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- Sushi-Go-Round
- June 15th, 2012Category: Food & Dining
- I am NOT a seafood person. My taste buds have a hypersensitive ability to detect, and subsequently detest, anything that tastes like it has ever lived in water. We didn't really eat much seafood growing up, and try as I might, I have never been able to do anything other ... » Continue Reading
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- Healthy “Live-Longer” Habits From Japanese Women
- June 15th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Obesity has been increasingly cited as a major health issue in recent decades. While many industrialized countries have experienced similar increases, obesity rates in the US are among the highest in the world. Though this problem is spreading widely as years go by ... » Continue Reading
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- Walking Guides Around Nagoya
- June 14th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- As a blogger I am always on the lookout for good places to take photos of. Since I moved to Nagoya about a year and a half ago I hadn't really explored the neighbors around here. From a friend of mine I was introduced to a guidebook about walking around different neighb ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo Summer Festivals
- June 13th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- When people think of summer, it's always the beach that comes first in mind. When people think of summer colors, it's either the fiery hues of the sun or the calm blue waters of the sea and sky. But whatever colors they try to associate with summer, they're all but for ... » Continue Reading
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- Tamagoyaki Recipe (Japanese style Omelette)
- June 12th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- This Month’s Easy to Cook Japanese Recipe is Tamagoyaki, which is a Japanese style sweet omelette. In Japan, it is usually served as a side dish to breakfast, but it is a great side dish for any meal. Serves about 2 people. Ingredients 4 eggs 2 tbsp da ... » Continue Reading
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- Cats, Numbers and Other Japanese Superstitions
- June 12th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Most of us grew up knowing that seeing a black cat means bad luck. Asia in particular, has very superstitious folks. Sometimes, most of these superstitions are shared with children for them to behave properly. In Japan, superstitions are rooted from culture and history. ... » Continue Reading
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- Where’s The Queen’s Unagi?
- June 11th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Photo © inageya The burning question on everyone's mind, in this the 60th year of the Queen of England's reign, where will her Jubilee Pie come from? According to a centuries old tradition, the shepherd's style pie made of Lampreys—an eely fish native to ... » Continue Reading
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- Midday in Ginza
- June 11th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- If you leave the main street and explore the smaller streets and alleys in Ginza you'll find that it's not just the expensive jewelry and watches that glitter. The metal and glass shopfronts all reflecting light off each other make for some interesting shootin ... » Continue Reading
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- Harajuku Fashion Photo Essay, Takeshita Dori
- June 8th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- A walk on Takeshita Dori represents a unique experience, even if you’re not interested in shopping or in Japanese fashion trends. Takeshita Dori Entrance Located right across the Harajuku Station, Takeshita Dori, a narrow street just 400 meters long, represe ... » Continue Reading
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- Why Sports Day is a Big Deal
- June 8th, 2012Category: Teaching in Japan
- “Red Team: 844 points. White Team: 843 points.” Cheers erupted from the Red Team; the White Team burst into tears. The junior high school students hugged each other in celebration and consolation. Though the Sports Day closing ceremony proceeded on as solemnly as be ... » Continue Reading
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- Join a Lolita Tea Party
- June 7th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Availability: Flexible! Please get in touch to request a day and time Duration: 2 hours Speaks: 日本語 (Fluent) English (Intermediate) Area: Tokyo Nearest station: 5 mins walk from Nakano Station (中野駅) on the Chuo Line (中央線) Min Participants: 1 Max Participants ... » Continue Reading
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- Tokyo Liberty
- June 7th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Odaiba. It's probably the most high-tech neighbourhood in Tokyo. This artificial island houses many science and technological museums, game centers and thematic shopping centers. You can feel like you are in Italy in one mall, in an Edo period in a hot springs t ... » Continue Reading
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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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