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Monchicchi in Shin-Koiwa, Tokyo

Apr 12, 2022

Moncchichi (モンチッチ) is Japan’s most lovable and huggable monkey, basically a stuffed animal doll that first appeared in Japan in 1974. It became wildly popular in the latter 1970s and…

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Takao Baigo plum blossoms

Mar 17, 2022

Takao Baigo (高尾梅郷) is a rural area with several plum blossom groves near the famous Mt. Takao in Hachioji, Tokyo. The plum blossoms bloom in March, so if you were…

Gifu Prefecture

Gujo-Hachiman in autumn

Nov 23, 2021

Gujo-Hachiman (郡上八幡) in Gujo, Gifu Prefecture is a very nice, tourist-friendly provincial city with lots to see in a compact area. The city is north of Gifu city, but not…

Tokyo 2020

Tokyo 2020 Chronology 2011–2021

Nov 22, 2021

Comprehensive chronology (timeline) of significant developments and events from 2011 to 2022 related to the Tokyo 2020 Olympics and Paralympics held during a worldwide COVID-19 pandemic in summer 2021. It…

Tokyo 2020

Olympic and Paralympic Games Volunteer FAQ

Nov 21, 2021

So you want to be a volunteer at the Olympics and/or Paralympics? Good for you! For Paris 2024, they will start accepting volunteer applications from February 2023 and plan to…

Nagano Prefecture

Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park, Nagano

Oct 12, 2021

Among wildlife photographers outside Japan, the two most sought-after wildlife subjects in Japan are the tancho red-crowned cranes (in Hokkaido) and the so-called “snow monkeys” in Nagano. Those of us…

Hokkaido

Remote Rebun and Rishiri, Hokkaido

Oct 12, 2021

Way up near the northern tip of Hokkaido is a pair of small islands called Rebun and Rishiri. It’s one of the most remote places I’ve ever been to in…

Shizuoka Prefecture

Red Mt. Fuji, Shizuoka

Oct 12, 2021

Mt. Fuji is basically synonymous with Shizuoka Prefecture and vice versa, although it also belongs to Yamanashi Prefecture. Since the “front” side of Fuji is in Shizuoka (as seen from…

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  • Monchicchi in Shin-Koiwa, Tokyo April 12, 2022
  • Takao Baigo plum blossoms March 17, 2022
  • Gujo-Hachiman in autumn November 23, 2021
  • Tokyo 2020 Chronology 2011–2021 November 22, 2021
  • Olympic and Paralympic Games Volunteer FAQ November 21, 2021
  • Jigokudani Wild Monkey Park, Nagano October 12, 2021
  • Remote Rebun and Rishiri, Hokkaido October 12, 2021
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