Picture of the Week Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park, Hiroshima, Japan

Hiroshima Peace Memorial Park (広島平和記念公園 ) is a memorial park in the center of Hiroshima, Japan. The park is dedicated to the legacy of Hiroshima as the first city in the world to suffer a nuclear attack and to the memories of the bomb`s victims.

This picture is of the Memorial Cenotaph, which is near the center of the park. It is a concrete, saddle shaped monument that covers a cenotaph holding the names of all the people killed by the bomb. The arch shape represents a shelter for the souls of the victims. If you look carefully through the monument you can see the Atomic Bomb Dome in the background.

Hiroshima Castle

Atomic Bomb Dome

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Cooking Japanese Food

Japanese Food and diet is one of the healthiest in the world. The Japanese Cooking technique is to preserve and enhance the natural flavour of ingredients. Their respect for using ingredients in season means produce is fresh and full of flavour.

Most large supermarkets will have either an Asian section or International section where you can buy specialty Japanese items.

Read about the Essential Japanese Pantry Ingredients here

Asian Supermarkets are also great because they stock a large range of authentic ingredients that can be hard to find.

Some of my favourite Easy to Cook Japanese Food at home is

Tonkatsu (Deep Fried Pork Cutlet)

Gyudon (Beef Bowl)

Tempura

Yakitori Chicken

Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken)

Miso Soup

Nikujyaga (Meat & Potatoes)

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Centenary Park Golf Course Twilight Special

The Centenary Park Golf Course Summer Golf Twilight Special is on again. Play as much golf as you can after 2:00pm for only $15, Monday to Friday.

Centenary Park Golf Course is located at McClelland Drive, Frankston (Melway Ref: 100 F10)

For more Details http://www.centenarypark.com.au/ or 9789 1480

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Frankston Waterfront Festival

The Frankston Waterfront Festival is on again from 15-16 January 2011.
Frankston`s annual summer festival by the sea is not to be missed. With an eclectic mix of music and entertainment, food and wine, plus plenty of stalls, activities and free tastings and displays this is a wonderful festival for the whole family to enjoy.

Frankston Waterfront Festival (Melway Ref: 100A A9)

The Cheapest Shipping Personal Items To or From Japan

What is the cheapest way to send your personal items to or from Japan. You have two options available to you. You can either ship the items home or send them via air.

It really depends on three things:

How much stuff you have to send?

How long you want to wait to receive them ?

How much you want to spend?

Shipping is cheaper as price is determined by volume or size, but does take longer to reach your destination. Air is very quick but the price is determined by the weight and it can be quite expensive for a larger consignment.

If it is just a few boxes you wish to send then a courier service like TNT or FedEx would be the quickest and least expensive option. If it is more than a few boxes and quite heavy then the best option would be via a groupage/consolidated shipment. This is the least expensive option as you actually share a container rather than use your own for the shipment and therefore only pay for the space you take up in the shared container.

Unfortunately groupage/consolidated shipments are not always available and the only alternative is an LCL (Less than Container Load) shipment. These are more expensive as your consignment needs to be crated up and sent via a shared container. If you have a full household to send then you will most likely need your own Sole Use Container. Generally the contents of a 3 bedroom home will fit into a 20` Container. This is the most expensive option but you have piece of mind as you are not sharing a container and you can determine the arrival date that best suits you.

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Japanese Junior High School

The Japanese school year is from April to March with three main breaks during the school year. Summer Vacation is approx 5-6 weeks long in late July and August. Winter Vacation is 2 weeks long in late December and early January and Spring Vacation is 1 week long in late March. Classes are usually either 45 minutes long or 50 minutes long depending on which schedule the school uses for the day. There are usually 5-6 classes a day at school.

Picture of the Week Hiroshima Castle, Japan

Hiroshima Castle (広島城 Hiroshima-jō), also sometimes called Carp Castle is a castle in Hiroshima, Japan and was home to the daimyo (feudal lord) of the Hiroshima han. The castle was originally constructed in the 1589, but was destroyed in the atomic bombing of 1945. The present castle is a replica of the original and was rebuilt in 1958.

Entry costs ￥300 and it is open from 9 am to 4:30 pm October to March and until 5:30 pm April to September.

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