What is a Shakuhachi?
My late Aikido teacher also was a Shakuhachi player and therefore, while I have never played this traditional Japanese bamboo flute myself, I always had […]
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New Year in Japan
New Years in Japan is totally different from the west. There is almost no firework or parties and it is much more a family event […]
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Japan during the Typhoon
On Saturday, October 12th, Typhoon Hagibis reached Japan. Expected to be the worst storm to hit Japan in the last 60 years, the metrological agency […]
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Japanese House Tour
Like most people in the west, Japanese tend to live in apartments or houses. I visited a house exposition center to find out what a […]
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Japan’s secret underground Imperial Headquarters
Unbeknown to many, Japan had decided to build a secret underground shelter into the Japanese alps during world war 2. It was supposed to house […]
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How large is Tokyo?
Tokyo is said to be the “largest city” in the world. But what does that mean? And is there actually a city called Tokyo? This […]
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