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Japan
40 years in Japan
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totowatanabe
Japan
40 years in Japan
Unique Watersports Culture in Tokyo
In order to survive a Nippon Summer every year, Japanese people have created lots of little hints to beat the heat from way back. For examples, with Shishiodoshi (water-filled bamboo tube which clacks against a stone when emptied), Furin (wind bells) and Golden fish, people try to cool themselves b…(307 words)
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Tokyo Summer Sport City River Game Play Business Fish
Tokyo Survival Game Field – ASOBIBA -
“Survival game” ( “Sabagee” for short) is a shooting game where two teams armed with airsoft BB guns (with 6mm dia. plastic balls) battle each other. This entertainment play has originated in Japan and “ASOBIBA” is the place where you can give it a try within Tokyo. Sabagee is getting very popular …(271 words)
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Tokyo Game Nagoya Odaiba Play Entertainment Huis Ten Bosch Nagasaki Aichi
Here are 3 very important risk reduction advices when Tornado occure
* On September 2, 2013, a tornado caused extensive damage in a total 19km area from Saitama, Chiba and Ibaragi Prefecture just north of Tokyo. To be honest, I had no idea a tornado could be powerful enough to blow off a house….I cannot help but call for your attention after I went to the damaged…(281 words)
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Tokyo Building Chiba Region Saitama Disaster
Tell me about Japanese Undokai (Sports days)
School Sports Festival for Kids! Anyone can be a hero on this day. It’s also a day for Dads to fight!For some kids, it will be an important day to determine his or her position in the hierarchy of class. The event will also strengthen the unity of each class. For Dads, it will be a day to f…(379 words)
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Sport Event Bento (box meal)
How do parking lots in Japan work?
I think today’s multi-story car parking lot systems are the fruit of many years' labor to utilize the limited area we have in Japan. Some popular parking lots in Tokyo cost 50,000 yen per month. You think this is outrageous? Yep, I agree it’s very expensive. But, without multi-story car park sy…(127 words)
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Tokyo Park
What are the toy machines "Gacha Gacha" I see around town?
They are one-coin operating gadget vending machines! I would say they were developed based on Japanese people's two characteristics - 1. Like to test one's luck. 2. Love the action of devising an unusual plan on tiny items. Japanese people love to test their luck based on every little things ar…(245 words)
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Toy Etiquette
Where can I participate in a mochi-making "Mochi-tsuki"event?
Mochi-tsuki event takes place when people celebrate something and it’s always a happy event. As it is often held at local shopping center events or festivals, you might want to check out such local information first. I also know some hotels hold mocha-tsuki event as a part of their New Year’s even…(157 words)
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Event Mochi (Rice cake) Shopping New year
What does the kiosk on the train platform offer?
A convenience store on the train platform where you can buy very basic stuffs! Kiosk offers best possible basic needs with a minimum space on the train platform. We had Kiosk even before all the convenience stores did not exist. As each Kiosk store has only one staff, they use a lot of full…(221 words)
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Train Railway platform Convenience store Etiquette Phrase