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The ‘girl with the pearl earring’ by #Vermeer will come to #Osaka in August during the renovation of the #Mauritshuis museum in The Hague. Judging from the press-conference, she is very popular in #Japan. Maybe this is her last tour, since she is ‘advancing in age’ like all of us
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2020 is weird. Surreal scene in Osaka today as Japan’s first ever closed-door sumo tournament kicks off: sankei.com/smp/photo/story/n…
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Hard to be certain which ones under all that straw, but some of the 34 kasedori taking part in yesterday's festival in Yamagata were foreigners. mainichi.jp/articles/2020021…
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The highway that connected the shōgun’s capital with the imperial court was the Tōkaidō. In addition to being a crazy historical road, it’s on of Tōkyō’s most popular #PokemonGo routes. – at Shinagawa-ku, Tokyo
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This Eraser Turns Into a Little Mount Fuji With the More Mistakes You Make mymodernmet.com/mount-fuji-e… via @mymodernmet
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Sanctuaire Yutoku Inari-jinja, Saga. Photo de @joranneblog. Retrouvez ce lieu et ses articles sur jipangu.fr/map/sanctuaire-yu….
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A Hakata doll (Hakata ningyo) is a traditional Japanese clay doll, originally from the city of Fukuoka, part of which was previously named Hakata. The dolls are one of Japan’s most famous traditional arts. Took these photos at HAKATA TRADITIONAL CRAFT AND DESIGN MUSEUM. #博多人形
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The first two pix are remains of ancient Dazaifu government office near Fukuoka City. It was the regional government in Kyushu from the 8th to the 12th cent., and was responsible for supervising Japan's maritime frontier. Kanzeon-ji is a seventh-century Buddhist temple in Dazaifu
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Little over 150 years ago, Hijikata Toshizo, charismatic vice commander of the storied Shinsengumi - Japan's last samurai -- met his end in battle defending the group's final stronghold on Japan's northernmost main island of Hokkaido. english.kyodonews.net/news/2…
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I Stayed in Fukuoka for five days. On second day I went to Dazaifu Tenman-gū that is a Shinto shrine in Dazaifu noted in connection with the new era's name Reiwa. It is built over the grave of Sugawara no Michizane (845–903) who was a scholar, poet, and politician. #太宰府天満宮
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In 1940, amid WWII and an int'l boycott, Tokyo was going to host the #Olympics. Here's Mark Schreiber's article on the Games that weren't fccj.or.jp/number-1-shimbun/… #Tokyo2020
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When the official #flooding hazard map of #Tokyo's Edogawa area was distributed in May this year, many people were shocked by its blunt 'do not remain here' message
What do you think? Way too blunt, or better this way?
nippon.com/en/news/fnn201906…
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Pet Loss Cafe is the first place in Japan to offer a place for people who have lost their pets to gather and talk about their memories over a cup of coffee. You can also read the story here. bit.ly/30guOkx
