Culture
One Piece Characters
Following up on yesterday's Conbini Monday article which showed a number of One Piece, I went back for a more detailed look at the campaign and to find…
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Japanese culture, festivals, temples, anime and music.
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Japan Photo Videos
Recently, I have been looking at a way I can show more of photos of Japan as videos for those people who follow me on YouTube . I found a service by…
Goods
Irori Restaurant at Home
Perhaps you have enjoyed the irori at a Japanese restaurant before and not realised the cultural significance of it? Perhaps you have wished to buy a…
Culture
Kimura Kaela - 5 years
Kimura Kaela has a new album out tomorrow and the posters are already up in Shibuya to promote it. As popular as ever, Kimura Kaela is taking Shibuya by…
Goods
Top Ten Kimono, Amazon
The recent holiday for Coming of Age Day in Japan revived my love and interest in the kimono. The girls and boys were seen in full kimono attire in…
Living in Japan
Pokkuri Platform Shoes, Japan
Have you ever wanted to own your own Pokkuri shoes? The pokkuri shoes are traditional wooden platform shoes. They are the shoes that are often worn by…
Goods
$1000 Cards
The karuta cards in Japan are typically seen a symbolic part of New Year. There are competitions to select the karuta queen and their male counterparts.…
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Oni wa Soto
Setsubun is approaching very soon. In Japan, the festival Setsubun is celebrated on February 3. It is thought of as a festival which helps remove evil and…
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Hula Skirts, Dance
The Hawaiian dancing boom is still going strong in Japan. (The town of Obama, even welcomed the US President on his visit, with Hawaiian dance in November…
Culture
Showa Drawings
Came across these wonderful drawings in a small museum in Yokohama that depicted the Showa era of Japan, a time when people were struggling to create the…
Culture
Tokyo Station Kimono
There are some great shops at Tokyo Station. I showed you some photos from a few of the stores on Character Street before. There are also plenty of…
Culture
Lupin Steal Japan
Many of you may have seen my post on Tokyo Live Bloggers via dannychoo.com yesterday about the missing (stolen) statue in Shibuya outside of the station.…
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Kinki Kids Secret Concert
The popular singing duo, Kinki Kids, held a secret concert to mark the release of their new album "J". The album is their first original release in over 2…
Culture
Sorry Day, Gomenne
The Japan Anniversary Association has recently designated December 10th as "Sorry Day" or Gomenne no hi (ごめんねの日). It is not a National holiday. The…
Culture
Nodame Cantabile Movie
The movie for Nodame Cantabile comes out on December 19, 2009. This popular anime, book and drama series created a boom for classical music in Japan and…
Culture
Macross Frontier Movie
Looks like the train advertising is really catching on with many companies. Here is some colorful advertising for the new macross movie featured on the…
Culture
Japan Christmas Bear
Spotted this Christmas Bear on the train heading towards Makuhari the other day. I wonder if bears ride for free? I saw this about the same time I posted…