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- A Delicious and Healthy Summer Smoothie
- April 26th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining
- Lately I've been spending a lot of time in a kitchen, so I've decided to try to make more recipes to share with everyone. Few days ago, I got blender. I was actually inspired several days ago when I went to this Mexican restaurant and ordered a cocktail, which turned o ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo’s Olympic Origins 1930-1936
- April 19th, 2013Category: Culture
- Japan has successfully hosted the Olympic Games on three occasions; the 1964 Summer Olympics in Tokyo, the 1972 Winter Olympics in Sapporo and the 1998 Winter Olympics in Nagano. In 1936, the 1940 Olympic Games were also awarded to Tokyo. However, the right to ho ... » 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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- Discovering Mikawa House
- April 11th, 2013Category: Culture, Photography, Travel
- Mikawa House sits on the banks of the Shinmachi River near the Prefectural Office in Tokushima, Shikoku. Built in 1928, it is the oldest European-style residence in the prefecture. Thankfully, the building survived the U.S. bombing of the city during the Asia Pacifi ... » Continue Reading
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- Sendai – Ishinomaki
- April 10th, 2013Category: Culture, Events, Travel
- The second day in Sendai was spent exploring the coast, and visiting the small city of Ishinomaki, in Miyagi prefecture. Sadly, Ishinomaki is one of the cities that were most seriously hit by the tsunami on 3.11, and it was almost completely washed out with waves of 10 ... » 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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