Looking to Ueno
Although it is at the height of popularity during the Sakura Matsuri, or Cherry Blossom Festival, Ueno Park is also a site for weekly events that many visitors may miss out on. I, however, revel in...
View ArticleMai Dreamin: Surviving the Akihabara Maids
Akihabara is easily one of my favorite places to visit, if only for the fact that I see something bizarre and novel every time that I go there. On this particular day, a few friends and I were shopping...
View ArticleSuper Dollfie: A Glimpse into Japan’s World of Ball and Joint Dolls
I stood before a polished glass display case looking into the vacuous eyes of a doll. Her hair was a fine shade of burgundy, brushed with care to ensure that it fell over her shoulders. This was a Ball...
View ArticleNakano, Japan: On Broadway
It is only eleven o’clock and it is already well over eighty degrees Fahrenheit. In an effort of reduce as much energy as possible, the lights in the train are turned off and the air conditioning (if...
View ArticleFussa, Japan: Tanabata Matsuri
The shudder of a thousand plastic ribbons blowing in the breeze resonated throughout the streets. It was the Tanabata Matsuri, a large summer festival celebrated all through Japan. Behind me were the...
View ArticleFuji-san
Somewhere between the eighth and ninth station I thought I would give up. My body was covered in a thin film of sweat. I smelled. My hair stuck to the back of my neck. I could see the stone walls of...
View ArticleHarajuku Autumn
I was a chikan virgin no longer. Being at the receiving end of a chikan incident is essentially akin to having someone feel you up while travelling by train. I had heard stories from my female friends...
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