Adventure Japan

Can Aimi defeat a bigger competitor than teams sponsored by Silicon Valley's most powerful Internet behemoths? The teams boarded the Floating City to travel the world in search of hidden mythological relics that when found may open doors to new worlds for the winners. Aimi was defeated by her mentor in part one of this epic voyage. Has Aimi sacrificed her integrity to no avail? Can she make her way back to her team? If you like honest characters, beautiful twists, and Christian themes, then you’ll love father-daughter writing duo Bill & Mia Belew’s wonderful tale. Buy sixth-in-series, ...

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new while traveling? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this book is just for you. Greater than a Tourist by Laura Welch offers the inside scope on Sendai. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there's nothing wrong with that, as a part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you travel tips from someone who lives at your next travel destination.

Greater Than a Tourist - Tokyo Japan, by Paula Danciu, offers the inside scoop on Tokyo.

Seattle, 2019. After a severe injury, ace mecha designer and pilot Reiko Morikawa is recruited to a secret organization plotting a revolt against the corrupt governor (and Nazi sympathizer) of the United States of Japan. When their plan to save the USJ from itself goes awry, the mission is only saved from failure because the governor is killed by an assassin known as Bloody Mary. But the assassin isn't satisfied with just the governor.

At the end of World War Il, most of the veterans who valiantly defended our country's freedoms left the military and returned home. A few of these gallant men, though, chose to remain in the service, and they found themselves in Japan—along with those few who stayed in uniform because they had nowhere else to go. When war breaks out in Korea, a new generation of men and women arrive—either drafted or volunteering to fill the empty ranks left by the departing servicemen. As the war rages, a different dynamic starts to take place in Japan, one that will shape and mold the future lives of ...

Der große historische Roman über die Einigung Japans und den Aufstieg des Shōgunats — jetzt neu verfilmt als Blockbuster-Serie bei Disney+. Im Jahr 1600 strandet der englische Navigator John Blackthorne an der Küste eines Landes, das erst wenige Europäer erreicht haben: Japan. Blackthorne bleibt nur wenig Zeit, um sich in der fremden Sprache und Kultur zurechtzufinden. Und er muss seine Vorstellungen von Loyalität, Mut und Moral hinterfragen. Schon bald gerät er mitten hinein in den Machtkampf der japanischen Fürsten, der das Land zu zerreißen droht. Blackthorne tritt in den Dienst des faszinierenden Strategen Toranaga.

The Curse of the Demon Prince is set in the backdrop of a fantastical, alternate-history version of feudal Japan (called Shoto), where honor can be stolen and only returned when and if justice is served. Seven companions (a wizard, a shinobi, two warriors loyal to opposing kings, a peasant that is more than he seems, and a pair of boys from Humao, the Isle of the Dishonored) risk death as they trek across the land of Shoto, seeking a sacred altar. There they hope to perform a sacrifice that will stop a Celtic demon from destroying their island home. Six of them know the truth...and the ...

A close encounter with a ghost in Scotland and a gun in Mexico. A request to meet a fortune-teller in Varanasi, who correctly predicts the future. Entering Tibet the hard way and meeting the Dalai Lama the easy way. Living in Japan for 13 years, and experiencing life as an ex-pat, and seeing Japan through the eyes of an ESL teacher. This is a collection of stories and travels over several years and through several countries. Vicariously experience these and other misadventures when you travel to parts of Europe, Latin America, Southeast Asia, Hong Kong, China, and the Middle East. Many ...

The Chang family has given us a young nobleman, a dreamer able to fight and defeat while learning the value and experiences of the inevitable losses during our lifetime. The fiction goes and Victorino leaves his land burdened by personal issues that were asphyxiating him, grabbing the simple image of his daily environment; however, once walking into the outside world different events that happen make the young to become mature, later a grown man, and then plenty of grey hair is no longer the humorous one who used to hold life between his hands. The pain of having to depart, sufferings he ...

Was a rare amethyst mine illegally seized from the Japanese ancestors of a well-known Atlanta family just after World War II? The Amethyst Agenda finds two members of The Adventurers team on a thrilling hunt deep in Japan, where descendants of post-war villains have their own secrets and intend to keep them. Four months ago, anthropology professor Travis Monahan was shot while investigating the mysterious floating city at Baikal. Suffering from PTSD, he’s been holed up in their Atlanta office with his Jack Russell terrier and his brooding thoughts. One of the partners, Savannah Summers, ...

Band 7 der Bestseller-Reihe von Chris Bradford in neuem Look! Jack will mit seinen Freunden nach Nagasaki, um dort auf einem Schiff nach England anzuheuern. Aus Angst, den Samurai des Shoguns in die Arme zu laufen, entschließen sich die Gefährten für den Seeweg entlang der Küste. Doch auch auf dieser Route lauern todbringende Gefahren …. Ein junger Engländer. Gestrandet in Japan. Ausgebildet zum Samurai. Bereit für den Kampf seines Lebens.

Eliza Altairsky-Lointaine is the toast of Moscow society, a beautiful actress in an infamous theatre troupe. Her love life is as colourful as the parts she plays. She is the estranged wife of a descendant of Genghis Khan. And her ex-husband has threatened to kill anyone who courts her. He appears to be making good on his promise. Fandorin is contacted by a concerned friend - the widowed wife of Chekhov - who asks him to investigate an alarming incident involving Eliza.

Myasako and Takashi are the first in a while to try to hunt down a Korokoshin Monster, and Martin and the Garganfan discover what Jacobson Muldridge has been working on for these past few weeks. He has an invention that has the power to change the course of the whole world's existence, but the Garganfan suspects that it might do more harm than good, and he fears a war could break out between humans and the most powerful beings in the forest.

With travel tips and culture in our guidebooks written by a local author, it is never too late to visit Sapporo. Most travel books tell you how to travel like a tourist. Although there is nothing wrong with that, as part of the Greater than a Tourist series, this book will give you candid travel tips from someone who has lived at your next travel destination.

Are you excited about planning your next trip? Do you want to try something new? Would you like some guidance from a local? If you answered yes to any of these questions, then this Greater Than a Tourist book is for you. Greater Than a Tourist - Hekinan City, Aichi Prefecture, Japan by Bree Crandy offers the inside scoop on small-town, rural Japan.

Immersive, fascinating and with an ending that will quite simply… blow your socks off! Who ever really knows themselves? And if you don’t know yourself, can you ever be truly happy? Mark Rasper is a thirty-year old man who has always had a fascination with Japan. It started when he played Metal Gear Solid with school buddy Paul, becoming thoroughly captivated not only by everything Japanese, but by the character Solid Snake. When a transfer opportunity turns up at the company he works for, he doesn’t hesitate, and before he has time to change his mind he is on a plane to Tokyo. Mark ...

Savor the Flavor: A Japanese Food Vocabulary Guide is the ultimate resource for anyone looking to immerse themselves in the rich culinary world of Japan. With over 170 food vocabulary words for different food groups and eight chapters covering everything from fruits and vegetables to meats, fish, sushi, ramen, and desserts, this guide is a valuable resource for Japanese language learners and travelers looking to fully immerse themselves in the culture.

Als Ninjas ein englisches Handelsschiff angreifen, ist der Matrosenjunge Jack Fletcher der einzige Überlebende. Es gelingt ihm, sich und das wertvolle Logbuch seines Vaters an die japanische Küste zu retten. Doch Jack muss untertauchen, denn der neue Herrscher Japans verfolgt erbarmungslos alle Ausländer. Auf der Flucht gewähren ihm ausgerechnet die Erzfeinde der Samurai Unterschlupf: Großmeister Soke und seine Ninja-Kämpfer.

The Japanese have a tradition of sending postcards and a word for these friendly little holiday snapshots: Nengajo. Each greeting is a celebration of culture and of life, bridging the old ways and modern times.

Japaner bleiben gerne unter sich. Es dürfte kaum ein weiteres hoch entwickeltes Industrieland geben, das eine derart homogene Bevölkerung hat. Nur zögernd nahm das Reich der aufgehenden Sonne Kontakt mit dem Westen auf, mauserte sich aber in wenigen Jahren zu einer modernen militärischen Großmacht. Die militärische Macht Japans beschränkt sich seit den Kriegsverbrechen des Zweiten Weltkriegs auf die Landesverteidigung. Der Einfluss Japans auf die internationale Popkultur ist dank Nintendo und Manga enorm.