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- Gensho Art: Japan’s Only Kakishibu Hand-Drawn Dye Artist
- February 28th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture
- Gensho Yamamoto is truly a gift to the world. Meeting and working with him has been life-changing to say the least. Not only is he an internationally renowned professional artist, he also represents life in every way one could imagine. I already knew 2013 would be m ... » Continue Reading
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- Snapshots With the GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
- February 27th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Outdoor/Sports, Photography, Travel
- When I first received my GoPro Hero 3 I was really surprised by how small it was. I had seen pictures of the product, but it was not until I was holding it in my hands that it really sunk in. Even with the waterproof house, that it comes with, it is miniature compared t ... » Continue Reading
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- Making Up Names
- February 26th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Teaching in Japan, Travel
- Recently, I visited Sapporo for its famous Yuki Matsuri (snow festival). This extravaganza of snow involves block after block of the city’s main drag sculpted with icy precision into giant tableaus that included a scene of a beautiful woman and a farm, a Thai palace, ha ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Harry Potter on Instagram
- February 20th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Photography
- With the newest technology, almost everything is possible...even flying. Japanese designer, Halno, focuses on levitation photography with his flying broomstick photos. His collection earned him the name Japanese Harry Potter, because of his colorful, playful and imagina ... » Continue Reading
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- Sumo Japan’s National Sport
- February 18th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture
- Sumo is Japan’s national sport and is one of the most popular spectator sports in Japan. Its origins date back 1500 years from ancient Shinto religious rites to ensure good harvests. Sumo wrestlers are known as rikishi and compete in a 4.55 diameter ring called a do ... » Continue Reading
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- The Story of the Hidden Ginkgo from Tsurugaoka Hachimangu
- February 12th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play, Travel
- In order to reach the main building of the Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, you have to climb 61 steps. On the left side, it was impossible not to notice an impressive 1000-year old ginkgo tree, 30 meters tall, which remained in history because of an event that took p ... » Continue Reading
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- Cave in to Okinawa’s Underground Wonders
- February 11th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Travel
- Okinawa's subtropical climate makes it perfect for sun-loving, adventurous people. Sports like windsurfing, swimming, snorkeling, scuba diving, jet skiing and boating are more popular. But if you're one of those people who want to see more than the usual festivals th ... » Continue Reading
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- Romantic Places in Kyoto, Moon Crossing Bridge
- February 8th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Photography, Travel
- If you visit Arashiyama, the area in western Kyoto famous for its bamboo groves, go to the nearby Togetsukyo Bridge, to admire the scenery of the green Mount Arashiyama. The first bridge here was about 200 meters upstream from the current location and it was a lo ... » Continue Reading
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- Bean There, Done That (Setsubun Festival)
- February 7th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Travel
- February 3rd was Setusbun, the day you throw beans at demons to get rid of your bad luck, and start a year of new better luck. Sestubun in celebrated yearly on February 3rd, and is reminicent of the historic lunar new years/start of spring. The rituals of the day are ... » Continue Reading
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- A Sweet Trip to Kobe
- February 6th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Travel
- Kobe is the fifth largest city in Japan and foodies in particular, will know this because the place is famous for its Kobe beef and Arima Onsen or hot springs. A few years back, we visited Kobe and had to try almost everything, even if it isn't Japanese. We ate a ... » Continue Reading
- Hakone: A Day Trip to Remember
- January 30, 2013
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- Gimme Origami!
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- The Japanese Rite of Passage
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- Do you want to connect with AKB48 on Google+?
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- Snapshots With the GoPro Hero 3 Black Edition
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