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Dreaming of Spring: Children’s Day and Koinobori

Posted on February 18, 2011 by

I’m getting a little tired of the winter weather here in Tokyo, so since this month’s Japan Blog Matsuri (graciously hosted by loneleeplanet) is themed “famous Japanese events”, I thought I would choose a slightly warmer topic to muse about. … Continue reading →

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Beware the Killer Mochi

Posted on January 10, 2011 by

Photo: Mochi, © Wendy Wallace, Let the dog in! In my New Year’s post, I mentioned the Japanese tales about rabbits making mochi (and the rabbit in the moon). Interestingly, there have been a rash of news items lately about … Continue reading →

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Happy Year of the Rabbit!

Posted on January 2, 2011 by

Happy New Year! あけましておめでとうございます！The Year of the Rabbit is off to a great start here in Japan. I actually got my act together in time to send out nengajo, or New Year’s postcards, which was great fun. The image above … Continue reading →

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Welcome! ようこそ!

Posted on December 28, 2010 by

I just wanted to say a special hello to the new readers who have been introduced to my blog recently. A few weeks ago, Searchina, a Japanese website that primarily distributes information on China, featured an article about my blog … Continue reading →

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Happy Birthday, Mr. Emperor

Posted on December 23, 2010 by

Photo by kristi-san Yesterday was a truly beautiful sunny winter day in Tokyo. It was also a national holiday, in celebration of Emperor Akihito’s 77th birthday (天皇誕生日, or Tennō tanjōbi). On this day each year, they open the gates to … Continue reading →

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Happy Thanksgiving!

Posted on November 26, 2010 by

Happy Turkey Day to all of you in the U.S.! Here in Japan, it’s business-as-usual. There is in fact a national holiday for Labor Thanksgiving Day here, which was on November 23, but it’s nothing like the eating/shopping extravaganza that … Continue reading →

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