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A to Wa of Japan: Week 34 26 Aug 2013 | 12:12 am
It’s time for A to Wa of Japan again! Last week’s post was about things beginning with み (mi) and we looked at Miyajima (宮島).This week we are looking at things beginning with む (mu). A big thank you ...
HYPER JAPAN 2013 19 Aug 2013 | 03:14 am
Apologies for the time it’s taken me to publish this post! HYPER JAPAN seems like a long time ago now, but I still thought it was worth sharing my thoughts on the event. HYPER JAPAN took place in Lond...
A to Wa of Japan: Week 33 19 Aug 2013 | 12:50 am
It’s time for A to Wa of Japan again! Last week’s post was about things beginning with ま (ma) and we looked at Mamachari ( ママチャリ).This week we are looking at things beginning with み (mi). A big thank...
Hokusai at the car boot sale 18 Aug 2013 | 07:08 pm
I went along to a car boot sale in Bristol this morning and look what was waiting for me for the small price of £2: This ukiyo-e (浮世絵) print is ‘Tokaido Ejiri Tago-no-ura’ (東海道江尻田子の浦略図) by Katsushika ...
From Up On Poppy Hill (コクリコ坂から) – already a Ghibli classic 16 Aug 2013 | 02:00 am
I’ve said it before (in April 2012) and I’ll say it again – the new Studio Ghibli film From Up On Poppy Hill (Kokuriko-zaka Kara / コクリコ坂から) is absolutely wonderful! I’ve walked homing singing ”Ue o Mu...
Happiness is… 15 Aug 2013 | 03:06 am
…watching the sushi go round and round and round. This was my ‘happiness is’ submitted to the Last Lemon Archive of Total Global Happiness. You can see me on the left in a stripy dress, watching the s...
Book Review: Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami 11 Aug 2013 | 10:58 pm
Strange Weather in Tokyo by Hiromi Kawakami, translated by Allison Markin Powell (Portobello Books, August 2013) Tsukiko is in her late 30s and living alone when one night she happens to meet one of h...
A to Wa of Japan: Week 32 11 Aug 2013 | 09:52 pm
It’s time for A to Wa of Japan again! Last week’s post was about things beginning with ほ (ho) and we looked at Horyuji (法隆寺).This week we are looking at things beginning with ま (ma). A big thank you ...
A to Wa of Japan: Week 31 4 Aug 2013 | 10:00 pm
It’s time for A to Wa of Japan again! Last week’s post was about things beginning with へ (he) and we looked at Heian Jingu (平安神宮).This week we are looking at things beginning with ほ (ho). A big thank...
A to Wa of Japan: Week 30 26 Jul 2013 | 01:05 am
It’s time for A to Wa of Japan again (a little early this week as I’ll be Hyper Japan-ing all weekend)! Last week’s post was about things beginning with ふ (fu) and we looked at Fukuoka (福岡).This week ...
