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- Last train, you wanna?
- May 24th, 2012Category: Photography
- The last-train home is no one’s idea of the perfect end to an evening, but if you don’t fancy the karaoke - and sour-fuelled wait for the first train - then it’s unavoidable. You know what I’m talking about. Everyone all drunkenly squashed together and holding e ... » Continue Reading
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- Getting a Japanese Scooter License
- May 23rd, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- So I finally got a Japanese driver’s license, which anyone who lives here for more than six months should really get. Well, okay, so I got a scooter license. Contrary to popular belief, this does not automatically make me gay. Astride my Japanese moped, I’m easily ... » Continue Reading
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- ‘Ring of Fire’ Solar Eclipse from Tokyo
- May 21st, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Most of Asia this morning bared witness to an annular solar eclipse, one which hasn’t been visible since 1839. In Tokyo, the eclipse occurred around 7:30am. ... » Continue Reading
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- Finding inspiration in Ginza
- May 21st, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Ginza is the paradise of any street photographer, with charming people walking around the bright streets, ladies in kimono walking in a fast pace and the way people slow down walking around the main streets, closed to the cars during the weekends. But that's ... » Continue Reading
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- TV commercial of the week: ACUO gum
- May 21st, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The video below is the commercial for ACUO gum made by LOTTE. In the commercial, two executives at a board meeting start yelling that business is war, making kung-fu poses, as if they are ready to rumble. Another exec (played by actor Tori Matsuzaka) rips his sleev ... » Continue Reading
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- Fuji, Haku and Tate, Japan’s Great Views and High Peaks
- May 18th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Mountaineering in Japan has a long history in one form or another, be it a form of religious devotion dating back many centuries or just for recreational purposes. For the untrained, mountaineering could be a dangerous pastime, but for trained thrill-seekers, Japan is t ... » Continue Reading
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- Birdwatching in Japan
- May 18th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The strong relationship of the people of Japan with nature is often seen in art. Some of the art works depict small flowers in delicate detail and can be displayed in many settings where beauty is appreciated. Aside from Japanese calligraphy, a particular animal i ... » Continue Reading
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- Tonjiru Pork Soup Recipe
- May 18th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- This Month’s Easy to Cook Japanese Recipe is Tonjiru, which is a Japanese soup made with pork and vegetables, flavoured with miso. This is one of my favourite Japanese soups along with Miso Soup. It contains mainly root vegetables and is a real comfort food. ... » Continue Reading
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- Understandable Japanese Comedy
- May 18th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Japanese comedians UNJASH (アンジャッシュ) "I’ve heard thousands of foreigners complain about how they want to speak Japanese, but the only conversations they have in Japanese are about how long they’ve lived here and whether or not they know what sushi is." Well, ... » Continue Reading
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- Japanese Girls in Kyoto
- May 17th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- Kyoto is one of my favorite places in Japan for photographic outings. I visit at least once a year and have gotten to know some parts of the city fairly well. This image was taken near a quaint stone bridge in the Gion district. I enjoy the juxtaposition of trad ... » Continue Reading
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- Gundam re-emerges in Tokyo in it’s full-size glory
- May 16th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- This is the second time that a real-size RX 78-2 Gundam has arrived in Tokyo. Odaiba is all of a sudden turned into a heaven for geeks again. There is not a lot to see if you are not a fan of Gundam. But if you are, you can easily stay in your comfortable dre ... » Continue Reading
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- Tsumago (Kiso valley)
- May 14th, 2012Category: Uncategorized
- The first visitors of the day Tsumago Village is a beautiful traditional village located in the heart of Nagano Prefecture. We drove all the way along the river, watching the sun rise, then arrived at the the village when it is still asleep. Everything was quie ... » Continue Reading
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