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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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- Saint Patrick’s Day in Japan
- March 20th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Play, Travel
- St. Patrick's Day is a holiday that is celebrated all over the globe by those who are Irish but also by many who are not. Many people do not know this but St. Patrick was not in fact Irish; he travelled through Ireland around 490AD, bringing Christianity with him and ... » Continue Reading
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- 3 Old Japanese Sakura Stories
- March 15th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Play
- In Japan, the sakura will start blooming soon… but the snow that fell here a few days ago reminded me of several great Japanese stories about sakura miraculously blooming in winter. Photo by Muza-chan 1. Jiu-Roku-Zakura (The Sakura of the sixteenth day) In the Wa ... » Continue Reading
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- A Sacred Festival in Nara
- March 7th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Play, Travel
- Omizutori is a sacred Japanese Buddhist festival held annually in Todaiji Temple in Nara, Japan. According to locals, the festival is the final rite in the observance of the two week-long Shuni-e ceremony, where people are believed to cleanse their sins and welcome the ... » Continue Reading
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- The Perfect Day in Tokyo
- March 6th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Events, Food & Dining, Travel
- When I first moved to Tokyo, I was excited most about being able to explore the city slowly and thoroughly, taking in its craziness, its beauty, and its vast difference to my hometown in my own time. And boy did I have fun. There are so many things to do and see in T ... » Continue Reading
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- UFC Japan 2013 Sunday March 3rd Saitama Super Arena
- March 1st, 2013Category: Events, Outdoor/Sports
- The Ultimate Fighting Championship makes a triumphant return to Japan on Sunday March 3rd at the Saitama Super Area. The main event is a light heavyweight bout between perennial multidivisional contenders Wanderlei Silva and Brian Stann. Both fighters are coming ... » Continue Reading
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