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I find this art form to be unlike most things I have seen. The Japanese make high shine mud balls as works of art.
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Shane highlights the art of making beautiful paper in Japan and as always includes a little history and some links for how we can get involved ourselves.
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Looking for something new to do, Reiko and I took in a theatrical performance this weekend by a group that has been operating in the Nagoya area for a number of years, and we caught the last Nagoya showing of Romeo & Juliet on Sunday night. While it was not quite what I was expecting, it was certai
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Really cute picture of animals/craft that should be more celebrated.
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Ken Tanaka learns why men go to hostess clubs and interviews a former host.
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A beautiful illustration of the 4 magical beasts that guard the compass.
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Part 2 of my experience volunteering as a counselor at an English Summer Camp. In this volume: campfire stories, camp songs, and more violent children.
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Part 1 of my experience volunteering as a counselor at a Children's English Summer Camp ... sento, yakiniku, violent children, oh my!
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The second part of Kyoto's Jidai Matsuri - Festival of Ages - tracing back from the late 12th Century to the late 8th Century.
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A cool witty introduction to Kawasaki's Halloween celebration
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Every year on October 22nd, Kyoto celebrates its long history with a historical procession of costumed participants. The parade goes backward in time from 1867 the last year Kyoto was the official capital to 794 when the city became the capital.
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A fantastic post from Green Eyed Geisha which gives us a wonderfully funny look inside a kimono dressing class. A must read for anyone who has struggled with rising gracefully from a kneeling position even in casual clothes!!
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You too can wake up at 6:30am every morning and do ラジオ体操 like a pro. Just watch Hatsune Miku! XD
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The Okinawa Prefectural Peace Memorial Museum is located at Peace Prayer Park and is Okinawa's largest war memorial. Here you will learn about the Battle of Okinawa and also post-war Okinawa.
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Fetish....@Kame - agreed.
And with little to no makeup, as well, IMO....If I were you, I'd wear a face mask on the trains just like everybody else does. As...Good point. I used to love living on Yen and watching the dollar drop in value....So, um, how does one find his/her rooms.
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...
And with little to no makeup, as well, IMO....If I were you, I'd wear a face mask on the trains just like everybody else does. As...Good point. I used to love living on Yen and watching the dollar drop in value....So, um, how does one find his/her rooms.
And do they come gaijin-size?...That's not very surprising to me. Almost comparable with American society.
This is one of the best...That's precisely what I thought myself, but given that the powers-that-be have zero...