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Vero Logo Fail in Japan
Everyone seems to be talking about Vero, the new social media app aka “new instagram”,...
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Hard Gay Toy
A children’s game for ages eight and up based on the popular “Hard Gay”...
Read MoreSekigahara War World
Photos courtesy of FunkyBuddha Experience Sekigahara was probably the most important battle in the history of Japan. It was fought in Gifu Prefecture in a tiny village called Sekigahara, which is viewed today as the dividing...
Read MoreMito Tower and Botanical Garden
Most visitors to Mito in Ibaraki Prefecture head to the famous garden Kairakuen and the Kodokan, an old school for samurai, but once you’ve seen them, there are a couple of other places worth checking out as well. One is...
Read MoreMito Kodokan
This Golden Week, I went to Mito, an interesting city that deserves to get a lot more visitors than it does. I’ve already written about Kairakuen garden, the city’s most well-known attraction, but there are also some...
Read MoreOdd Scenes From the 2009 Tokyo Marathon (Part 1)
The 2009 Tokyo Marathon took place last Sunday, March 22, 2009. I’ve never seen a marathon before, and I have to say that it was really entertaining and of course, completely different from watching the professional...
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Bizarre Photos from the Japanese Interwebs
Fuji-Q is bear habitat. There are bears everywhere. If you find one, definitely don’t try...
Read MoreHamamatsu Kite Festival
Ready to launch a giant kite at the Hamamatsu Kite Festival. The festival features giant kites flown by teams of people from the local area, and they try to cut the strings of rival group’s kites. It’s held on May 5 (Children’s...
Read MoreBonsai-mura
If you were opening up a shop in North America, you would probably check to make sure that there wasn’t too much competition nearby. It always seemed like common sense to me when I was living in Canada, but since...
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