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S. Grant"/><category term="Ueno Park"/><category term="Ueno Zoo"/><category term="Ueno Zoo Monorail"/><category term="Ueno Zoo Pandas"/><category term="Ukita H."/><category term="Ulsan S."/><category term="Ushiojiru"/><category term="Wajō"/><category term="Wake no Kiyomaro"/><category term="Warimono"/><category term="Washington Heights"/><category term="Woodblock Printing"/><category term="Yagura"/><category term="Yakitori"/><category term="Yamanote"/><category term="Yatagarasu"/><category term="Yebisu"/><category term="Yebisu Anniversary"/><category term="Yebisu Beer"/><category term="Yebisu Beer Garden"/><category term="Yomiuri Giants"/><category term="Yoyogi National Gymnasium"/><category term="Yoyogi Park International Festival"/><category term="Zoo Killings"/><category term="Zuiryu-matsu"/><category term="Zōjō-ji"/><category term="Zōjō-ji Countdown"/><category term="the Hop"/><category term="Ōban"/><category term="Ōkubi-e"/><category term="Ōkunitama Jinja"/><category term="Ōmisoka"/><category term="Ōsōji"/><category term="Ōyamakui no kami"/><title type='text'>The Japan Chronicles</title><subtitle type='html'></subtitle><link rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#feed' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/feeds/posts/default'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4160429868709677543/posts/default?max-results=3&amp;redirect=false'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/'/><link rel='hub' href='http://pubsubhubbub.appspot.com/'/><link rel='next' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4160429868709677543/posts/default?start-index=4&amp;max-results=3&amp;redirect=false'/><author><name>Japan Chronicles</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05290690413974831335</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk-guQak2rERJnAVf3LrrOXdp0vnjEXoaJp9-471djLeZkZ-lOcrATnC-SqlirUh6aMc59zuPl4_NAXhfVDPzEcs0hgduoLwf8VJW1r69Fv-8ct49nPawq7Nl2dnaGg/s220/BlogLogoScanThumbnail.jpg'/></author><generator version='7.00' uri='http://www.blogger.com'>Blogger</generator><openSearch:totalResults>48</openSearch:totalResults><openSearch:startIndex>1</openSearch:startIndex><openSearch:itemsPerPage>3</openSearch:itemsPerPage><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160429868709677543.post-8127397141813255249</id><published>2012-09-23T10:28:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2013-03-03T03:10:10.935+09:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Blog Info"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Buddhist Monks"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Drawings"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Hōtoku Ninomiya Jinja"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Kasa"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Maki Katsugi"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Ninomiya S."/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Pilgrimage"/><title type='text'>The Chronicler Emerges</title><summary type="text">For the first time with this blog, I&#39;ve put away the research and pulled out more creative elements. &amp;nbsp;I used to sketch a lot when I was younger, but lately have been too busy to properly devote the time that was needed for it. &amp;nbsp;For a while now, I&#39;ve been thinking about starting it up again and with some encouragement am starting to put some time into it again.



I&#39;ve also been thinking</summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/feeds/8127397141813255249/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-chronicler-emerges.html#comment-form' title='1 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4160429868709677543/posts/default/8127397141813255249'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4160429868709677543/posts/default/8127397141813255249'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/09/the-chronicler-emerges.html' title='The Chronicler Emerges'/><author><name>Japan Chronicles</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05290690413974831335</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk-guQak2rERJnAVf3LrrOXdp0vnjEXoaJp9-471djLeZkZ-lOcrATnC-SqlirUh6aMc59zuPl4_NAXhfVDPzEcs0hgduoLwf8VJW1r69Fv-8ct49nPawq7Nl2dnaGg/s220/BlogLogoScanThumbnail.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhWnlx9vuY-azwQuKokrvddg7g_L_BOtHUzOFTkr0PkAzBkOTOXaAEX0EBiaPvRHBhg-Pnrz76T6e1R_x5FmjVHRTkowgbrMOR7s1HHMWfGH_FpDXX2S5ran5JDYT9fpUrlAcOFXMBEUk9B/s72-c/BlogLogo.jpg" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>1</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160429868709677543.post-606499343228083616</id><published>2012-07-03T18:50:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-11-14T00:46:32.933+09:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Blog Info"/><title type='text'>Back for More, Housekeeping and Future Plans</title><summary type="text">ただいま (I&#39;m back.) &amp;nbsp;I&#39;m sorry for the long delay in-between posts. &amp;nbsp;Things became incredibly busy the last few months and it&#39;s just starting to settle down now. &amp;nbsp;I hope to have some new entries for everyone soon. &amp;nbsp;You may have noticed something new for this blog. &amp;nbsp;There&#39;s now a tab and a page besides the bog itself. &amp;nbsp;It&#39;s been something I&#39;ve been thinking of doing for </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/feeds/606499343228083616/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/07/back-for-more-housekeeping-and-future.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4160429868709677543/posts/default/606499343228083616'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4160429868709677543/posts/default/606499343228083616'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/07/back-for-more-housekeeping-and-future.html' title='Back for More, Housekeeping and Future Plans'/><author><name>Japan Chronicles</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05290690413974831335</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk-guQak2rERJnAVf3LrrOXdp0vnjEXoaJp9-471djLeZkZ-lOcrATnC-SqlirUh6aMc59zuPl4_NAXhfVDPzEcs0hgduoLwf8VJW1r69Fv-8ct49nPawq7Nl2dnaGg/s220/BlogLogoScanThumbnail.jpg'/></author><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry><entry><id>tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-4160429868709677543.post-2085922255205617400</id><published>2012-03-07T00:08:00.000+09:00</published><updated>2012-11-14T00:45:43.234+09:00</updated><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Indonesia"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Indonesia Festival"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Mango Beer"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Satay Ayam"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Yoyogi Park"/><category scheme="http://www.blogger.com/atom/ns#" term="Yoyogi Park International Festival"/><title type='text'>Indonesia Festival</title><summary type="text">July 9th, 2011:





This is the first of the international festivals in Yoyogi Park that we went to this year (2011). &amp;nbsp;I had briefly mentioned about these festivals in my Yoyogi Park post, which is where the festivals are held. &amp;nbsp;This weekend, on the side of Yoyogi Park with the National Gymnasium, the park fills with the tents of Indonesian food, drinks, goods and culture. &amp;nbsp;For </summary><link rel='replies' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/feeds/2085922255205617400/comments/default' title='Post Comments'/><link rel='replies' type='text/html' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/03/indonesia-festival.html#comment-form' title='0 Comments'/><link rel='edit' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4160429868709677543/posts/default/2085922255205617400'/><link rel='self' type='application/atom+xml' href='http://www.blogger.com/feeds/4160429868709677543/posts/default/2085922255205617400'/><link rel='alternate' type='text/html' href='http://thejapanchronicles.blogspot.com/2012/03/indonesia-festival.html' title='Indonesia Festival'/><author><name>Japan Chronicles</name><uri>http://www.blogger.com/profile/05290690413974831335</uri><email>noreply@blogger.com</email><gd:image rel='http://schemas.google.com/g/2005#thumbnail' width='32' height='32' src='//blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEhOk-guQak2rERJnAVf3LrrOXdp0vnjEXoaJp9-471djLeZkZ-lOcrATnC-SqlirUh6aMc59zuPl4_NAXhfVDPzEcs0hgduoLwf8VJW1r69Fv-8ct49nPawq7Nl2dnaGg/s220/BlogLogoScanThumbnail.jpg'/></author><media:thumbnail xmlns:media="http://search.yahoo.com/mrss/" url="https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/img/b/R29vZ2xl/AVvXsEgL_I6nHaJ2sqmjth8MgjBe_AdQE6ufnjjgxFQh4u4hv2-NIu6dux9p9qpwjLs_lkABJaCD6hPOtqxsXCwzAT9evvUKIGulBTBXyVN-HSl6KwqaxBAZUHWAeZ411BHs6xX5ChrtQ9T_NHeh/s72-c/IMG_1692.JPG" height="72" width="72"/><thr:total>0</thr:total></entry></feed>