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Giant Squid On The Sidewalk
歩道のイカI have seen some odd things dumped on the sidewalks in Japan, especially when city authorities would pick up sodai gomi (large items of household waste) on specific days for free.This much-loved practice, which provided the furniture for many a short-term foreigner's apartment and offered up the odd priceless antique, has now come to a sad end and you must contact your local ward office and pay for them to collect any bulky refuse.As this type of free refuse collection has become ...

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[ Sun, 15 Nov 2009 07:01:00 PST ]


Diwali Festival, Nishi-Kasai, Tokyo
ディワリ祭り　西葛西Last weekend I went to the Nishi-Kasai district of Tokyo, in Edogawa ward in the far east end of the city. Nishi-Kasai has the largest Indian community in Tokyo - and probably Japan - and the occasion on Saturday was the 10th celebration of the Hindu Diwali festival.In spite of it being an Indian event, it was aimed at much at the local Japanese population as it was the Indian. The majority of the crowd was Japanese, and even the performances were largely Japanese-s...

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[ Mon, 02 Nov 2009 07:01:00 PST ]


Bledisloe Cup Rugby Match in Tokyo
ブレディスロー・カップI had the fortune of getting tickets - per kind favor of the Brastel telecommunications company and New Zealand Telecom - for the Nissui Tokyo 2009 Bledisloe Cup rugby match between the New Zealand All Blacks and the Australian Wallabies at the National Sports Stadium in Tokyo's Shinjuku ward.The massive National Sports Stadium, or Kokuritsu Kyogijo, (built for the 1964 Olympics) was close to a full house, with a crowd of about 45,000. There was a large contingen...

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[ Sun, 01 Nov 2009 07:01:00 PST ]


Kabukicho Tokyo
歌舞伎町Kabukicho is one of Tokyo's largest "entertainment" areas and well-known for its red-light sleaze.Kabukicho near Shinjuku Station is home to over three thousand bars, cinemas, hostess joints, karaoke boxes, nightclubs, pachinko parlors, love hotels, soaplands and massage establishments and has been a center of organized crime since the end of World War II.The Koma Theater in Kabukicho is a venue for musicals and samurai dramas. the historic Hanazono-jinja (Tel 03 3200 3093) is the lo...

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[ Sun, 25 Oct 2009 19:48:10 PDT ]


Tsukiji: The Fish Market At The Center Of The World
Tsukiji: The Fish Market At The Center Of The Worldby Theodore C. BestorISBN: 0-5202-2024-2456 ppLong a popular destination for foreign visitors to Tokyo, Tsukiji, the world's biggest fish market with some 450 different types of fish and a daily turnover of more than 2,000 tons of fishy products, is nevertheless facing a crisis in Japan's changing business and food culture. Though it is only a short hop from Ginza, its appeal to foreigners has left some locals bemused. A recent article in the Ni...

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[ Sat, 24 Oct 2009 01:48:22 PDT ]


Crows in Japan
カラスWith the possible exception of stray cats and barking dogs (both pet hates of mine), the biggest urban pest in Japan are crows - karasu (in Japanese).Crows are the Taleban of Tokyo - large, aggressive, noisy and clad all in black.With wingspans of around a meter and sharp claws and beaks, Japan's crows have moved in from the countryside to the towns to scavenge on the easy pickings of household garbage.Household waste in Japan is not usually placed in a bin or can but left in a plastic ...

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[ Mon, 19 Oct 2009 17:40:00 PDT ]


Japanese kids kendama dance to Michael Jackson
大久保祭り　剣玉　マイケル・ジャクソンToday, October 12, is a holiday, Health and Sports Day, (usually October 11, but moved to the 12th this year) and it is also the day of the Okubo Festival in the Okubo district of Tokyo's Shinjuku ward. Okubo is Tokyo's most prominent Korean town.It was a perfect fall day with clear sunshine and cool breezes, and hundreds of people lined the streets to watch the festival.The parade I was there to watch was particularly interesting for two ...

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[ Mon, 12 Oct 2009 08:01:00 PDT ]


Daibonsho Bell Zojoji Tokyo
大梵鐘Zojoji is the main temple of the Jodo (Pure Land) sect of Buddhism. It is right next to Tokyo Tower. It was founded as the sect’s eastern Japan seminary in 1393 and was relocated to its present site in 1598. In those days it was a massive complex containing 48 subsidiary temples, over 3000 priests and over 150 grammar schools. Times have changed and it now occupies but a fraction of its former area.Coming from Daimon or Hamamatsucho stations, the first you will see of Zojoji is its hu...

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[ Mon, 05 Oct 2009 08:01:00 PDT ]


Nagoya Festival 2009
名古屋まつりListen to the sound of Nagoya FestivalThe upcoming weekend of 3-4 October sees the annual Nagoya Festival, the 55th festival so far.Nagoya's biggest festival takes place over two days in various parts of the city, including daily parades of large floats with around 700 participants in period samurai costume parading down Otsu dori celebrating Japan's and Chubu's three great medieval warlords: Oda Nobunaga, Toyotomi Hideyoshi, and Tokugawa Ieyasu.Other events include marching ba...

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[ Mon, 28 Sep 2009 15:09:00 PDT ]


Asashoryu
朝青龍Mongolian born yokozuna (grand champion) Asashoryu is the bad boy of Japanese sumo wrestling but probably the most talented wrestler in the sport today.Born in the Monglian capital of Ulan Bator, Asashoryu reached sumo's highest rank in 2003 and was the first Mongolian wrestler to do so. He is the trailblazer for the other Mongolians who have entered the sport in his wake including fellow yokozuna Hakuho.Asashoryu has courted controversy throughout his career and was given a temporary b...

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[ Mon, 21 Sep 2009 09:52:47 PDT ]


Au Revoir Simone in Tokyo
Au Revoir Simone is a three-girl band from Brooklyn, New York, who make electroncia/indie music. They came to Tokyo again on September 15, not to sing, but to DJ and meet the fans at the agnes b shop in Minami Aoyama.Au Revoir Simone are Erika Forster (vocals/keyboard), Annie Hart (vocals/keyboard) and Heather D'Angelo (vocals/drum machine/keyboard), but, as they were not performing their music at this event, all we got to see were their very cool, eclectic choice in music, and their charming, p...

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[ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 08:01:00 PDT ]


September Sumo Tournament Tokyo
相撲Sumo is a sport of ritual and tradition.Watch the video below to see the lead in to a day's main wrestling action at the annual September sumo basho (tournament) in Ryogaku Tokyo.© JapanVisitor.comYahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a Japanese Hotel with BookingsJapanese FriendsRough Guide To JapanTagsJapanese sumo Tokyo Ryogaku ...

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[ Sun, 20 Sep 2009 06:27:14 PDT ]


Brazil Festival Tokyo
ブラジル　祭り　東京Japan, and Tokyo especially, has a huge Brazilian community, mainly made up of Brazilians of Japanese descent. The annual Brazil Festival in Tokyo turns the Jingumae area of Shibuya ward into Brazil for a day with the kind of let-your-hair-down party atmosphere that just doesn't happen anywhere else in Japan.The air is filled with the scent of great food cooking, the sound of get-up-and-dance rhythms, and the whoops and laughter of a crowd that won't stop having fun...

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[ Fri, 18 Sep 2009 09:27:25 PDT ]


Gay Shinjuku Ni-Chome Rainbow Festival 2009
レインボー祭り　新宿二丁目2009 was a good year for Tokyo's gay community in that, unlike, last year, a public pride gathering took place - although unlike the very public Tokyo Gay Pride of 2007, this year's celebration was a little less "out" in the sense that it took place on the home turf of Shinjuku Ni-Chome, Tokyo's most popular gay area, part of the all day-all night Shinjuku station district.This summer has been a cloudy, wet one, and, while the sun chose not to shine on Augu...

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[ Mon, 14 Sep 2009 08:01:00 PDT ]


Sumida River Tokyo
隅田川Listen to an announcement on a Sumida River cruiseThe 27km-long Sumida River flows through the heart of Tokyo into Tokyo Bay and along with the Arakawa River (荒川) is one of the major rivers in the city.The Sumida River passes under 26 bridges on its way to the sea near Odaiba and past some of Tokyo's main areas of interest including Asakasa, Ryogoku, Hamarikyu Gardens, Shiodome, Nihonbashi and Tsukiji Fish Market.One of the best ways to get the feel of the river is on a Tokyo River ...

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[ Sun, 06 Sep 2009 15:20:00 PDT ]


Kinshicho backstreet festival
錦糸町　お祭りI stayed this weekend at an address inKinshicho, a relatively impoverished town in Tokyo's east end. I was awoken Sunday by what I thought first was a crow. As I listened, I realized it was human: a constant, strident, parade-ground-type shouting of a single voice, repeating the same words over and over.I blearily went out onto the veranda to see what the commotion was, and was surprised to see afestivalin full - but somehow listless - swing, with scores of men shouldering a...

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[ Sun, 23 Aug 2009 08:01:00 PDT ]


Taking A City Bus In Japan
バスFew people depend on taking a bus to work in the major Japanese cities of Tokyo, Osaka and Nagoya. At best, a local bus will take you from your suburb to the nearest subway or rail station from where you can complete your commute. In general, Japanese city buses are cheap, crowded and slow.In smaller cities such as Kyoto, which has only 2 subway lines, buses are essential for getting around town, if you don't have your own transport, whether that is a car or bicycle.Car-mad Japan seems to ...

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[ Thu, 06 Aug 2009 19:22:00 PDT ]


Nagoya Sumo Tournament
相撲名古屋場所We visited the Nagoya sumo tournament last Sunday which was an unforgettable day out.Sunday was the day before the Ocean Day public holiday and the packed house at Aichi Prefectural Gymnasium was really up for the sumo.There were wins for the home town favorite Kotomitsuki, popular Bulgarian ozeki Kotooshu (aka Kaloyan Mahlyanov) and veteran Kaio. The defeat of controversial Mongolian yokozuna Asashoryu to Kisenosato in the day's final bout really brought the house down, as ...

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[ Thu, 23 Jul 2009 20:20:10 PDT ]


Fuji Rock Festival 2009
フジロックフェスティバル'09The line up for this year's Fuji Rock Festival July 23-26th includes Oasis, Paul Weller, Patti Smith, Weezer, Public Enemy, Franz Ferdinand, and many more.This year's theme is 'global warming/natural energy', 'biodiversity' and 'human rights.'Tickets are 39,800 for the three days or 16,800 for one day. A one-day car park pass is 3,000 yen as is a camp site ticket on Naeba Ski Resort. Bicycles and motor bikes are free to park. Naeba Onsen hot spring can be u...

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[ Tue, 21 Jul 2009 20:43:19 PDT ]


Falun Gong in Tokyo
法輪功Walking through Tokyo’s Sumida ward last weekend, I happened upon a brass band parade livening up the gray, rain-soaked streets. I changed course and followed it out of curiosity, and soon discovered that it was a demonstration by the Falun Gong, a religious group famous for being outlawed in China.The group uses the transliteration “Falun Dafa” rather than Falun Gong – a title that appeared on their banners and the backs of their jackets: “Falun Dafa is Good: Truthfulness, Fo...

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[ Thu, 09 Jul 2009 08:01:00 PDT ]


Gion Festival Kyoto
祇園祭Listen to the sound of Gion MatsuriKyoto's Gion Matsuri takes place throughout the month of July with something happening nearly every day.Gion Matsuri began over a thousand years ago to placate Susano-o no Mikoto, the god of wind and water in an effort to halt a devasting plague that was sweeping the country. The gorgeous floats were traditionally maintained by merchant guilds (now neighborhood associations) who vied with each other to produce the most ostentatious show of kazari (deco...

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[ Mon, 06 Jul 2009 18:22:43 PDT ]


Ise Shima Liner
伊勢志摩ライナーOne of Japan's most luxurious trains is the Kintetsu Ise Shima Liner which runs from Nagoya and Osaka Namba stations to Kashikojima on the Ise Shima Peninsula in Mie Prefecture.The train has a European-style "saloon" carriage, a "deluxe" carriage and a trolley service for refreshments.The train usually stops in Tsu, Uji Yamada, Toba and Kashikojima from Nagoya Station.Journey time from Namba Station in Osaka to Toba is around 2 hours. From Nagoya the time is approximately...

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[ Mon, 29 Jun 2009 08:17:02 PDT ]


JR Hohi Mainline
JR豊肥線　赤水-立野The 148km-long JR Hohi Mainline which runs in the Aso caldera region of Kyushu connects Kumamoto, Oita and Beppu, east-west across the island.Running from Kumamoto, it goes down the slopes via a switchback slowly zigzagging back and forth until it reaches the town of Tateno. At Tateno the JR Hohi Mainline connects with the Takamori Line (高森線) run by Minami Aso Railway. Look out for the long station names on this line, one being "Minami Aso Mizuno Umareru Sato Hak...

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[ Thu, 25 Jun 2009 09:50:25 PDT ]


Do It At Home Bunpei Yorifuji
家でやろうThe back story of the "Do It At Home" campaign on the Tokyo subway appeared in the Japan Times this weekend.Since April 2008 a monthly poster has appeared in the 168 Tokyo Metro stations and on the 3,300 train carriages of its nine underground lines.Previously the posters have featured a young woman applying her make up on the trains and talking on her mobile phone. Other targets have been drunks sprawled over the seats, young people taking up too much room and a commuter shaking ...

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[ Tue, 23 Jun 2009 15:06:00 PDT ]


Tsukiji Seafood Market
築地市場Tsukiji Fish Market (aka the Tokyo Metropolitan Central Wholesale Market) is the largest marine products market in the world. Japan consumes around 17% of the globe's marine products and a large proportion of that passes through the gates of Tsukiji.Overall over 700,000 tons of marine products from around 400 species are handled annually at Tsukiji by seven major fish wholesalers.There has been a fish market in Tokyo since the city's earliest beginnings under Tokugawa Ieyasu in the e...

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[ Sun, 21 Jun 2009 04:04:18 PDT ]


Japan Rhine Inuyama
日本ライン下りA fun day trip from Nagoya is to ride the rapids on the Kisogawa River in Inuyama.Take a Meitetsu train from Jingu-mae, Kanayama or Nagoya station to Inuyama-yuen. The boat station is a short 5 minute walk over the railway line. There are shuttle buses from Inuyama Bridge to Ota Bridge (30 minutes) at 9.15am, 10.15am, 11.15am, 12.15pm, 1.15pm, and 2.15pm.The boats depart from Ota Bridge for Inuyama Bridge at 10am, 11am, 12pm, 1pm, 2pm and 3pm. There is an additional 4pm depa...

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[ Thu, 18 Jun 2009 08:01:01 PDT ]


Japan Slideshow
スライドショーView a slideshow of recent images of Japan on the JapanVisitor Blog.© JapanVisitor.comRough Guide To JapanTagsJapan images Japan photos ...

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[ Fri, 12 Jun 2009 08:49:00 PDT ]


Tokyo Metro Fares
東京の地下鉄I use the Tokyo Metro most days to commute to work. It is quick, efficient, safe and very cheap.The lowest fare between stations on the Tokyo subway system is 160 yen (approx. 1.60 USD) compared with a whopping 4 GBP (6.40 USD) or 1.60 GBP (2.60 USD with an Oyster Card) on the London Underground and 2.25 USD on the New York subway.The basic pricing structure on the Tokyo Metro is:160 yen (Child 80 yen) 1-6 km; 190 yen (Child 100 yen) 7-11 km; 230 yen (Child 120 yen) 12-19 km; ...

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[ Thu, 11 Jun 2009 10:14:00 PDT ]


Kendo
剣道Kendo ("Way of the Sword") is one of Japan's most popular martial arts and is practiced in schools, universities and clubs across the country. Around 4 million people are thought to practice kendo in Japan.The use of bamboo swords and body armor in traditional samurai sword training dates from the 18th century.The equipment used nowadays includes the shinai (sword), men (helmet and face mask), kote (gauntlets), do (breastplate), tare (groin protector), kendogi (jacket) and hakama (pants).K...

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[ Fri, 05 Jun 2009 18:19:39 PDT ]


Tsurumai Station Nagoya
鶴舞駅Tsurumai Station in central Nagoya is on both the Tsurumai Subway Line running to Toyota city and the JR Chuo Line from Nagoya Station to Tajimi and Nakatsugawa.Just outside the station is the large Tsurumai Park, which is famous as a raucous cherry blossom viewing spot in Nagoya.Yahoo Japan Auction ServiceBook a Japanese Hotel with BookingsJapanese FriendsRough Guide To JapanTagsTsurumai Station Nagoya ...

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[ Tue, 02 Jun 2009 08:01:00 PDT ]

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