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Brian Theme Iizakayas (Peter & Brian)

Someone asked us recently about theme iizakayas in Japan, so we thought we'd write a little bit about them. By the way, Peter's music is available on reverbnation.com/svenpete. Check it out! Okay, back to theme iizakayas. Wait, what's an iizakaya, you ask? Peter, can you help us out on this one? Ok Brian,… Continue

Added by Brian on September 14, 2009 at 7:30pm — No Comments

P Alb Gallery of Share Style Guest House photos.

Visit our main page to book a viewing of one of our rooms. http://www.share-style.jp/eg/

This is one of the cheaper guest houses. Rasin V. However, currently there are only Japanese tenants living there.… Continue

Added by P Alb on July 17, 2009 at 3:30am — No Comments

P Alb Share Style Guest Houses

No Key Money Fee! Fully Furnished Tokyo Guest House, Share Style Tokyo Room Share (Make a reservation to see one of the rooms on the main page today) http://www.share-style.jp/eg/ Share Style guest houses are joint ownership style, allowing for high-value living at low cost. Rooms are private, with the living room and kitchen as shared facililties. Share Style's houses are equipped with basic furniture and appliances, and do no… Continue

Added by P Alb on July 16, 2009 at 11:00pm — No Comments

damir Climbing Mt Fuji Japan - A peaceful journey.

I climbed Japan's highest mountain "Mt.Fuji" with shorts, boots, a t-shirt, a bottle of water and a Mars Bar. What was I thinking at first - but at the end it was no problem mostly because i became numb from the cold - until the sun rose early in the morning. We took the train to the mountain. It was awesome and a peaceful journey. Mount Fuji (Fujisan) is 3776 meters - Japan's highest mountain. We started at 6:30 pm from the fifth station and arrived at the top at 1:00 am an elevation of 3,776 m… Continue

Added by damir on November 6, 2008 at 10:30pm — No Comments

Steven McIntire Allen The Japan that Comes Up with Ideas©

Akio Morita and Shintaro Ishihara in The Japan That Can Say No and the accompanying trends of the subsequent decade and a half admirably began to put an end to the cycle of Japan imitating the West. However, now Japan needs the next step, and that is the topic of this essay. Recently, we see increasing world awareness of Japanese efforts to improve global political clout. Japanese efforts to obtain a seat on the United Nations Security Council, mutterings about amending Article IX of the… Continue

Added by Steven McIntire Allen on July 13, 2008 at 10:34pm — No Comments

Steven McIntire Allen family name versus personal name

One thing I wish I had done when I first came to Japan on the JET program in Ishinomaki, Miyagi in 1993, was have people address me by my family name if I address them by their family name. In the vast majority of situations, this is not a problem, but on occasion I have noticed that some Japanese address foreigners by their personal names either because the Japanese individual does not accord foreigners the same respect as Japanese, or because they are trying to belittle the foreigner. Living i… Continue

Added by Steven McIntire Allen on June 29, 2008 at 1:04am — 1 Comment

P Alb Some collectable items from the showa era.

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Added by P Alb on May 31, 2008 at 4:18pm — No Comments

P Alb What is this fashion trend called in Japan?


Tokyo Girl by ~henroben on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:59pm — 4 Comments

P Alb On what "Island" can we find this building.


tokyo : big site3 by =zzpza on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:57pm — 2 Comments

P Alb If I want to go here, what Station do I need to go to?


Tokyo Dome by ~MaxwellsDemon on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:45pm — 2 Comments

P Alb And what station/area might this be? And what is it famous for?


Tokyo by ~seeprakala on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:42pm — 2 Comments

P Alb In what year was the Marunouchi line built? Any train spotters out there?


Tokyo 405 by ~shiodome on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:39pm — 2 Comments

P Alb What part of Tokyo is this, and what is it famous for?


Tokyo Tonight by *kadoman on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:36pm — No Comments

P Alb Can you name this bridge? And where does it go?


Tokyo 428 by ~shiodome on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:31pm — No Comments

P Alb What is this fashion trend called in Japan?


Tokyo Girl by ~henroben on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:30pm — No Comments

P Alb Erleuchtung garantiert (2000), Anybody seen this movie?

I saw this movie over the Weekend. It's not the highest quality movie, but interesting if you are into Zen. Here is a link. http://www.imdb.com/title/tt0177749/ Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 9:00pm — No Comments

P Alb What popular Hollywood movie showed these buildings reflected in a taxi window?


Tokyo, Shinjuku by ~RyuHayabusa on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 13, 2008 at 8:30pm — No Comments

Steven McIntire Allen Legal registered alias

A little known privilege of foreigners in Japan, at least little known among Westerners, is the right we have to register a legal alias (通称名/tsushomei). Many Japanese use an alias, for instance women use their former names in the workplace, and Japanese refer to this as a 通称名, but ONLY foreigners can actually LEGALLY register an alias. Koreans and Chinese frequently do this to accommodate their native language characters which are not included in the Japanese ideograph list approved by the Japa… Continue

Added by Steven McIntire Allen on May 13, 2008 at 5:00am — 10 Comments

P Alb Lets see who can name this building?


Tokyo international Forum by =rubberman542 on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 12, 2008 at 10:30pm — 1 Comment

P Alb Lets play a game...Who can name this station?


Tokyo by ~UrbanAcid on deviantART Continue

Added by P Alb on May 12, 2008 at 10:24pm — 2 Comments

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