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Category Archives: This & That
Overlooked Beauty
Beauty this pervasive has become white noise. Continue reading
A Meditation on Monotones
One of the most delightful aspects of travel through Japan is the way the beauty of monotones causes a place in the heart so often dormant to constrict. Continue reading
Yodobashi Akiba, Tokyo
Yodobashi stores offer both excellent prices and the convenience of numerous products in one location. Continue reading
Posted in This & That, Travel in Japan
Tagged Geekie Goodness, Tokyo, Yodobashi Akiba
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Okachimachi and Ameya-yokocho Market (Ameyoko)
Fishmongers almost on top of clothing stalls, restaurants alongside high-ticket importers, sushi joints and dry goods jumble together in ramshackle chaos. Continue reading
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Tagged Ameya-yokocho Market, Ameyoko, Okachimachi, Tokyo markets
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Bicycle Valet, Tokyo
Likely retired from his previous position as a company man, he now spends his entire day fussing over the bicycles. Continue reading
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Tagged Bicycle Parking Attendant, Bicycle Valet
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Lightening Storm over Niigata
Not many minutes out, the first crackle of lightning and a whack of thunder hit—then another and another in a tempestuous show. Continue reading
Touch someone with your love today
“When you are dying you need to be told how loved you are,” Barbara Winters says. Why wait that long? Continue reading
The Niigata City History Museum
Visitors discover an overview of Niigata’s history from the Jomon period and the area’s development into modern times. Continue reading
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Tagged Minatopia, Niigata City History Museum
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Fourth Sake Rice Harvest in Abbotsford
There’s not a fair price that can be put on the sweat equity required to get this year’s rice into bags—never mind bottles. Continue reading