aMANZAing Grace Well, well… It seems the grace won’t stop. The Japanese a capella group Takarabune from Kobe interviewed and performing “amazing Grace” – the favourite song of all Manza onsen hotel employees. To find out why this is our favourite song and everybody loves it here you don’t even have to work here but …
Tag Archive: Japan
Jan 08 2012
28th Week
Life is aMANZAing It’s once again video time. Enjoy the first winter sports pictures of this blog! It’s an New Zealand/Bavarian co-production. Err… The second part explains everything about the Japanese People and their German obsession. Have fun! Life is aMANZAing! von Daaaaaaaaaaaax Special thanks to: Hayden Rhodes, New Zealand; Okamoto San, Japan; Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace …
Dec 31 2011
27th Week
And a happy new year! A short video about how the Japanese people celebrate new year’s eve. It’s also a Japanese custom to eat Soba – Japanese noodles – at new year’s eve. No, no fireworks :( Sylvester 2011_2012 von Daaaaaaaaaaaax Updates part two: sixth week: Photos of the Kirari Kids (the children I taught …
Dec 26 2011
26th Week
Merry Christmas! The last Christmas holiday and then it will already be over again :( I hope everybody enjoyed the time and had a nice Christmas. So I will start updating the blog this week. Since this is quite a lot of work it might take one or two weeks. Following will be improved: The …
Dec 22 2011
25th Week
Snow, Snow Snow!!! :) :) :) Yes, even though the Japanese people don’t really celebrate Christmas – less than one percent of Japans population are Christians – we will definitely have a white Christmas. But like in Germany the Japanese people tend to assimilate lots of customs from the U.S. Americans that come with Christmas. …
Dec 21 2011
24th Week
The dark side of the moon Okay it’s once again picture time. This time of the Senso-ji-Temple in Tokyo also shot in late September. When walking through the temple complex there a woman asked me if her little daughter – maybe five perhaps six years young – might ask me some questions. So I bent …
Dec 20 2011
23rd Week
The big good bye He gave me shelter when I was broke. He helped me find a job in Tokyo. He let me stay at his place for free even when I finally found a job and offered to pay rent. He corrected most of my blog threads. Together we philosophised about life, enjoyed lots …
Dec 14 2011
22nd Week
To be in hot water There are many Onsenhotels all over in Japan. So why would anybody take the effort to go to an Onsen located at 5900 feet altitude in the middle of the mountains? Well, there may be many Onsens in Japan but not many with real volcanic sulphur water with a high …
Dec 11 2011
21st Week
Mountain Mania So far I have been very lucky with my stay in Japan, and with my jobs as well. I am currently working in an Onsen Hotel in Manza. The mountain site is simply a dream come true, with crystal clear night skies – a nice diversion compared to Tokyo’s starless sky – and …
Dec 09 2011
20th Week
Drenched Drinker As I am delayed with my blog – the work here in Manza is very demanding – only a brief update about week 20. After all I arrived safe and sound in Manza, was provided with free board and lodging with a big room even for European standards. I also don’t have to …
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