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- 2013 Tokyo Auto Salon
- January 12th, 2013Category: Events, Living in Japan
- The Tokyo Auto Salon is the largest auto exhibition in the world. There are over 600 vehicles for display with over 300 companies, associations, and schools. There are also after-market parts manufacturers, custom shops, care manufacturers, automotive businesses, an ... » Continue Reading
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- A Parade of Japan’s Fire Brigades
- January 11th, 2013Category: Play
- Many people say you'll never be bored in Japan because there's so much to see. In fact, the first few days of the year of the water snake has already been colorful. There was Tamaseseri or Ball-catching festival in Fukuoka City and recently, Tokyo has celebrated the n ... » Continue Reading
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- Hitting the Target at 20
- January 11th, 2013Category: Play, Uncategorized
- In Japan, the 20th year of a person's life is the "coming of age" year. This is where teenagers officially enter the world of adulthood, to become more responsible citizens. Marked by a joyous and colorful celebration held every year in January, teenagers flock to Kyo ... » Continue Reading
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- Tamaseseri Festival
- January 9th, 2013Category: Uncategorized
- Most of us celebrate and start the new year with resolutions that we'll really never do, aside from the usual fireworks display and colorful and yummy food. Japan is one of the countries in the world that has interesting celebrations and traditions. One of these ... » Continue Reading
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- New Year in Kyoto
- January 7th, 2013Category: Play
- Ben and I went to Yasaksa Shrine near Chion-in Temple. We were originally planning to go to a temple, because of the Buddhist tradition of bell ringing just before midnight, but we got bored waiting in a line that started queueing at 7 pm. Temples do not allow food, e ... » Continue Reading
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- Traditional Japanese New Year Decoration, Kagami mochi
- January 4th, 2013Category: Play
- Kagami mochi 「鏡餅」 is a special traditional Japanese decoration for the New Year, usually displayed inside the house in the kamidana, for Toshigami, the god of the new year, to bring good luck and prosperity in the new year. Kagami mochi is made from two rice cakes (mo ... » Continue Reading
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- Cinderella – National Ballet of Japan
- December 28th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- For Christmas Eve, Ben and I saw Cinderella performed by National Ballet of Japan. It was a magical experience, and for me a perfect way to celebrate the holiday season. Cinderella ballet carries the sentiments of the season without devoting itself to christmas like The ... » Continue Reading
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- From Hotei to Santa Claus
- December 27th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Christmas celebrations started in Japan after the arrival of Saint Francis Xavier, in 1549, and this was also the beginning of all the Christmas-related celebrations, including Santa Claus (サンタさん Santa-san, or サンタクロース Santa Kurōsu in Japanese). But the success of the ... » Continue Reading
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- Shopping in Shibuya
- December 26th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- One thing that women love to do is shopping and the holiday season in Japan means jam-packed shoppers in popular shopping areas like Shibuya, where everything from kawaii to high fashion are available. Being close to one of the busiest train stations in Japan, Shibu ... » Continue Reading
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- The Ring of Wisdom
- December 21st, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- There are many places in Japan where the tradition says that if you perform some unusual act, you will get something in return. Probably the most famous such place is inside the Todaiji Temple from Nara, but I recently found something similar in Amanohashidate. An ol ... » Continue Reading
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- Shinjuku Golden Gai + Okonomiyaki
- December 20th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Golden Gai is an infamous network of intertwining narrow alleys, which host several hole-in-the-wall (literally!) bars and clubs. Most of those bars can probably only sit six people or so, and the alleys are wide enough for one person to squeeze through. The buildings a ... » Continue Reading
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- What a Wonderful World
- December 19th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- I was fortunate enough to have my very first Spaworld experience this past Tuesday evening when, on a briskly cold school night my friend and I ventured out into the depth of downtown Imamiya to indulge ourselves in a bath. The area itself if dodgy as. In all m ... » Continue Reading
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- Traditional Japanese Game: Hanetsuki
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- An Illustrated Guide to the 12 Creatures That Haunt the Crowded Trains of Tokyo
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- Food Trip Around Lake Kawaguchi
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- Nagoya, Japan – Where to Go and What to Eat
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