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The Edo-Tokyo Museum: The 400-Year History of Tokyo
The Edo-Tokyo Museum (江戸東京博物館) is a museum about the 400-year history of the city of Edo-Tokyo since Shogun Tokugawa Ieyasu…
Flight Movies (4): The Fate of Bento Wars: A Hero Rabbit Far From Home
Intercontinental flights equals movie time! Flight movies, my guilty pleasure of watching movies that I missed or otherwise would’t watch…
Hangul Kongbubang – Free Korean Language Class in Seoul
I still had a couple of weeks until the start of the semester at the Yonsei KLI and I already…
Applying for the JLPT in Corona times
The Corona pandemic has affected all parts of society and education is no exception. In May 2020, the Japan Foundation…
JFF Plus: Free Japanese Film Festival Online
With the pandemic, film festivals worldwide face the challenge and opportunity to take their festivals online. JFF Plus is scheduled…
Nippon Connection 2020 review: Japanese Film Festival Online
How does a film festival that also celebrates Japanese culture transition to an online festival amidst the Corona crisis? Here’s…
1Kara: Solo Karaoke in Shinjuku
Whether you just want to practice, don’t want to bother others with singing out of tune or just for personal…
Takehara – a beautiful town near Hiroshima
If Kawagoe is Tokyo’s Little Edo, Takehara is Hiroshima’s Little Kyoto – these kind of titles are easily given to…
Nakagin Capsule Tower – A modern monument
For all its traditional temples and shrines, apartment buildings in Japan are usually rather plain and not built to last…
Nagi Shokudo: Relaxed vegan eatery in Shibuya
When in Tokyo, I like to try out different vegan or vegetarian restaurants in addition to my mainstays. Nagi Shokudo…
