Well, not really. Just got a nifty blood-red scheme going and some custom logos. Dug out my old CSS skills, think it works pretty well. Logo idea shamelessly stolen from JapanesePod101, ‘cept their site is like, a million times better.

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Right, so I’ve got the tickets, I’ve applied for the visa (need to find out if it’s read but I’m not sure how because the Consulate specifically asks you not to phone them about that!)… what else do I need?

clothes
plug adaptor?
backpack
Japanese chargers for phone/DS
more clothes, possibly
external hard drive?
batteries/battery charger
air travel pass thingy

A lot of [...]

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