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- 7 Ways to Smile Your Way Through the Tokyo Marathon (or any run)
- February 19th, 2014
- My secret to surviving the Tokyo marathon last year was not finding the perfect pair of shoes, fuel, or training plan. All of these were important, as were proper hyd ...
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- Harajuku Thrift: Not Your Grandma’s Vintage… oh wait.
- September 27th, 2013
- If you’re coming to Tokyo, you’re going to shop. It’s part of the Tokyo experience. I recently stepped out to film a Tokyo Minute segment on vintage shopping in Haraj ...
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- GPodding with Anthony: Modeling in Japan
- December 9th, 2013
- Download the Podcast | Follow on SoundCloud | Subscribe on iTunes This week’s GaijinPot podcast is a nice wrap up on the Modeling in Japan series. The articles go in ...
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- Yozakura: Cherry Blossoms at Night
- April 15th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment, Events, Play, Travel
- Hanami is a big part of spring tradition in Japan, but so is Yozakura. Yozakura is Hanami at night. People come after dark to sit under the lit up cherry blossoms and drink and eat with friends and family. Basically, celebrating the arrival of spring. Spring this year ... » Continue Reading
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- Skiing & Snowboarding in Niseko
- April 12th, 2013Category: Living in Japan
- Japan is a country known for its rich culture and technological marvels, but is rapidly growing as a top ski and snowboard destination. One of the most beautiful and exciting locations in the country is the mountain ski resorts of Niseko, which offers travelers w ... » Continue Reading
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- Romeo and Juliet on stage in Nagoya
- April 12th, 2013Category: Arts & Entertainment
- About 5 years ago, I was surprised to discover that a friend was going to appear on stage in Nagoya in an English language community theatre production of A Christmas Carol. Despite being in the city for about a year at the time, I had no idea such things were go ... » Continue Reading
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- Scooting around Tokyo on the Terra Seed
- April 11th, 2013Category: Travel
- Tokyo is a massive city, with millions of people all living and working in a relatively small space. The only realistic way for most of these millions to get around every day is public transport, essentially meaning the vast and very impressive train system. I ... » 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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- A Day In A Life Of A Tokyo Adventure
- April 10th, 2013Category: Working in Japan
- Living and working in Japan can be one of the most rewarding experiences you’ll have in this life, but when you want to send money to friends and family back home and share the benefits of this life, choosing the best service from the array of money wire services of ... » 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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- Let Rohan nourish thy hop-starved palates
- April 9th, 2013Category: Food & Dining
- This is going to sound a little hackneyed starting off a review like this, but I’m going to say it anyway: Rohan is the best beer bar in Niigata prefecture. What an appropriate name: Rohan. Nothing goes together like beer and Lord of the Rings. Just the idea brings a ... » Continue Reading
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- Around Da Block 5
- April 9th, 2013Category: Photography
- A new day, new start. I decided that I will try to stop procrastinating and start to handle my business a bit more promptly from now on. First step, give the man from Around Da Block 3 his photo that I printed in the darkroom. He lives two floors below me, so I w ... » 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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- First Impressions of Nagasaki
- April 4th, 2013Category: Teaching in Japan
- Having just completed my first week living in Nagasaki, Japan, I feel exhilarated and exhausted at the same time – talk about sensory overload! Having had a massive interest for all things Japanese ever since elementary school, (everything from manga to martial a ... » Continue Reading