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The Rivers of Edo-Tokyo

May 25, 2014June 24, 2015 marky star - JapanThis.com

More rivers than you can shake a stick at!
You know, if you’re into that sort of thing… Continue reading The Rivers of Edo-Tokyo

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What does Kasai mean?

November 5, 2013October 19, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

Kasai seems like a place name, and the term is used, but in Tokyo, there actually isn’t any real area named Kasai. Yet, the name is very ancient. So, say hello to my little friend, Kasai. Continue reading What does Kasai mean?

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What does Katsushika mean?

November 4, 2013November 7, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

Tokyo’s Katsushika Ward and Saitama’s Kita-Katsushika and Minami Katsushika Districts derive their names from the pre-modern Katsushika District of Shimōsa Province, but where did the ancient name come from? Continue reading What does Katsushika mean?

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10 Random Quickies – Japan This Lite

August 20, 2013September 26, 2013 marky star - JapanThis.com

10 Quick Questions From Readers!
(Still took 2 days to write… lol) Continue reading 10 Random Quickies – Japan This Lite

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Edo River Fireworks

August 5, 2013 marky star - JapanThis.com

Summer in Japan means matsuri (festivals), hanabi (fireworks), and fuzoku (prostitution). Today we’ll look at the first two! Continue reading Edo River Fireworks

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Fresh rice crackers crisping up on the grill. Goes perfect with a cold beer!
An Edo Period sled for children.
The old Tōkaidō (Shinagawa). This stretch of highway leads out of Edo and then to Kyōto.
報国寺・Hōku-ji famous for its grove of 2000 bamboo trees. Former family temple of the Ashikaga and Uesugi clans.
鎌倉長谷寺・View from Hase-dera in Kamakura
鎌倉杉本寺・Sugimoto-dera, the oldest Buddhist temple in Kamakura
Sedona, AZ
鼻でかい鷲
Desert mountains in Sedona.
Autumn leaves at Gōtoku-ji in Tōkyō 🏯
Grave of Ii Naosuke, shogunal regent from 1858–1860, at Gōtoku-ji.
From one of my TV appearances. Talkin’ about the Edo Period.
At the Bird Cage, prostitutes serviced customers in these small rooms which also served as balcony seats for live shows.トゥームストーンという映画に出たBird Cageというバー・劇場。カウボーイ時代にこういう狭い部屋はヘルスみたいな個室だった。遊んだあとにバルコニー席になったw
Some fake old building in Tombstone. カウボーイ時代っぽい建物
Cowboy boots in Tombstone
妻籠宿脇本陣・Traditional hearth of Tsumago-juku Waki-honjin (secondary inn for shōgunate officials) 2015
妻籠宿脇本陣のいろり・Traditional hearth of Tsumago-juku Waki-honjin (secondary inn for shōgunate officials) 2015
妻籠宿脇本陣・Tsumago-juku Waki-honjin (secondary inn for shōgunate officials) 2015

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