Date registered: May 25, 2011
Feb 05 2012
Picture time The most bizarre or cutest signs I found in Japan so far! Enjoy! Next post will show manhole art. Whatever that is ;) Special thanks to: Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent web page hosting services; Lilith Pendzich;
Feb 04 2012
Karaokaydokay My colleagues are so kind and this time treat me to a Karaoke evening. Instead of arranging this in an unspectacular way in our hotel we hit the road to a branch of a company chain specialized in Karaoke-entertainment. Comparable with multiplex cinemas one finds several rooms which are only thought for Karaoke. Every …
Jan 21 2012
Video Mania Well, well, it’s once again video time. But this place is simply too beautiful not to be filmed. Beagstaign von Daaaaaaaaaaaax My colleague Hayden wanted to do some snowboard tricks. Unfortunately the slope was not steep enough. He explains the healthiest way to walk and why walking is so healthy. Surftrainingsecrets.com von …
Jan 11 2012
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 …
Jan 08 2012
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
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
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
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
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
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 …
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