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Him — Mon, 09 Nov 2009 05:55:37 +0000

the old and the new, the cultural and the historical For many coming to Japan, the name Kyoto stands as synonymous for so much the nation has to offer. As an archipelago dripping in history, and wrapped in a culture that has taken centuries to evolve, a trip to Japan is as much about learning as [...] Related posts:

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Natsume Soseki

Him — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:39:12 +0000

Born Natsume Kinnosuke in Ushigome, Shinjuku ard,central Tokyo in the last year of the Edo-era, 1867, by he time he died almost half a century later in 1916, Soseki Natsume as he was known for much of his adult life and is still known in the decades since his passing has left an indelible mark [...] Related posts:

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Arakawa Yuenchi – theme parks as they used to be.

Him — Tue, 09 Jun 2009 04:35:05 +0000

When it first opened in 1950, the Arakawa Yuenchi Amusement Park was cutting edge in terms of entertainment for the kids. Today, times have changed but a visit to a theme park as was is an interesting experience in and of itself, and, actually getting there could be seen as the first part in a journey back [...] Related posts:

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Shukubo – the intro!

Him — Tue, 26 May 2009 08:39:40 +0000

To stay in a shukubo is to experience a side of Japan, over 99% of the domestic population will never experience. Shukubo are, in the simplest of terms, temple lodgings. As austere and potentially grim as that may at first sound, and can often be proven to be, the level of comfort in a temple, or more [...] Related posts:

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Tokyo’s Orange Icon

Him — Fri, 22 May 2009 23:54:41 +0000

Tokyo Tower – symbol of a city 2008 saw Tokyo Tower celebrate its 50th anniversary, and as ever the 332.6 meter (usually rounded up to 333m) bright orange tower remains the iconic symbol of Tokyo’s post-war resurgence; millions of Tokyoites and Japanese from throughout the archipelago as well as many thousands of non-Japanese visiting annually. Occupying a [...] Related posts:

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