For many Japanese, it goes without saying that worshipping at a Buddhist temple on any given day brings one merit. Some days, however, are special. In fact, according to tradition, tomorrow, July 10, is VERY SPECIAL INDEED, as dropping in at the Asakusa Kannon will be equivalent to 46,000 regular day visits! This sounds-too-good-to-be-true offer gets even better. From early in the [...]
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At noon on August 15th, 1945, the Japanese people, for the first time, heard the unexpectedly high-pitched voice of the Showa Emperor (Hirohito) crackling over the radio. The God-Emperor (as he was considered at that time) announced in an archaic form of speech which few could actually understand (and which amused quite a few children [...]
This is one of the annual events in Tokyo to promote Kasama and Kasama Ware.
Annual Azabu Juban Open Air Ceramic Exhibition
Dates: March 18 (Wed) to 24 (Tue), weather permitting.
Time: 10:00am to 6:00pm
Venue: Patio Juban
“We would like to introduce to you the City of Kasama. It is one of the historical ceramics towns nearest from [...]
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I found this information in the “Plaza” magazine that gets delivered to homes in Tsukuba for free. I thought this might help people make plans for Golden Week.
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Kanto Tetsudo Bus and JR Bus Kanto (I am not sure if they intentionally made these names to confuse people) operate a joint bus route between Tsukuba [...]
Women usually love what they buy, yet hate two-thirds of what is in their closets.
It’s time for a change! Clean out your closets, under your bed, in the spare room, dump out the handbags and start spring afresh with a new look.
Who: You, your friends, and a gaggle of fun girls whom you haven’t met [...]
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