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A sunny day in Tamagawa (while the rest of the world is burning)
On the vernal equinox day, a national holiday in Japan, it seemed like everyone was out enjoying Tamagawa. Japan is in an alternate dimension. Regardless, let’s appreciate the fact that this kind of neighbourhood exists in the middle of Tokyo.
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Earlybird Sakura
At Chidorigafuchi (千鳥ヶ淵) park, next to the Imperial palace in the heart of Tokyo, in about a week from now everything will be pink. Normally, the moat is full of pleasure boats and the walkway full of loving couples, but maybe not this year.
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Sugidama for Sake
Sugidama (杉玉) [lit. cedar ball] is a big sphere made out of japanese cedar, which is usually hang from the eaves of the entrance of a sake brewery. The brewers order and put it up, in order to show that freshly-brewed sake is available for sale. As time passes, the ball’s color changes from green…
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Museum of Contemporary Art Tokyo
One does not normally know what to expect from modern art museums. Each season, each exhibition, fosters new emotions to the observer. In February 2020, I visited the Museum of Contemporary Art in Tokyo (MOT) to see what it had to offer. Here are some of the exhibits that caught my attention.
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Ναγκάνο [Ινσταγκραμικά]
Αν η Χιονάτη έτρωγε μόνο μήλα παραγωγής Ναγκάνο, δε θα κατέληγε όπως κατέληξε.
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