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Happy Year of the Dragon! While I was in Japan I saw this smiley dude all over the place – not the...

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Uploaded on Jan 25, 2012

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This above is a bathroom doorway in Kyoto. Just like Tom Waits, I'm Big In Japan. :) This weekend...

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Uploaded on Jan 18, 2012

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Here above, with some grinning fool standing in front of it, is The Great Buddha of Kamakura. I miss...

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Uploaded on Jan 17, 2012

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Look at this beautiful piece of art by Faye W., 13, from the UK. It shows Esme, Jack (and the Chinj!)...

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Uploaded on Jan 16, 2012

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To Tokyo Dome for the Furusato Matsuri, a massive festival of awesome things from all over Japan. There was spectacular costumed dancing…

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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012

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…aisle upon aisle of the most delicious regional speciality foods…

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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012

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…and this dude. He’s a Namahage, a terror to Japanese children everywhere. If you’re lazy or...

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Uploaded on Jan 8, 2012

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One of the most surprising things I’ve enjoyed in Tokyo is Flamenco. The scene here is small but...

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Uploaded on Jan 5, 2012

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...which was every bit as passionate and spectacular as anything I’ve seen or heard in Spain. It was...

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Uploaded on Jan 5, 2012

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...The climax of the evening was a Mizu-Nagashi, a New Year ceremony for which everyone anonymously...

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Uploaded on Jan 5, 2012

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Ever since I arrived in Japan I’d been wondering when I was going to run into these guys. They’re...

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Uploaded on Jan 3, 2012

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Here are some carrots. The Japanese word for them is ‘NINJIN’...

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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2011

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...Here is one of the best live acts I’ve ever seen in my life – the awesomely raucous Ken South Rock...

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Uploaded on Dec 31, 2011

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This, in case you didn’t know, is Shibuya Crossing. Watching it as the lights change is hypnotic....

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Uploaded on Dec 23, 2011

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Reactions to my presence here have varied. There’s been warmth and friendliness, as from this chap at The Edo-Tokyo Museum…

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Uploaded on Dec 22, 2011

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...mild curiosity, as from these guys…

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Uploaded on Dec 22, 2011

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…and, of course, the occasional stare...

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Uploaded on Dec 22, 2011

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The only time I’ve felt a bad vibe here was from this bloke. But that was probably just because he’s...

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Uploaded on Dec 22, 2011

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