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	<title>Osaka, Kyoto, Kobe, Nara - Japan</title>
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	<description>See, visit, work, live, play in the Kansai / Kinki region of Japan</description>
	<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<title>Sushilicious</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/18/sushilicious/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 18 Aug 2008 06:47:16 +0000</pubDate>
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You might be British, but in all honesty how often do you eat fish and chips?
In a similar vein, you might be Japanese, but in all honesty how often do you eat sushi?
I know I don&#8217;t eat it that much, but sometimes the king of all Japanese food is really the only thing to plump [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Super Sonic Summer Sonic</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/11/super-sonic-summer-sonic/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 11 Aug 2008 12:31:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[ 
 The time of year comes when all you want to do is get yer flip-flops on and get sunburnt. And what better way to do it than with some loud guitars in a big field. Yes, another year and another Summer Sonic.
After last years&#8217;s arse up with the buses (either traipsing miles to find one [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Newly opened British theme pub &#8220;The Hub&#8221; in Umeda</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/08/newly-opened-british-theme-pub-the-hub-in-umeda/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/08/newly-opened-british-theme-pub-the-hub-in-umeda/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:57:34 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[The Hub Pub opened in July 2008 in Umeda in the space which was a Nova branch - this is certainly a much better use!
Located near Chayamachi (2 minutes walk from the North exit of Hankyu railway station (about 3 minutes from Big Man and Kinokunia) it is part of a chain of pubs which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Ohh me aching bones - Osaka chirporactor and acupuncturist does the job</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/08/ohh-me-aching-bones-osaka-chirporactor-and-acupuncturist-does-the-job/</link>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:45:16 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Recently I had an old back problem come back to haunt me and if you know anything about injuries like this they are not fun especially if you&#8217;re on holiday or need to work.
Luckily a friend put me in touch with an excellent chiropractor so I thought I&#8217;d share the info with you. Mr Toshinaga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A belly full of Turkey in Osaka</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/08/a-belly-full-of-turkey-in-osaka/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/08/a-belly-full-of-turkey-in-osaka/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 08 Aug 2008 12:21:29 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Not Thanksgiving, not even Xmas but thanks to the Konak Turkish restaurant (English) you can now enjoy a taste of the Middle East, and what a delicious Arabian night.
Located in Shinsaibashi near exit 5 of the Yostubashi subway station on the blue Osaka Yotsubashi line, the restaurant is in B1 of the Kurimoto Kensetu Building. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Going for Gold at Gold&#8217;s Gym</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/05/going-for-gold-at-golds-gym/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/05/going-for-gold-at-golds-gym/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Tue, 05 Aug 2008 13:52:02 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[Ruddy typical. When I left work to go to the gym this afternoon it was a glorious summer&#8217;s day. There I was getting sundrenched, lapping it all up while swishing round on my bicyclette. Well, drenched in sweat apart from anything else.
Next thing, a couple of hours later after getting even sweatier with the iron, I emerged to find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Psycho summer!</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/08/04/psycho-summer/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 04 Aug 2008 13:36:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>matt</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[The word for &#8216;absolutely bloody fantastic&#8217; in Japanese is 最～高. If you hear this verbally, it comes out as &#8217;saikou&#8217;, which can&#8230;oh deary me&#8230;be utterly misheard in English as &#8216;psycho&#8217;!!
Right now the summer is in full swing here, and it&#8217;s preeeeposterously hot and humid. It&#8217;s so ridiculous, it&#8217;s enough to make a sauna feel like a [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Dotonbori waterfront open</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/07/24/dotonbori-waterfront-open/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/07/24/dotonbori-waterfront-open/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Jul 2008 00:21:15 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Well, it&#8217;s taken a couple of years of hard work but now the pedestrian walkway along the Dononbori river, famous for the crazy Hanshin Tigers fans jumping in after a league win, is open. The board walk starts at the MIdosuji end and extends for about 800 meters passing by shops and restaurants. There are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Bike tour of Hokkaido - seeing the sights</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/07/11/bike-tour-of-hokkaido-seeing-the-sights/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/07/11/bike-tour-of-hokkaido-seeing-the-sights/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 10:30:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<category><![CDATA[Get Out!]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[I gotta get out of this hot humid weather. Where better to go than the northern climes of that mysterious isle - Hokkaido.
Famous in the winter for its snow festival (-lots C thats not for me!) the summer offers both motorbikers and cyclists lots of adventure and wide open roads to breeze down and find [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fine German Dining in Osaka - if you&#8217;re missing bangers and mash</title>
		<link>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/07/11/fine-german-dining-in-osaka-if-youre-missing-bangers-and-mash/</link>
		<comments>http://www.kinkijapan.com/2008/07/11/fine-german-dining-in-osaka-if-youre-missing-bangers-and-mash/#comments</comments>
		<pubDate>Fri, 11 Jul 2008 08:00:28 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Now then, when you think of world cuisine German, like British, food doesn&#8217;t immediately spring to mind as noteworthy. However Gasthaus 44 is a cheeky little restaurant in downtown Osaka that offers the best there is in German gastronomy. It is fairly large so you shouldn&#8217;t have to wait to get a table, but often [...]]]></description>
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