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Nihon o aishiteimasu (I LOVE Japan)
Growing up in Hawaii, I always had a particular affinity for Japanese culture. Maybe it was because I had a desperate love for eating mochi or was obsessed with playing Warlords of Japan at school in the 4th grade (a classic simulation game where the winner collects the most armies, land and rice that all…
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Brian’s Japan Post (III of III)
Takyama Tokyo again
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Brian’s Japan Post (II of III)
Kyoto Osaka
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Brian’s Japan Post (I of III)
Japan is a place that has tangentially been in my life since childhood. I took karate classes for about 9 years (yes, I have a black belt), anime has always hovered at the periphery of my interests, and Kurosawa is one of my favorite directors. Along with these, the concept of ‘toilets with control panels’,…