2014/02/23 | About Tokyo, English Cool Japan, Edo, Japan now, Japanese history, population, statistics, Tokugawa, Tokyo, Ueno, Ukiyo-e
Tokyo is the capital of Japan, where people and many important organizations gather. The population
個人的にオリンピックは好きでもあり嫌いでもあり・・・ 嫌いと言ってしまう理由は、どうも感情移入し過ぎて号泣してしまうからであり、オリンピック絡みのTV番組でのコメンテーター様方の無責任極まりない
2014/02/19 | About Tokyo, English art, Earth Diver, Edo, Ieyasu, Japanese history, Jomon, Nikko, Shinichi Nakazawa, Tokugawa, Tokyo, Toshogu
Edo became the capital of Japan when ] succeeded to rule whole Japan as [[Shogun]] by having won in
2014/02/18 | About Tokyo, English coup d'État, Edo, Hiroshige, Japanese history, map, Meiji Restoration, Nihombashi, old map, Shogun, Tokugawa, Tokyo, Ukiyo-e
When I use the word "Edo", I always explain as “primary Tokyo” or “Tokyo used to be called Edo”. But
2014/02/17 | English, Personal thoughts History channel, nature, science, snow, Yamanashi, 大雪
Yesterday, I saw a very interesting program on History Channel, titled as "How the Earth Made Man".
2014/02/16 | English, Japanese Culture art, Cleveland Museum, Courtesan of Hell, exhibition, Fenollosa, gothic, Guimet, japanese art, Kawanabe Kyōsai, National Museum, Tokyo, Ueno, Ukiyoe
Now in Tokyo National Museum, Ueno, there holds the exhibition, "Admired from Afar: Masterworks of J
2014/02/13 | About Tokyo, English, Japanese Food Asakusa, Cool Japan, japanese art, Japanese culture, Japanese food, japanese souvenirs, Japanese sweets, Japanese tradition, Kawaii, Tokyo, where to go in Tokyo
Today, again, I would like to share an information about a shop in Tokyo. Very near to Imado jinj
2014/02/10 | About Tokyo, English, Japanese Culture Asakusa, Cool Japan, japanese, japanese art, Japanese culture, Japanese history, Japanese language, japanese souvenirs, Japanese tradition, kanji, Kawaii, shops to visit, toys
In the last article I wrote about Japanese traditional clay dolls and clay figures. Today, I would l
2014/02/07 | English, Japanese Culture Asakusa, Buddhism, Cool Japan, Dr. Desmond Morris, Fushimi ningyo, Imadoyaki ningyo, inari, japanese, japanese art, Japanese culture, Japanese history, Japanese proverbs, Japanese tradition, Kitty, Senso-ji, shrines, Ukiyo-e
More than a week have passed since I posted the last article about foxes. I needed time to study mor
2014/01/25 | English, Japanese Culture Cool Japan, inari, japanese, japanese art, Japanese culture, Japanese history, Japanese language, japanese superstition, Japanese tradition, japanese wedding, Kawaii, shinto, Yuru-chara
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