We went to bed pretty late (around 1:30) and got up around 8:00 to get breakfast before going sightseeing in Nara. Breakfast consisted of some rice, lettuce, chicken, salmon eggs, sticky potato, and (something spicy that I didn’t know the name of).
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After being 3 hours late, we met our Japanese family, the Ohno family, consisting of 7 family members. We were asked if we were hungry (and, of course, we were!), so we visited a noodle bar where me and Josh had ramen
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Got off the plane okay — the humidity does not go unnoticed! Got on the shuttle train okay, but left Joss behind… Whilst waiting in the queue for customs, a little girl, aged 5, gave me a folder paper crane out of
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We left Dubai airport after a short delay and were served a ‘light snack’ consisting of katsu curry and cheesecake. I then fell asleep for 5 or 6 hours and felt a lot more rested once I awoke! We landed in Osaka
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The flight was delayed from the stated departure time due to the fact that the performers for the Sunderland Airshow were using Newcastle airport to takeoff and land; this did mean however, that we got an up-close look at the Red Arrows
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We’ve arrived, had many photos taken, spoken to many people and, most importantly, checked in! We’re just waiting to depart Newcastle and we are passing the time by playing Bananagram!
After a long 2 years consisting of: countless hours of bag-packing; bucket shakes; unit and spokesperson training camps; and general fundraising events, we are finally ready to depart for the 23rd World Scout Jamboree in Japan! I’d like to thank everyone who
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Use the website below to see what your name is in Japanese katakana! Mine name is: アダム (adamu). http://apps.nolanlawson.com/japanese-name-converter/
Sadako Sasaki was a Japanese girl who was two years old when the atomic bomb was dropped on August 6, 1945, in Hiroshima. In November 1954, Sadako developed swellings on her neck and was subsequently diagnosed with leukemia and was given, at
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