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07 Feb 10
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NHK Taiga Drama Ryomaden Episode 6 Yahoo TV Guide: Ryomaden Episode 6:
第6回「松陰はどこだ?」 (2月7日放送)
道場を追い出された龍馬(福山雅治)に、佐那(貫地谷しほり)は定吉(里見浩太朗)に謝罪し再び修行を始めるべきだと諭す。しかし、龍馬は剣術修行の意味が見いだせない。再びペリーが... |
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05 Feb 10
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Ichiroya's Feather Kimono Has everyone seen this? Very cool! So maybe the Crane-Wife folktale has some basis in fact?
Mystery Kimono [Ichiroya Pukiwiki]The mystery kimono we have just bought may be made of fabric woven with genuine crane down!
It has the shape of an antique ... |
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05 Feb 10
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20,000 Year Old Human Bones Found in Okinawa 国内最古の人骨 沖縄 石垣島で出土
共同通信 [2/4 13:38]
沖縄県 石垣島の白保竿根田原洞穴から出土した 約1万8千年前の性別不明の成人の中足骨
2万年前の男性頭骨片が出土 沖縄 石垣島の洞穴 直接分析で国内最古の人骨 県などが発掘調査 |
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04 Feb 10
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Asashoryu Retires After Street Fight English to come, but in the meantime …
引退を表明した横綱 朝青龍関(29)は4日 師匠の高砂親方と共に東京 両国国技館で会見し、横綱として責任を感じている。 ご迷惑をおかけした などと語った。 朝青龍関は 相撲に対する悔いは一切ありません と気丈に振る舞ったが 土... |
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03 Feb 10
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Miley Mairi: Praying for her Visit to Japan マイリー参り - 来日の願い 渋谷に登場するマイリー・サイラスの来日祈願神社にお参りー(マイリー)しよう!! エイベックス・マーケティング株式会社 2010年01月21日11時55分 / 提供:ニューズ・ツ・ーユー
レコチョク洋楽着うた/フルともに9日間連続ダブル1位(1/15付)、オリコン・ウィークリ... |
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01 Feb 10
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It's snowing! In Tokyo! |
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01 Feb 10
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Hamamatsucho Boy fountain 20100201 Cheers for Japan at Vancouver |
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01 Feb 10
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Ryoma's Era Photographs: Exhibition at FujiFilm Square Tracing the Life and Times of Ryoma Sakamoto Through Photos
Date:Saturday, January 16 - Thursday, Feberuary 25, 2010 10:00 - 19:00
写真で辿る『坂本龍馬の生きた時代』
開催期間:2010年1月16日(土)~2010年2月25日(木)
Ryoma Sakamoto was a leadin... |
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31 Jan 10
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Ryomaden Episode 5 Yahoo TV Guide: Ryomaden Episode 4:
第4回「江戸の鬼小町」 (1月24日放送)
ペリー の来航を受けて、幕府は各藩に江戸湾の警備を命じた 龍馬(福山雅治)も海岸警備に駆り出されるが 陣を抜け出して桂小五郎(谷原章介)とともに黒船を見に行く。黒船を目撃した... |
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25 Jan 10
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Plum Blossoms at Zojoji The plum blossoms always bloom early at Zojoji, must be a different species. |
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24 Jan 10
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Mainichi: Newfound Materials on Ryoma's Teradaya Attack Newfound reports reveal samurai Ryoma Sakamoto's movements after Teradaya attack
(Mainichi Japan) December 16, 2009
"KOCHI -- The Tokugawa shogunate's detailed reports on Ryoma Sakamoto, an Edo-era samurai known to have played a great role in retur... |
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24 Jan 10
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NHK Taiga Drama Ryomaden Episodes 1-3 Yahoo TV Guide: Ryomaden Episode 1:
第1回「上士と下士」 (1月3日放送)
天保14年(1843)高知城下、9歳の坂本龍馬(濱田龍臣)は学問も剣術も苦手、そのうえ泣き虫。父・八平(児玉清)や姉・乙女(土屋太鳳)は龍馬に武士らしく、強くたくましく育ってほし... |
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23 Jan 10
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Ryomaden Episode 4 Yahoo TV Guide: Ryomaden
Episode 4:
第4回「江戸の鬼小町」 (1月24日放送)
江戸に到着した龍馬(福山雅治)は、北辰一刀流の名門・千葉道場に入門する。千葉定吉(里見浩太朗)の息子・重太郎(渡辺いっけい)に案内されて道場に入ると、女剣士・佐那(貫地谷... |
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16 Jan 10
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Hatsumode Kimono 2010 今年の初詣の着物 |
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16 Jan 10
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Nihonbashi Seven Lucky Gods Circuit 日本橋 七福神巡り |
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05 Jan 10
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Hamamatsucho Boy fountain 2010.01.05 |
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01 Jan 10
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Happy New Year 2009 The Year of the Tiger! |
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30 Dec 09
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Arrive Japan |
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29 Dec 09
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Returning to Tokyo Waiting to board. |
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28 Dec 09
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What do you do when you get lost in NYC? Go to exhibitions on Asian art, of course.
Serizawa: Master of Japanese Textile Design
Friday, October 9 — Sunday, January 17
"Living National Treasure Serizawa Keisuke (1895–1984) used stencil-dyeing techniques to create irresistible... |
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27 Dec 09
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East Meets West--Elmo Making Moves on HK |
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26 Dec 09
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Christmas Tree 2009 |
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24 Dec 09
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To Grandmother's House We Go Over the river and through the woods...
To Grandmother's house we go...(in upstate new York)
103 year old G'Ma in middle |
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20 Dec 09
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My Plane Waiting for Boarding |
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20 Dec 09
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Last Tsumugi Merry Christmas Last night was the last Tsumugi of the year. Am off for the holidays and texting blog from cell on way to airport. Red obiage sash and obijime cord, with green obi decoration (dangly) in honor of Christmas. Happy Holidays! |
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14 Dec 09
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Suntory "The Premium Maltz" ザ・プレミアム・モルツ 「うれしいお歳暮」篇 TV CM for giving Suntory “The Premium Malts” for the obligatory year-end present.
I just like the way she says “Desu yo, ne” at the end. |
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13 Dec 09
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New Kimono Coat, New Obi, New Haircut "Moga Bob" 20091212 |
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10 Dec 09
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White Family Docomo CMs:Night Life |
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08 Dec 09
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Tsumugi Kimono Again 20091208 |
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04 Dec 09
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White Family CMs: I Want to Grow Up to Be a Dog |
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02 Dec 09
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White family SoftBank CMs: Hospital |
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30 Nov 09
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White family Docomo CMs: Dog-Father Saves Girl I am sure you are all wondering what has been happening with the white family. I was a bit worried myself, that the CM series might have ended, but they’re back. Recently, the White dog-father bravely saved a young girl much to his peril.
The Whit... |
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30 Nov 09
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White Family Docomo CMs: Hospital Series |
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29 Nov 09
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New to me Oshima Tsumugi |
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16 Nov 09
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Hamamatsucho Boy fountain November 2009 |
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11 Nov 09
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Gruesome News All: Japan News Brief 2009.10.11 Fugitive arrested in Osaka over murder of British woman (Mainichi Japan) November 10, 2009
Police in Osaka say they have arrested the prime suspect in the 2007 killing of Briton Lindsay Ann Hawker. Tatsuya Ichihashi, 30, was arrested in Osaka's... |
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08 Nov 09
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November Kimono 11月の着物 |
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05 Nov 09
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Exhibition of the Treasures of Komyoji and Pure Land Art 大本山光明寺と浄土教美術 * Click images to enlarge flyer.
Exhibition of the Treasures of Kōmyōji and Pure Land Art
大本山光明寺と浄土教美術-法然上人八百年大御忌記念-
Venue: Kamakura Museum 鎌倉国宝館
Dates: 10/23-11/29, 2009
Access: 12 min. walk from JR Kama... |
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31 Oct 09
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Tawaraya Ryokan in Kyoto Tawaraya is a place of ultimate peace and comfort, all those fortunate to be born human, should strive to stay there once |
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30 Oct 09
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Better Photo of Mt. Fuji |
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29 Oct 09
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Kansai Area Museums * HOSOMI MUSEUM 細身美術館
Exhibition Schedule (in Japanese): http://www.emuseum.or.jp/exhibition/next_exhi.html
* IDEMITSU MUSEUM OF ART (OSAKA)
This museum closed forever on 3/23/2006
*KOBE CITY KOISO MEMORIAL MUSEUM OF ART 神戸市立小磯... |
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26 Oct 09
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Fall Season TV Dramas--Auberginefleur's Picks 秋のドラマ(私の好み) JIN
Starts October 11 (SUN), 2009 from 9 p.m.
(First episode 2 hour special)
Cast: Takao Osawa, Miki Nakatani, Haruka Ayase
URL: http://www.tbs.co.jp/jin2009/
Originally based on the serial comic “JIN” in the “Super Jump” magazin... |
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25 Oct 09
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Sakura Motifs in Kimono 着物の桜模様 It strikes me that certain floral motifs, sakura (cherry blossoms) and kiku (chrysanthemum) in particular, are nearly all-seasonal. There is bound to be some species of chrysanthemum blooming at nearly anytime in Japan, and when it comes to sakura, a... |
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25 Oct 09
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A "Bocade" of Autumn Leaves 紅葉の「錦」 日光・中禅寺湖 八丁出島、錦色に彩られ
10月16日21時52分配信 毎日新聞
紅葉の名所として知られる栃木県日光市の中禅寺湖畔が秋色に彩られ、見ごろを迎えている。標高約1270メートルの湖周辺はモミジの色付きが遅れている以外はほぼ平年並み。今は華厳滝周... |
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21 Oct 09
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Last View of Mt. Fuji Disappears (from the JR Yamanote Line) 山手線から消えた富士山のビュー I was really dismayed to read this, because it is fairly near my house and I ride by on the Yamonote train line nearly daily. I had never seen Mt. Fuji from the Yamanote line, though, and hadn’t even known it could be visible until now—when it ... |
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14 Oct 09
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Autumn Sakura 20091014 |
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12 Oct 09
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New Otani Exhibition on Ukiyoe Prints and Kosode Kimono 肉筆浮世絵と江戸のフャッション New Otani Art Museum ニューオータニ美術館
10/3-11/23, 2009
Townswomen Fashion: Kosode and Ukiyo-e Paintings in the Edo Period 肉筆浮世絵と江戸のフャッション 町人女性の美意識
* Lecture: The Fashion of Edo Townswomen
『江戸町人女性のファッショ... |
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09 Oct 09
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Friday Flowers 2009.10.09 |
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09 Oct 09
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Where and When to See Fall Leaves in Japan, 2009 The next important thing in Japan after Cherry Blossoms, is the fall colors, called Kouyou (紅葉) "crimson leaves" in Japanese.
It’s looking like the fall colors are going to be early this year. The autumn leaves have already started to change color ... |
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08 Oct 09
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Typhoon 18 Lands on the Japanese Mainland In a rare sensible decision in Japan regarding weather conditions, the university where I work closed the entire university today due to the incoming typhoon, but not ostensibly for the safety of the students and employees of the university in possible... |