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What does Honjo mean?

September 10, 2015September 14, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

Honjo began as one of Edo’s elite areas but soon developed a rich commoner culture. By the Shōwa Period it was a polluted flophouse on a filthy river. Continue reading What does Honjo mean?

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The Kanda River

July 15, 2014October 22, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

The story of the Kanda River is a story as old as Edo itself. It is part and parcel of the evolution of the city. Continue reading The Kanda River

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What does Kichijoji mean?

July 1, 2013October 17, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

Kichijōji, one of the coolest towns in Tokyo looks like a temple name. But if you go to Kichijōji, you won’t find any temples by that name. Today, we’ll find out why there is not temple in Kichijōji called Kichijō-ji. Are you ready to rock? Continue reading What does Kichijoji mean?

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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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