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Why is Tokyo so different from other cities in Japan?
Many incredible images of Japan tend to be more linked to the rarities that are seen in Tokyo , than to the reality that the vast majority of… Continue Reading
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Japan, Architecture and Pandemic: Kengo Kuma
If you ever have the opportunity to visit Kyoto, we recommend visiting the Ace Hotel Kyoto located in Shinpuhkan . The latter was built from an old telephone… Continue Reading
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Miniature Diorama So Real It Tricks Twitter
MAJIRI ( @Cityscape_Std ) from Cityscape Studio makes diorama miniatures of urban environments. The quality of his work has recently been recognized since he started posting photos of… Continue Reading
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RONIN – The freelancers SAMURAI of JAPAN
The Ronin could be said that they were the freelancer samurai of Japan from the Edo period but how similar were they to the samurai or what was… Continue Reading
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Year of the Tiger, 24 years away
This year that begins, 2022, corresponds to the year of the tiger according to the Japanese zodiac (basically the same as the Chinese zodiac), and I could not… Continue Reading
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How and Why Japan Became a World Power
There is the idea that Japan grew rapidly to be a power after the second world war, as something unexpected, surprising. But the reality is that Japan’s most… Continue Reading
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