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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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- 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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- Hiking in Spring
- March 22nd, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Outdoor/Sports, Travel
- Spring is a nice time to go outdoors, not only to see the flowers and the greenery, but also to savor the cool air and inviting warmth of the sun. Japan is an exciting country for hiking; there are volcanoes, pilgrimages, trails and pristine forests you can explore. ... » Continue Reading
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- Sick Masks, Snow, and a Swollen Lip
- March 21st, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Outdoor/Sports, Play, Travel
- The air is cold. My alarm wakes me up forty minutes earlier than usual. The white mounds outside my apartment are growing with a vengeance, getting heavier each day, and stealthily encroaching upon my parking space. My shovels stand at attention by the front door, ready ... » 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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- Japan Guide: From Shibuya to Harajuku
- March 20th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Culture, Food & Dining, Play, Shopping, Travel
- Oh..I loooove Tokyo! There is so much to do in here. I went to Shibuya and Harajuku with my friends, just to walk around and enjoy our time. We started our day in Shibuya, and I like it here a lot, because this area is known as one of the fashion districts of Jap ... » 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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- 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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