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June 14th 2006

Published: June 21st 2006

Straight after work on Friday, Amy and I caught the Shinkansen to Tokyo. We missed the Hikari super express by about 5 seconds. As we ran up the stairs we could hear the ringing sound which meant the doors were closing! We had to wait and then catch a slower shinkansen. It didn't really matter because we were on holidays for the next two days and could relax! We got a little lost making our way to... Read Full Entry

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Marissa Nakos

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Read about my travels around the world. After completing my Early Childhood Education degree in Adelaide, Australia, my love of travelling and setting foot into the unknown took me to Japan. I taught at an English Kindergarten for two amazing years while admiring the glorious Mt Fuji and exploring Japan from Hokkaido to Okinawa and everywhere in between. I was lucky to meet Mario in Japan and now we are engaged and living in Spain. We have no idea what the future holds, but we’re sure it will be adventurous! ... full info

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Next to Harajuku station - where the freaks hang out

Cool invention!

Before you enter shops or restaurants in Japan, there is usually some kind of bags provided to put your wet umbrella in. In front of this shop, the machine does it for you!

28th June 2006

Jason Boccaccio
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Dogs treated as human babies
These dogs should easily be able to walk the same pace as there owner so why put them in a pram? I can understand providing clothing for little dogs so they are protected from the cold, but actually pushing them around in a pram is taking things way too far! I suppose dogs are cheaper than humans to raise and provides something to do for those stay at home house wives / husbands with no kids. Marissa, is there many of these pram dogs in Japan? Is there any explaination? Does this happen in Australia?

28th June 2006

TravelQueen
Marissa Nakos

Pram dogs
The only place I have seen the 'pram dogs' is in Tokyo! Australian dogs must be much tougher that Japanese dogs (haha), but to exercise them is normal, so I really don't understand either! Japanese dogs are also pampered quite a lot - dog grooming shops are quite popular! And about the clothing, it is Summer here - they don't need to keep warm! Anyway, dressed up dogs, dogs in prams, dogs in doggie handbags - it all makes for a great laugh!

7th July 2006

KTV
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Prams and Dogs
I have the answers to everyone questions!! As they are only allowed to have 1 child... or maybe that is only in China but i am goin with it... they treat there dogs like children.. aka spoilt brats! p.s Marissa you are getting slack again! What are you doing!

13th July 2006

D
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Guys, guys, I think you are missing the point here. The dogs in prams were an eyeopener to even me and I love dogs but in all seriousness I think the main question to be asked is "Do those chicks really dress like that?!"

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