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Broom Man
We live in a gated community near Mahasarakham University (where Nam is heading up the Japanese Studies department). Every day a few vendors are let in to peddle their wares/offer…
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the buy
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The View from My Bedroom Window
Bring on the gazelles and gorillas and shit. All I can say is, this is the first time I am living next to a forest, and I love it. I…
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Yura Lighthouse
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Shaka – The Oldest Buddha in Japan
He resides in Asukadera, in the town of Asuka Mura, where I stayed for five months when I first came to Japan 13 years ago. We visited our relatives’ church…
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Asuka Rail
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Cicada Shell
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Ebi Fry (Japanese Hummingbird Moth)
An elusive Japanese Hummingbird Moth, aka “?????” I finally caught one on film card, and he’s a color I’ve never seen before!
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Wakayama Oyako
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Wakayama Bees
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A walk to the estuary
This is the Sumoto River. It joins the sea just under the bridge. It is rich in mullet, and not much else, although they used to farm unagi in this…
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New Product Alert
First, an item that should prove immensely popular overseas: JAPAN no kaori (“the scent of Japan”) That’s right, it’s JAPAN branded toilet paper! Embroidered with the characters for “Takeshima” and…
