Mount Fuji, easily visible from Tokyo, is the highest mountain of Japan and one of the most recognizable mountains in the world.
Especially in winter, when its graceful cone is topped with a snow-covered peak, it is easy to see why Mount Fuji is one of the most loved symbols of Japan.
So much so that there [...]
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Chris Willson is a British-born writer, photographer and lecturer based in Okinawa, Japan whose work have been featured in various publications, advertising and documentaries.
His website, Travel67, contains samples of his previous work and an online gallery of photos from his travels around the country. Poster sized limited edition prints of his photos, shot with medium-format [...]
Those who came to Japan in the late 80’s or early 90’s probably have fond memories of telephone cards. Those were the pre-Internet years when the only means of long-distance communication was the telephone; when one 1,000-yen telephone card will get you just a few minutes worth of time to talk to your family back [...]
Climbers flock in record numbers to Mount Fuji in the summer of 2008.
It seems cities and towns around Mount Fuji are considering charging a small free from climbers of Mount Fuji to help in their environmental conservation efforts as 2008 saw record numbers of people climbing Japan’s highest mountain.
Led by Fujiyoshida Mayor Shigeru Horiuchi, the [...]
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Pink Tentacle
- Ultra Monster paintings by Toshio OkazakiA pair of action-packed Ultraman Monster paintings by Toshio Okazaki were published in Shōgakukan's 1979 edition of Ultra Kaiju (Shōgakukan Nyūmon Hyakka Series #97). [+] [+] Alien Guts, Windam, Gyango, Black End, Kingsaurus III, Bemstar Alien Icarus, Gomora, Muruchi, Alien Baltan, Alien Magma, Kemular Dancan, Giradorus, Astromons Gandar, Gabora, Alien Metron, Agira, Antlar, Seabozu, Woo [...]
Japan Probe
- Japanese Police Shut Down Chinese Brothel Near Yokosuka BaseJapanese police have raided a Chinese massage parlor in Yokosuka and arrested 24 people: The parlor, which was located near an American naval base, had actually been a brothel offering illegal sex services to members of the American military. It managers and the women who worked there were Chinese. The Yomiuri Shimbun has reported the [...]
What Japan Thinks
- Aozora and electronic books in general in JapanIf you’re a learner of Japanese, or just wanting to get hold of classics of Japanese literature, the free repository Aozora is a good place to start, but judging by this survey from goo Research and reported on by japan.internet.com into Aozora, it’s not that well-known. Demographics Over the 19th and 20th of August 2010 [...]
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