as well and we've finally gotten them at my local candy shop! :D

21st April 2018

alex waring
Alexander Waring

Japanese History
Wow, you certainly know your Japanese history - very impressive! I'm a big fan myself of reading up about the history of a country before visiting it, it certainly helps you to understand the country in the modern day.

21st April 2018

A Small Swede in the Big World
Per-Olof Persson

Japanese History
I agree fully my friend. Learning about the history of where I go is a big part of the enjoyment. :) Japan holds a special place in my heart though of course, but so much of the history here is a lot more complex and deep than first meets the eye and I'm constantly finding myself challenged on everything I thought I knew. :D

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