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  • Kyoto Chiaroscuro
    May 25th, 2009By Gordi Whitelaw
    We have cherry trees where I am from, and in the spring those trees blossom just as the ones in Japan do. We don’t, however, make a fetish of going out to look at the blossoms. That is our mistake. If you time it right, you can sit by a creek in the » Continue Reading
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  • Spring Has Sprung in Akita
    April 15th, 2009By Malcolm Ernst
    Hello everyone!  It’s me, Akie. Sure hope you are all feeling great, very genki. You know, spring is here, and there is nowhere else in the whole world I’d rather want to be than here in Akita.  Wow, I can’t believe when we first met I was  still all wrapped up in my warm winter clothes…Actually » Continue Reading
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  • Sumo and Sakura
    March 18th, 2009By 1Rick
    The Osaka Basho has begun and sakura are beginning to blossom as if to mark the occasion. For any fellow gaijin readers out there making an effort to figure out what all this sumo fuss is about, I’ve put together a few English language resources that should make things a little clearer as you » Continue Reading
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  • Visiting Kamakura in Sakura Season
    March 6th, 2009By HEJ
    There are a lot of places to see cherry blossom in Tokyo, but I highly recommend Kamakura. You will find yourself in historical little Kyoto not too far away from Tokyo. There are a lot of atmospheric temples and fashionable stores, as well as Shonan beach where is famous for surfing. It » Continue Reading
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