Sydney
I’ve been really busy lately, so I didn’t get around to updating the blog. A couple of weeks ago I went up to the Sydney for a long weekend. One of my short stories was nominated for a science fiction award and the ceremony was in Sydney. I didn’t win the award, but it was [...]
Posted by Aidan under Personal News, Travel, Travel - Australia, Travel - Japan, Travel - World | Permalink | 4 Comments »Gunkanjima
I stayed in Nagasaki for a couple of days. I visited Gunkanjima (“Battleship Island”). It used to have a coal mine, but when that was shut down, the island was deserted. Last year they started running tours there. It is about 30 minutes by ferry from Nagasaki to the island. You aren’t allowed to go [...]
Posted by Aidan under Personal News, Travel, Travel - Australia, Travel - Japan, Travel - World | Permalink | 4 Comments »Ninja Restaurant
When I was in Tokyo, I went to Ninja Akasaka. They have ninja-themed food and the waiters are dressed as ninjas. The crackers looked like shuriken. http://www.ninjaakasaka.com/ Related Articles: Gunkanjima Ninja Restaurant Takayama Shirakawa-Go Please support my blog by clicking this blog site ranking list.
Posted by Aidan under Personal News, Travel, Travel - Australia, Travel - Japan, Travel - World | Permalink | 4 Comments »Takayama
I also stayed in Takayama for a night. It has a nice old town that is interesting to walk around. Takayama is also known for sarubobo – the good luck charms. There were lots of them around. Related Articles: Gunkanjima Ninja Restaurant Takayama Shirakawa-Go Please support my blog by clicking this blog site ranking list.
Posted by Aidan under Personal News, Travel, Travel - Australia, Travel - Japan, Travel - World | Permalink | 4 Comments »Shirakawa-Go
I stayed overnight in Shirakawa-Go in Gifu. The village is a world heritage site and is famous for its old zasshou style houses with thatched roofs. I stayed in one of the old houses overnight and they served me a really beautiful dinner and breakfast. The village is nice to walk around and some of [...]
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