Posted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Kids and Toys, Living information | 7 |
If you’re a parent in Japan, I’d like to tell you about a few lessons I learned the hard way related to Japanese preschools: 1. If you want to go to a private preschool, call the school the day your baby is born...
Read MoreSometimes when I’m sitting at my desk, I suddenly feel the ground shaking, but when I look around, everyone else is just sitting there calmly. I always feel really stupid, and I was starting to wonder if there was...
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Dolls and Sculpture, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Traditional Japan, Travel Destinations | 2 |
Entsuu-ji is a kind of a cheesy-looking Zen Temple near Minami-senju Station in Tokyo, but it has some really cool Buddhist sculptures. These are kongo rikishi, the “power lords of the diamond realm,” and they stand guard at...
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Aug 1, 2017 | Architecture and interiors, Technology, Tokyo and the Kanto Region, Travel Destinations | 3 |
For years, people living by the Tonegawa, Arekawa, and Edogawa Rivers faced the threat of terrible floods during the typhoon season. Every few years, anywhere between a few dozen and tens of thousands of houses would be...
Read MorePosted by Ed | Last updated Jun 24, 2017 | Food, Living information | 4 |
After years in Japan, I decided it’s time to stop playing mikan (aka satsuma orange) roulette and figure out how to get a sweet, tasty orange. According to this homepage (link is in Japanese only), there’s more to a...
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