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Well, here’s a load of pictures for you. It’s late and I’m pretty tired, so I’m going to let them do most of the talking for me this time. Before we arrived at Tokyo Tower, we headed through a pretty famous temple, although the name unfortunately esc...

Seira - Love letter no kawari ni kono uta wo:

Este ultimo mes me dedique a darle a los libros y quiero comentarles 3 que me gustaron bastante. en materia de mi gran aficion por la ciencia ficcion lei Robots e imperio de Isaac Asimov para ser sincero es el primer libro de asimov que leo y si bien...

Generally, the Japanese Zen gardens are small, covering just dozens of square meters. The reason is that the viewer must be able to see the entire garden, to understand the symbolic meanings. Some of them are very small, just a few square meters… but...

The Japanese design company PetWORKs Co. designed these dolls to resemble the members of the group AKB48 and they are now at an exhibition at Kyoto University of Art and Design. The vice-president of the university is none other than Yasushi Akimoto,...

Ex guitarrista de Megadeth sorprende como embajador del pop japonés Hasta hace cerca de una década, Marty Friedman era conocido nada menos que como el guitarrista de Megadeth, una de las bandas más emblemáticas en el heavy metal. Pero en estos días,...

Lo mejor de la semana en Japón Total Noticias Siete terremotos de magnitud 9 azotaron Japón en los últimos 3.500 años El Gobierno nipón ocultó un “alarmante” informe que advertía lo peor de Fukushima Video juegos Tetris fue el juego más exitoso del 2...

 Shimokitazawa -  ____________________________________________________________________ Yet another interesting neighbourhood near my place Shimokitazawa may not look like much in the day, in fact, shopping streets like this are quite a common sight...

Hello. Today I want to share yet another travel experience during my winter vacation in Kyushu! It was the last day of the year and it was definitely one of my highlights of the trip! I went to Takachiho (高千穂) which is a small city in Miyazaki Pre...

When you are too busy coding and your mind doesn’t work anymore, instead of keep pushing, take a break and do something completely different. That’s what I did on Saturday. I left home in the afternoon and walked down the Sumida River until it ends....

The Scanty - I ♥ U:

Creo que ya esta mas que instaurada la sección peliculeando en el blog así que vamos con otra entrega, esta ves con 2 buenas y una muy mala… Crazy Stupid Love: Si bien Steve Carell quedo marcado para siempre por el genial papel de un virgen de 40 año...

Top 20 de los mejores animes de la temporada invierno 2011 Los fans del anime de Japón nos brindan un nuevo ranking en la cual fueron encuestados por el sitio web Biglobe donde tuvieron que escoger cual fue para ellos los mejores animes de la Tempora...

Gashapon (or gachapon) is a brand, owned by the famous company Bandai, referring to capsule toys, but also to the capsule vending machines. The name comes from two onomatopoeia, gasha and pon, sounds made by the capsule while going through the vendin...

Here’s J-pop queen Namie Amuro’s commercial for KOSE ESPRIQUE make-up brand featuring her new single “Go Round”, which is set to be released on the 21st of March alongside the song “YEAH OH”.Check out the beautiful Namie and the song in the CM below:...

Ima Dake! Free is a Japanese iPhone app that lists applications that are currently on sale. For people with Japanese iTunes accounts without credit cards, like me, finding good free apps can be a hassle and using up my prepaid card credits is annoyin...

After exiting Yoyogi park and consulting the nearest map, we discovered that we had emerged just opposite Takeshita Doori, Harajuku’s most famous street. Although it was incredibly busy – hindering photo opportunities – I’d did manage to get a few sh...

Taja - Love Today:

Setsubun, un antiguo ritual que marca el fin del invierno El día de hoy, 3 de febrero, es el día del Setsubun (節分) en Japón, es una celebración japonesa llevada a cabo el día antes del comienzo de una nueva estación del año. Según la tradición, el...

Nintendo: Las gráficas de The Legend of Zelda para Wii U no decepcionarán a los fans Durante la más reciente junta con los inversionistas de Nintendo, el presidente de la compañía, Satoru Iwata, dijo que las gráficas de The Legend of Zelda para el Wi...

Prince Shōtoku is known in the history of Japan as the father of Japanese Buddhism. He established the Shitennoji Temple from Osaka, which is known as the oldest officially administered temple in Japan. Prince Shōtoku is also the author of the Sevent...

Back in October, it was announced that AKB48 would be creating their own original anime. After the “Voice Actress Battle” where 30 members where chosen, the 9 main character voice cast list has been announced;Nakaya Sayaka (AKB48 Team A) as Aida Orin...

Setagaya Park -  ____________________________________________________________________ Last Saturday I went to take a walk around Setagaya Park (which I spoke of earlier in this post: The Road Not Taken). Thought it was going to be just another luncht...

Now here’s something I’ve been really looking forward to. The Black Rock Shooter OVA is a classic favourite of mine for its simplistic storyline combined with a mix of real world and otherworldly elements. Years later, we’re finally getting a nice li...