Love Pokemon? Love Photographing Unique Manholes? A Must-Do in Tokyo! (Part 1)
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Hi friends, it's been awhile! I hope the weather's been treating you well. Now that I'm back in my hometown and properly away from Japan...
Kansai & Beyond
- Oct 15, 2022
- 3 min
Deer Antler Cutting Ceremony (鹿の角きり) in Nara
This October, over the three-day long weekend, I was told about the antler cutting ceremony near Nara Park and I decided to take a look....
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jul 20, 2022
- 2 min
Monster Hunter x Sakai (Special Exhibit)
When you think of Sakai City due south of Osaka city, you may only think of those key-shaped burial sites that they're famously known for...
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Kansai & Beyond
- May 28, 2022
- 2 min
Hideaki Anno Exhibition @ Osaka
I found out from a coworker that the Art Museum at Abeno Harukas was having a exhibit showcasing Hideaki Anno's works. He is famously...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 20, 2022
- 2 min
Why Go Pokémon Manhole Hunting?
As you know, I really do like Pokémon quite a lot. I’ve written about the Pokémon cafe experience in the past (the Osaka one, but also...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 9, 2022
- 2 min
New Years in Japan
Happy 2022 everyone! I really hope this year will bring some more joy in life, since the last two basically sucked for a lot of us....
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Kansai & Beyond
- Jan 1, 2022
- 1 min
ミラーボーラー星の旅 Planet of MirrorBowler @ PARCO Shinsaibashi
Another set of photos for a digital art exhibit that set up camp at PARCO Shinsaibashi until Feb 13, 2022. Mirrorbowler is a project...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Dec 26, 2021
- 2 min
NAKED INC. at Heian Jingu (Kyoto)
Digital Art has quite a market in Japan, as you probably already know if you've done any amount of research into Japan travel in Tokyo......
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Kansai & Beyond
- Dec 20, 2021
- 3 min
Places near Osaka Station (Umeda) to Enjoy the Christmas Mood
Christmas is approaching real soon, and you're probably looking for some ways to get into the festive mood this year. Luckily, it seems...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Dec 17, 2021
- 1 min
Making Art Out of Snack Boxes
Twitter user @02ESyRaez4VhR2l (or 空箱職人 はるきる) is an artist who posts his creations made from empty Japanese snack boxes. His creations are...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Dec 9, 2021
- 2 min
World Heritage Sites Built with LEGO BRICKS
Hey everyone! I earlier this month, I was super lucky and won some tickets from Osaka Bob to the "Piece of Peace" LEGO Exhibit in Osaka...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Apr 3, 2021
- 1 min
Kirby's Dream Factory
I was doing my monthly Pokemon Center visits at Daimaru in Osaka, when I noticed the event space next to the Pokemon Center was occupied...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Mar 20, 2021
- 1 min
Kimetsu no Yaiba Katanas on Display
Any fans of the anime here? My students are absolutely obsessed with this anime, so when I saw these katanas on display at HEP5 in Umeda,...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Mar 11, 2021
- 6 min
Pokemon Manholes in Ikaruga, Nara
As you can tell from this title, we’re talking about Pokemon manholes today. Specifically, the ones that were installed very recently in...
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Kansai & Beyond
- Nov 10, 2020
- 3 min
Himeji Ninja Night 2020
Every year around autumn colours (in November), a digital art studio would collaborate with Himeji for a night time light-up event. If...
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