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Yamanote Line: Hamamatsu-chō and Tamachi

February 12, 2017November 1, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

Today we reach the last 2 stations, Hamamatsu-chō & Tamachi. Continue reading Yamanote Line: Hamamatsu-chō and Tamachi

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Book Review – Samurai Revolution

November 4, 2014October 31, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

Hillsborough’s books have been “gateway drugs” into the Bakumatsu for many people, including myself. Here he takes a long form scholarly approach and nails it. Continue reading Book Review – Samurai Revolution

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What does Tamachi mean?

May 19, 2014February 5, 2017 marky star - JapanThis.com

It’s sounds inaka, but so does your mom. Continue reading What does Tamachi mean?

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What does Sendagaya mean?

April 9, 2014April 10, 2014 marky star - JapanThis.com

Today’s topic was a reader request. But to be honest, I’ve been wanting to write about this place for a while. Continue reading What does Sendagaya mean?

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UPDATE: Finally tracked down the full print. As gorgeous as it is, I'm sad to say this is NOT Gen'yuin. It IS, however, Ietsuna. He and his entourage are visiting Nikko Toshogu.

Gen’yu-in・the Grave of Tokugawa Ietsuna

May 31, 2013November 5, 2020 marky star - JapanThis.com

Most people think that all that remains of Tokugawa Ietsuna’s grave is a small gate in Ueno Park.
They are wrong.
And I’ve got the pictures to prove it. Continue reading Gen’yu-in・the Grave of Tokugawa Ietsuna

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OMNI AM in the studio together. First time since 2001!
OMNI AM in the studio together. First time since 2001!
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
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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

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