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- An Attempt at Black and White
- November 27th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Photography, Play
- Without the distractions of colour, the genre of black and white photography has a refined and sophisticated quality. It’s classic, romantic and timeless. Attention focuses the attention on shape, form, shading, pattern, and other graphic concepts, to give them an unus ... » Continue Reading
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- Design Fiesta 2012 Part 2
- November 22nd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Shopping
- Design Festa is held twice a year, in May and November. It is the biggest artshow in Japan and is extraordinary. As promised, here are the rest of the photos from the Design Fiesta 2012 held at the Tokyo Big Sight. See the first batch of the photos here. OBJECTS ... » Continue Reading
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- Around the Bases
- November 22nd, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play, Travel
- If you haven't been in Japan long, you'll soon realize that the United States military has set up shop throughout the country. About 38,000 service members and their families live and work on no fewer than 85 military facilities on Honshu, Kyushu, and Okinawa. Despit ... » Continue Reading
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- Food Trip Around Lake Kawaguchi
- November 20th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Play, Travel
- Aside from a great view of Mount Fuji, there are plenty of other things to see and do in Yamanashi. Walking around Lake Kawaguchi is a nice experience. I really did enjoy the views of Lake Kawaguchi and the mountains. I'm sure if you are lucky enough to see Mt. Fuji i ... » Continue Reading
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- Design Fiesta 2012 Part 1
- November 19th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Play, Shopping
- Design Festa is held twice a year, in May and November. It is the biggest artshow in Japan and is extraordinary. Anyone can buy a booth or a large canvas and get stuck in. Everyone lets loose and the reception is awesome. It is held at Big Sight over two floors ... » Continue Reading
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- Pirate Ships From Hakone
- November 12th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Photography, Travel
- As a child, I was fascinated by adventure books with explorers and pirates and I was dreaming of sailing away… I know, it’s unusual for a girl, but I even learned some sailing and navigation terms. So, when I visited Hakone, I couldn’t miss the opportunity to enjoy the ... » Continue Reading
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- Calling All Record Collectors – One Box Record Fair is back.
- November 8th, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment
- I recently caught up with long-term Japan resident, music collector, cricket fan and all-around good Scotsman Iain Lambert for a chat about his quarterly event, One Box Record Fair. 1. What is the OBRF and how did it get started? IL: The One Box Record Fai ... » Continue Reading
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- This Cat’s Birthday
- November 1st, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- 10 Interesting facts you may not know about Hello Kitty 1. Hello Kitty’s real name is Kitty White and she was born in the suburbs of London, England on November 1st. Sanrio decided to make Hello Kitty British because at the time when she was created in 1974, for ... » Continue Reading
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- Halloween Movie Mix
- October 31st, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Play
- It's that time of the year again, and streets all over the world will be filled with parades of people wearing costumes this Halloween. In fact, in Japan, as early as last week, Halloween decorations have been spotted on some of the areas in the city and ads for costume ... » Continue Reading
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- In It for the Treats
- October 31st, 2012Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Play
- “So, do you like Halloween?” “YEAH!” “Why?” “Cause I can eat lots of candy!” “I have a general knowledge question. How old is Halloween?” “Eh…ten years?” Thus went every conversation with my students last Friday in our Halloween themed class (also known as t ... » Continue Reading
- Hakone: A Day Trip to Remember
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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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