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  • 30 . 07 . 05

    Bright Lights And Big Bangs

    After Mum departs, I head out to watch more fireworks.

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  • 29 . 07 . 05

    X-Position Expose

    An outing to the Japanese Expo, taking in some of the major pavilions.

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  • 21 . 07 . 05

    Big Babies

    A gaijin day out to the Nagoya Sumo Tournament, where we see large men with better acceleration than me slap each other silly.

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  • 13 . 07 . 05

    Not Dead

    An interruption of service to the Internet necessitates some explanation.

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  • 25 . 06 . 05

    Meeting With The Mob

    In which we meet a gentle old man in a park who turns out to be a retired mafioso.

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  • 15 . 06 . 05

    Evangelism And Equestrianism

    Another religious encounter, though again a lack of hard-sell. And the strangest pamphlet ever.

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  • 09 . 06 . 05

    Great Balls Of Fire

    Cormorant fishing is a tradition in Gifu, so a bunch of Gaijin headed out to see what it was like.

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  • 26 . 05 . 05

    Italian Whine (And Port)

    Nagoya Port and Italia Mura, a mildly amusing diversion for the day.

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  • 14 . 05 . 05

    Floats And Stalls

    As festival season draws to a close, I take a look at the largest and most local one, Ogaki, right outside my branch.

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  • 03 . 05 . 05

    Moveable Priests

    Festival time again in Japan and we head out to see a local town festival.

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  • 29 . 04 . 05

    Flower Power

    A flower festival in Gifu, with the simultaneously least blue and most blue blue rose I’ve ever seen.

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  • 28 . 04 . 05

    Not Addicted

    A misspent day, spent misspending hard earned coins on pointless gaming. Fun though.

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  • 21 . 03 . 05

    Flight Plan

    The opening of a new airport has created a new tourist destination for the locals.

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  • 20 . 03 . 05

    Nothing To Sneeze At

    Another national holiday for the Japanese, which they use to purchase handkerchiefs to cope with their allergies.

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  • 18 . 03 . 05

    Passive Aggressive Nihilism

    Being nice to your employees is not a requisite characteristic in a Japanese manager.

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  • 05 . 03 . 05

    Festival Fever

    Another town festival, this one in Ibigawa.

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  • 17 . 02 . 05

    Penned Name

    I try my hand at calligraphy and find it far too unsteady to write even my own name!

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  • 14 . 02 . 05

    Every Day The 14th

    Valentine’s Day in Japan is an all-male affair, with women expected to buy their partners expensive gifts. Reciprocity comes later.

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  • 28 . 01 . 05

    The Return Of The Pedal Bike

    My bike miraculously makes its way back to me courtesy of some over-zealous police work.

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  • 24 . 01 . 05

    An Officer Calls

    My bike is found! Now I just have to get it back…

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  • 14 . 01 . 05

    Ridiculous Japanese Gameshows

    Gameshows here scrape the barrel for ideas, but somehow are still riotously entertaining.

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  • 08 . 01 . 05

    Light Brigade

    In which we solve an age old mystery, for values of X where X is Japanese People.

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  • 01 . 01 . 05

    Akemashita Omedetou

    New Year in Japan is celebrated more widely than Christmas. I step outside and see what people are up to.

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  • 30 . 12 . 04

    The Deer Island God

    An excursion from Hiroshima takes us to Miyajima, a holy island just off the coast.

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  • 30 . 12 . 04

    How I Learned To Stop Worrying And Love The Bomb

    Hiroshima, a city that can’t escape its association with the past, but which doesn’t play the victim and is determined to use its history as a parable for the world.

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  • 24 . 12 . 04

    Merry Christmas!

    Christmas in Japan just doesn’t compare to the UK.

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  • 21 . 12 . 04

    Brand Identity

    Japan takes the concepts of brands to an extreme, with Louis Vitton the unofficial uniform of the middle-class.

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  • 09 . 12 . 04

    Not A Lot Like Sodom Or Gomorrah

    Embarking into town to buy Christmas presents, I stumble upon a disturbing scene.

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  • 22 . 11 . 04

    Ninja And Waterfalls

    The purpose of a ninja is to flip out and kill people. The purpose of this day trip was to find them.

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  • 17 . 11 . 04

    Japanese Smileys

    Even Japanese smileys are different from western ones.

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  • 15 . 11 . 04

    Shichi Go San

    A traditional day in Japan where children dress in traditional clothes and do traditional things like eating sweets.

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  • 09 . 11 . 04

    Bonsai Festival

    A bonsai festival marks the arrival of spooky music in the park next door.

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  • 08 . 11 . 04

    Drama Queens

    In which I get to attend a Kabuki performance for Free 99.

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  • 05 . 11 . 04

    Little World

    A little excursion to a little world. Like a small version of Disney’s Epcot, Little World bills itself as an “Anthropological Museum of Man” and is quite fun.

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  • 01 . 11 . 04

    Many Happy Returns

    Another happy occasion/cynical cash grabbing opportunity today, as both Hello Kitty and Godzilla reach important milestones.

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  • 15 . 10 . 04

    The Price Of Learning

    Education is expensive enough at home, but in Japan it’s taken to extremes.

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  • 05 . 10 . 04

    Dragons Win

    My local team win the baseball, affecting me in unexpected ways.

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  • 02 . 09 . 04

    Show Me The Money

    Paying for things is ridiculously hard. Japan has the reputation for being hyper efficient in manufacturing. If only they could apply the same expertise to finance.

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  • 29 . 08 . 04

    The End Of Summer

    An explanation of why workmen are never working, and a close to Japanese summer.

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  • 18 . 08 . 04

    Holiday Allowance

    I couldn’t live without holidays, but it seems that Japanese businesses can’t live with them.

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  • 14 . 08 . 04

    Obon

    The Japanese Obon festival is dedicated to the spirits of the ancestors.

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  • 03 . 08 . 04

    Pachinko

    Gambling is illegal in Japan, except where it isn’t. Which is everywhere you can find a Pachinko parlour. Which is everywhere.

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  • 02 . 08 . 04

    Fire Flowers

    With my reading comprehension the way it is, there’s no wonder I didn’t realise that Hanabi literally meant Fireworks.

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  • 31 . 07 . 04

    Hanabi

    The first fireworks festival I’ve seen in Japan puts most English ones to shame.

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  • 30 . 07 . 04

    Bunch Of Tea Leaves

    Just as I was getting to grips with my bike, it’s been nicked. Curses.

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  • 17 . 07 . 04

    Tentacle Porn

    Not all cartoons are for kids. And not all cartoons that are not for kids are like The Simpsons.

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  • 01 . 07 . 04

    Sushi And Studying

    A day trip with Kaori including the library and sushi.

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  • 27 . 06 . 04

    Umbrellas

    Umbrellas are the must-have accessory in the rainy season. Just as long as you don’t take them out in the rain and ruin them.

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  • 14 . 06 . 04

    Cyclists, Bloody Cyclists

    Cyclists are annoying, and in Japan they are legally obliged to use the pavement, not the road.

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  • 12 . 06 . 04

    Identity Theft

    Your signature is no good here. No, we demand you use a rubber stamp to prove your identity!

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