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- Japan’s First 4D Movie Theatre to Open With Iron Man 3
- April 23rd, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment
- The first 4D cinema in Japan, located in Nagoya, plans to begin screening twelve movies a year in 4D, beginning with Iron Man 3 on April 26th. The format will allow cinemagoers to experience moving seats, strobe lighting, bubbles floating from the ceiling and 1,000 ... » Continue Reading
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- Don’t Cook That Fish!
- April 17th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining
- Much to the chagrin of my family (my mother’s side is Greek and my father’s is British, so fish was a common staple for both parents), I always had trouble stomaching fish. Even the smell of it cooking was enough to turn my stomach. And it wasn’t for a lack of attemp ... » Continue Reading
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- Yozakura: Cherry Blossoms at Night
- April 15th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Play, Travel
- Hanami is a big part of spring tradition in Japan, but so is Yozakura. Yozakura is Hanami at night. People come after dark to sit under the lit up cherry blossoms and drink and eat with friends and family. Basically, celebrating the arrival of spring. Spring this year ... » Continue Reading
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- Romeo and Juliet on stage in Nagoya
- April 12th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment
- About 5 years ago, I was surprised to discover that a friend was going to appear on stage in Nagoya in an English language community theatre production of A Christmas Carol. Despite being in the city for about a year at the time, I had no idea such things were go ... » Continue Reading
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- Hana Matsuri
- April 8th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Play, Travel
- On April 8th, Japan celebrates Buddha’s Birthday, Hana Matsuri (花祭り - The Flower Festival). According to Buddhist tradition, Prince Siddhartha Gautama (Sakyamuni Buddha), the son of King Suddohana and Queen Maya, was born on 8 April 566 B.C. in the garden of Lumbini, ... » Continue Reading
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- Stunning Sakura: Ueno Park
- April 5th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Travel
- There are several parks in Tokyo where you can enjoy viewing sakura. This season, I was able to visit Ueno Park in Tokyo. I personally think that spring is the most beautiful time in Japan, also because these stunning flowers bloom and make the city livelier. Her ... » Continue Reading
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- Odaikokan
- April 3rd, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Play, Travel
- Akita-ken doesn’t hold the world record for very many things. Our humble prefecture, despite having the most fruitful rice and soybean production in Japan, doesn’t lay claim to many ~est’s on a world scale. However, in the tiny town of Takanosu, a frontrunner does app ... » Continue Reading
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- Egg-citingly Good Food
- April 1st, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Food & Dining
- Whenever we see the word Easter, aside from the fact that it's a celebrated holiday especially among Christians, we're reminded of bunnies and eggs. While the Japanese tend to be fond of imported holidays such as Valentine's Day or Christmas, there's not really much goi ... » Continue Reading
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- Sakura Tea
- March 28th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Travel
- These days the sakura have started to blossom in Japan. In the old days, the Japanese women use to gather sakura flowers (especially the sakura kanzan type) and preserve them in salt. From these flowers, kept fresh, a special tea was prepared, served at wedding cere ... » Continue Reading
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- Exploring Kamakura
- March 27th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Travel
- Japan is an amazing place – if you would ask me, it is one of the most beautiful places in the world. So much to see here, that you have to spend probably all year only by traveling around, maybe even more. I recently went with one of my friends to visit Kamakura – a ... » Continue Reading
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- Snapshots With the GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
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