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On the Train 02: Kansai
I am currently between two businessmen on an Express headed for Ikebukuro. One of them is reading a seinen manga magazine and the other is reading about car parts on his cellphone. At Ikebukuro I will be meeting up with … Continue reading
On The Train 01: Looking Back
Four years ago in the rainy season I made my first trip to Japan as part of the Oregon Intercultural Association. I was young and had no formal education on Japan. No language, no culture, and no history. Everything I … Continue reading
GUNPLA: RX-75 Guntank
During a load of laundry, I decided to sit down and put together a model kit I purchased earlier in the day. After I finished the first step, I realized it would be a fun activity to film. I apologize … Continue reading
大宮夏まつり：Ômiya Summer Festival
Part 2 of 2 in the Omiya Summer Festival 2010 video series, On Location in Saitama City Japan. Continue reading
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Tagged Festivals, floats, Japan, Matsuri, Omiya, portable shrines, taiko, tradition, traditional music, Video
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Jikoshoukai, or Self Introduction
Inevitably, for all of those who study a language, there will come a point of time at which you will be asked to give self introductions. In Japanese these are called jikoshoukai [自己紹介] and, over the course of studying Japanese … Continue reading