Jim Goes to Japan

First hand experience from a first time traveler

Earthquakes

Earthquakes are a fairly common occurrence in Japan. There was one on the North end of the main island last night that measured around 6.8 if I could understand the news alright. We felt it here in Tokyo, but it wasn’t that big. Definitely not something I am used to! I’ve never experienced an earthquake [...]

Day Two

I slept pretty well last night. I had a little snack and after posting last night and updating everyone on Facebook, I laid in bed and watched some Japanese TV. It didn’t take long for me to conk out. I slept like a rock.
So the plan for today is to find the hotel I had [...]

Hello Tokyo!

This was supposed to be a video post.. but I can explain. I am stuck in a fancy pants hotel with no wireless in the suites. So I am stuck writing this on a terminal using a Japanese keyboard (which is quite frustrating). Hopefully I will fix this some time tomorrow, but know it was [...]

Can’t Wait to Leave

I am heading for Japan on July 21st, 2008.
I’ve been stuck in Ontario, Canada for my whole life. I’ve never been traveling and have always been terribly envious of those who have. Instead of school and spending summers back packing around Europe, I’ve spent my early twenties starting a business, failing to maintain a successful [...]


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