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- Naha Ichiba, an experience for all five senses
- August 13th, 2009Category: Travel
- Virtually every tourist who visits Okinawa will make the compulsory pilgrimage to Kokusai (international) Street just to walk around and browse all the tourist traps along the way. Many westerners will stop at one of several McDonald’s restaurants along the way just ... » Continue Reading
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- July 30th, 2009Category: Travel
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- July 9th, 2009Category: Travel
- It's that time of year again when many of us will be venturing out to exotic and perhaps not-so-exotic destinations for the summer. As you pack your bags, you might be wondering, just what are the risks of travel? Will I come down with O'nyong-nyong fever? Ebola? Tung ... » Continue Reading
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- American Football In Japan!?!
- June 24th, 2009Category: Culture
- After moving here to Japan from Chicago about 5 years ago, I thought I said goodbye to my football career. Then I met a guy who knew a guy that gave me a full scholarship to play football at Teikyo University, and the rest is history. I still can't believe that story ... » Continue Reading
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- June 24th, 2009Category: Culture, Travel
- It's been designated as one of the 100 most historic streets in all Japan and was built specifically for the personal use of the King of the Ryukyus. He, along with his family and entourage used it to travel to their second residence at the royal gardens. Over tim ... » Continue Reading
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- Movements as equations: how not to get kicked in the head
- June 23rd, 2009Category: Arts & Entertainment
- While training in Korea, I once heard a former member of the Canadian national Taekwondo team, describe Taekwondo ring fighting as nothing more than a system of equations: your opponent moves this way("A), and you simply have to respond that way ("+ B") to get th ... » Continue Reading
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- June 15th, 2009Category: Culture, Travel
- When arriving in Naha, Okinawa, you will immediately feel there is something different about the place and about the people from mainland Japan. In fact, Okinawa today is a mix of Chinese, Japanese, and a sprinkle of American culture all thrown in together. (mor ... » Continue Reading
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- June 3rd, 2009Category: Culture
- Konnichi wa from Akita! It's me your Akita Bijin, Akie, up-here in one of the best rice producing prefectures in all of Japan! So, no need for me to be telling you what time of year this is for us in good ole Akita...'Yep! You guessed it!' Its rice-planting seas ... » Continue Reading
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- The Bridge under the River Koi!
- May 21st, 2009Category: Culture
- For those unfamiliar with Japanese holidays, Golden week is a grouping of four national holidays within a seven day period that practically rivals Obon and the New Year celebration in importance to the Japanese people. With Japanese people working as hard as they ... » Continue Reading
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- May 13th, 2009Category: Culture
- There was something that had been positively mystifying me since my arrival in Japan. I wasn't the only one who was confused, either. My fellow expat friends had also noticed that an unusually high percentage of Japanese girls and young women appeared to be pigeon ... » Continue Reading
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- Meeting a REAL Akita Bijin
- May 13th, 2009Category: Culture
- Hey, Everyone! Did you have a great Golden Week? I sure did and the weather here in Akita was just gorgeous! And speaking of gorgeous, I want you to meet a Real-Live Akita Bijin in this blog entry! Now, you guys all know that I am not a real person, don't you? You ... » Continue Reading
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- Yoro Park and the Site of Reversible Destiny
- May 12th, 2009Category: Culture, Travel
- At the western edge of Gifu Prefecture, resting between the mountains and Ibigawa river lies Yoro, a daytrip idyll. Gifu can be short of ideas for those with children during the warmer months, but Yoro provides an inexpensive, varied and fun day for all. Yoro pa ... » Continue Reading
