Posted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Japan Blogs and Websites, Street Scenes, Tokyo and the Kanto Region | 2 |
The Japanese word “himajin” means “someone with too much time on his hands.” A few weeks ago I came across a blog called “Tokyo Kaidan DB” (Tokyo Stairs Database), and curious to see if there...
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Pop Culture, Street Scenes | 7 |
I found these on a Japanese blog called V-blog, which is kind of a “best of 2channel” site. The original 2Channel thread the photos come from seems to be gone, though....
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Animals, Nature, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Travel Destinations | 3 |
Last summer I was really excited to find the Gyotoku Yachou Kansatsusha, a great bird sanctuary just 30 minutes on the subway from downtown Tokyo. Its really interesting, but the Tokyo Port Wild Bird Park is even more convenient...
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Other, Traditional Japan | 4 |
Sometimes Japan’s gift-giving culture can make life really complicated. Having to leave half your suitcase empty so that you have room to put souvenirs for all your co-workers, or trying to figure out if money envelopes are for...
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