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Fun Link Friday: World Heritage Site Shirakawa-gō (360°/Gigapixel)

Posted on May 4, 2012 by LM

The UNESCO World Heritage Site of Shirakawa-gô lies at the base of Hakusan in Gifu prefecture, and it is, in my opinion, the most stunning piece of the Hokuriku winter landscape.  The village, once quite isolated from the rest of … Continue reading →

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No Fun Link Friday today

Posted on April 27, 2012 by Paula

Sorry guys, I’m flying off to California for a wedding, so Fun Link Friday will have to wait til next week. More great blog things to come, though! Have a great weekend!

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FLF: A Magical Adventure: Tokyo Disneyland and DisneySea

Posted on April 20, 2012 by reedra01

Disney World, where dreams come true and magic still lives. It is the most visited recreational park in the world. There is nothing else quite like it. Most of us have experienced the wonderful world of Disney in some way or … Continue reading →

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Fun Link Friday: A Shrine to Energy Drinks

Posted on April 13, 2012 by Nyssa

This week’s FLF takes a look at energy drinks, aka genki drinks Taisho Pharmaceutical released the first of this type of drink in 1962 with Lipovitan-D. It’s the drink’s 50th anniversary this year. I’ve never actually tried Lipovitan (it’s also … Continue reading →

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Fun Link(s) Friday: Kenketsu-chan

Posted on April 6, 2012 by LM

Like its US counterpart, the Japan Red Cross Society (日本赤十字社) also collects blood donations. Unlike in the US, each prefecture in Japan has its very own regional Kenketsu-chan (けんけつちゃん), a blood-donation (献血) mascot! Today I received a notice from the … Continue reading →

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No Fun Link Friday Today

Posted on March 30, 2012 by Paula

Sorry guys! No Fun Link Friday today, as I’m out of town and grappling with end of term paper assignments simultaneously! Nothing like a seven hour bus ride while paper-writing. 😉 Have a great weekend!

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Fun Link Friday: Reblog: On Being Funny in Japan

Posted on March 23, 2012 by Paula

Originally posted on This Japanese Life.:
There’s actually no word for “sense of humor” in Japan. According to The Japan Society, “the English term humor implies gentle, kindly laughter and so does the transliterated Japanese term yûmoa. Warai, a Japanese…

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Fun Link Friday: Lars Martinson’s Kameoka Diaries

Posted on March 16, 2012 by LM

Lars Martinson is a cartoonist and a former JET Program ALT who currently works in Kameoka, Japan. The author of the ongoing graphic novel series Tônoharu,which chronicles life as a rural JET, Martinson has created a new series of comics … Continue reading →

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FLF: 100 Examples of Japanese Municipal Flags

Posted on March 2, 2012 by tnguyen3729

A friend of mine sent an old post from Web Designer Depot of 100 Examples of Japanese Municipal Flags I thought worth sharing. From the Web Designer Depot: These flags feature highly stylized bicolor geometric symbols, often incorporating Japanese or Latin characters, making them especially … Continue reading →

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FLF: Anatomical Cross-sections Made from Japanese Mulberry Paper

Posted on February 24, 2012 by tnguyen3729

Lost at E-Minor shared some fascinating art by Lisa Nilsson earlier this month. Her Tissue Series “Anatomical Cross-Sections in Paper” utilizes Japanese mulberry paper. Lisa writes on her website that: These pieces are made of Japanese mulberry paper and the gilded edges … Continue reading →

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