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A taste of the matrix

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Purikura

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Izakaya

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Shogi

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Nagashima spaland

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100-yen shop

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Wii

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Maple leaves

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Ise shrines

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Miso soup

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Lightning fast

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Nagasaki

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New year customs

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Kumamoto

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Mount Aso

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Beppu

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Yufuin

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The art of onsen

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Internet cafe

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Japanese bath

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Kanji

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Denshi jisho

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Capsule hotel

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Akihabara

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Harajuku

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Shibuya

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Ueno

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Ginza

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Shinjuku

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Asakusa - Roppongi

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Ikebukuro

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A night at a spa

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Odaiba

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Matsushima

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Hiraizumi

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Legends of Tono

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Wanko soba in Morioka

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Amihari onsen

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The end of the cherry blossoms

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Some good calissons!

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Inkan

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Shimoda

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Dogashima

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Shuzenji

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New job!

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JLPT

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Happy New Year 2008!!!

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Sakura 2008 in Nagoya

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Sakura 2008 in Kyoto

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Sapporo

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Akan and Meakan dake

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Akan to Shiretoko

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Shiretoko

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Hakodate

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Niseko

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A week-end in Tokyo

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Shikotsu

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Go cart session

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Fireworks

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Anti-tobacco policy

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Ogimachi

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Miyako

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Moving - Finally!

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Gocart - With a special guest

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Ishigaki

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Merry Christmas 2008!!!

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Iriomote

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Naha

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Kerama

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A beautiful wedding

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Sakurajima

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Resume and cover letter - 1

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Taki no yu

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Kurokawa onsen - Yu no hira

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Kagoshima

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Kirishima

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Sumo training

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Japanese summer

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Smiley mania

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Mount Fuji 3

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Anti-tobacco policy

09/28/2008

Culturally speaking, Japan is by most aspects the opposite of France and this also goes for the anti-tobacco policy. In France, smoking is forbidden in inside areas but allowed outside, whereas Japan does it almost the opposite way...

Category: Everyday life

花火, Japanese fireworks

09/14/2008

Today, let's talk about fireworks! As in most countries, they are very popular in Japan but they have some specificities which I would like to introduce...

Category: Customs