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Funding: Teacher Treks Travel Grant Competition – Chance for Teacher to Travel Abroad This Summer

Posted on February 11, 2013 by Laura

Are you a teacher looking to experience Japan and bring it back to your students? Sponsored by Hilton HHonors and administered by IIE, the Teacher Treks Travel Competition gives teachers the chance to travel abroad this summer to experience foreign … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: deep kyoto & Kyoto Baths

Posted on February 1, 2013 by Travis

It can be really easy to get templed-out in Kyoto, or to otherwise get overwhelmed or tired out by the big-name tourist sites and the feeling of a need to hit them all. As I found a few summers ago, … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links, living abroad | Tagged art, culture, Japan, Japanese culture, Kyoto, music, onsen, restaurants, tourism, travel | 1 Comment

Job Opening: Context Travel – Tour Guide Lecturing in China and Japan

Posted on January 24, 2013 by Travis

Via H-JAPAN mailing list. Institution: ContextTravel Location: Beijing, Shanghai, Kyoto, Tokyo, or other world cities Education: MA, MFA, PhD or other terminal degree in relevant field Posted: Jan. 21, 2013 Deadline: Ongoing Context Travel, an organization providing “walking seminars” for … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Content Editor, Booking.com

Posted on September 22, 2012 by LM

Company: Booking.com Location: Tokyo Type: Full-Time/Regular Education: not listed; experience/language skills Description Booking.com is the market leader of online hotel reservations. As a Content Editor, your main task will be to create commercial content for hotels’ pages on Booking.com, maintain … Continue reading →

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Job Opening: Japan Specialist Travel Consultant, Bristol

Posted on September 20, 2012 by LM

Company: InsideJapan Tours Job Description: Japan Specialist Travel Consultant Location: Bristol, UK Closing Date for applications: Friday 28th September 2012 Start Date: November 2012 / ASAP Do you have a passion for Japan? then this could be the perfect job … Continue reading →

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Internship Opportunity: Travel Intern, Wallpaper* Magazine, UK

Posted on July 11, 2012 by LM

From Wallpaper* Magazine‘s facebook page on July 4, 2012: Fancy yourself as the next W* travel intern? We’re urgently asking interested candidates to email CVs/cover letters to David at travel@wallpaper.com. Inquiries about the details of the job can be made … Continue reading →

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FLF: A Magical Adventure: Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea

Posted on April 20, 2012 by reedra01

Disney World, where dreams come true and magic still lives. It is the most visited recreational park in the world. There is nothing else quite like it. Most of us have experienced the wonderful world of Disney in some way or … Continue reading →

Posted in culture, fun links, living abroad | Tagged disney, fun link friday, tokyo disneyland, travel | 1 Comment

Jop Opening: Travel Consultant, InsideJapan Tours

Posted on April 16, 2012 by LM

Job Description: Travel Consultant Closing Date for applications: 30th April 2012 Interviews: Mid May 2012 Start Date: beginning June 2012 Location: Boulder, CO The Position This is a role based in our US office in Boulder. As the second person … Continue reading →

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Call for papers: Encountering the exotic: the collecting, trade and exchange of exotic goods between Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, from the 16th century to 21st century

Posted on December 22, 2011 by Paula

Encountering the exotic: the collecting, trade and exchange of exotic goods between Europe, Asia, Africa and the Americas, from the 16th century to 21st century XVIth World Economic History Congress, 9th-13th July 2012, University of Stellenbosch, Cape Town, South Africa … Continue reading →

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FLF: Kusatsu Onsen

Posted on September 30, 2011 by kachmcd

I traveled to Nagano once with a friend, we were going to see the snow monkeys. Our plan was to spend the night at a ryokan in the small town of Yamanouchi and head to Nagano-shi the next day. Imagine … Continue reading →

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