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Japan Blog Matsuri : March 2010 : Yokai

Welcome to the March 2010 Japan Blog Matsuri! The theme for this month was yokai (and also open to Japanese monsters, ghosts, demons, and....
25 Mar 5:26 pm from Mazikeen

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Posting Frequency

I am going to drastically cut back on my posting frequency as I focus on my 88 temple pilgrimage project. You can find me at for sporadic....
22 Mar 2:59 pm from Mazikeen

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Photograph : Hostesses On Obake

As I mentioned yesterday, around Setsubun the geisha of Kyoto celebrate Obake, a special event where they dress up in costumes. The event h....
21 Mar 11:50 am from Mazikeen

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Photograph : Maiko On Geisha Obake

At the start of the year in Kyoto the geisha celebrate a special event with the festival of Setsubun called Obake (the Japanese word for “....
20 Mar 9:36 am from Mazikeen

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Chanukah 2009 Meal

One of the most difficult things in Japan is celebrating traditional Jewish holidays. This is especially true in Shikoku as there is no ac....
19 Mar 2:22 pm from Mazikeen

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Apologies

It has come to my attention that in my switching over to Wordpress that I have been just about the biggest dolt. Instead of saving my posts ....
17 Mar 12:36 pm from Mazikeen

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Yokai Matsuri (Yokai Part 3)

This month, in honour of my hosting the March 2010 Japan Blog Matsuri, I have been creating posts about yokai (Japanese monsters). posted ....
16 Mar 3:09 pm from Mazikeen

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FREE Domain Names

Have you been thinking about getting a domain name? Perhaps you have wanted to just try one out? Have an idea that you want to register but ....
15 Mar 12:22 pm from Mazikeen

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Photograph : Nio Japanese Buddhist Guardian Statue

This is a photograph of the nio (Japanese Buddhist guardian statue) Agyo at the first temple of both the Fudo Myoo and Bekkaku pilgrimages i....
14 Mar 3:56 am from Mazikeen

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Photograph : Nio Japanese Buddhist Guardian Statue

This is a photograph of the nio (Japanese Buddhist guardian statue) Ungyo at the first temple of both the Fudo Myoo and Bekkaku pilgrimages ....
13 Mar 5:39 am from Mazikeen

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Sudachi Chocolate

Japan has a plethora of odd junk foods. Everything from match (green tea) Kit Kats to sweets made from beans. posted in Food by Maz Leave ....
12 Mar 4:05 am from Mazikeen

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101 in 1001

At the end of each year the media loves to bombard people with the idea of setting resolutions. Most of the time it ends up causing only gui....
11 Mar 7:58 am from Mazikeen

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Agyo and Ungyo : Japanese Buddhist Guardians

Niomon of Yashima in Shikoku. Upon entering the grounds of many Buddhist temples you will find yourself having to cross through the nimon.....
10 Mar 2:56 am from Mazikeen

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Yokai Village (Yokai Part 2)

Deep in Tokushima-ken (and an hour from my home) you will find Miyoshi City and the Oboke Valley. It is a gorgeous area determined to woo an....
9 Mar 12:38 pm from Mazikeen

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My Top Five Films Of 2009

This past weekend the Oscar’s were held in the United States. I admit I enjoy looking at the photographs afterwards to see what people wer....
8 Mar 9:20 pm from Mazikeen

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Geisha Programs For Sale

I am now taking pre-orders for geisha odori programs for the March/April/May dance season of the Kyoto geisha districts. I am also accepting....
8 Mar 7:49 pm from Mazikeen

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Photograph : Tanuki

As I mentioned yesterday, I am doing a yokai theme this weekend for the weekend photographs from Japan. This particular photograph is an old....
7 Mar 2:30 am from Mazikeen

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Photograph : Tanuki

In keeping with the yokai theme I have for this month’s Japan Blog Matsuri I am keeping my weekend photographs to a yokai theme this week.....
6 Mar 12:19 pm from Mazikeen

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Japanese McDonald’s American Burgers

A few months ago the McDonald’s in Japan began an American Burgers promotion. They debuted four different burgers tied to four locations i....
5 Mar 7:58 am from Mazikeen

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Swimming With Tiger Sharks

I grew up with the ocean. As a child my summers were spent at the shore, the waves crashing over my feet. I adore the ocean. It inspires a g....
4 Mar 1:48 am from Mazikeen

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Japanese Buddhist Ceremony : Walking On Fire

At the start of the year I found myself continuing the eighty-eight temple pilgrimage of Shikoku. It was a unique time to see the temples as....
3 Mar 1:46 pm from Mazikeen

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Yokai Part 1 : An Introduction To Yokai

As with many things when trying to translate from both different languages and different cultures it is difficult to properly explain certai....
2 Mar 10:25 am from Mazikeen

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January 2010 Contest Results

For the month of January (2010) I ran a contest where the available prizes had a Gloomy Bear theme. I did a raffle for the winner in the Tok....
1 Mar 3:19 am from Mazikeen

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Japan Blog Matsuri : March 2010 : Yokai

I am tickled pinku to be hosting the Japan Blog Matsuri for the month of March in the year 2010. The Japan Blog Matsuri is a blog carnival ....
1 Mar 12:01 am from Mazikeen

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With a new platform comes a new layout!

Late in January of this year I decided that I had enough of MT. Sure it was very easy for me to customize but it just was not offering me th....
28 Feb 8:57 pm from Mazikeen

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Five Reasons I Love Tokushima Prefecture

I have traveled quite a bit within the past seven years (thirty countries thus far) and I have had the privilege of having homes in North Am....
24 Feb 2:31 am from Mazikeen

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moving to wordpress

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Contest reminder

Two more days left to enter the Gloomy Bear contest! You can find full details here. We need eleven contestants to go up to prize level tw....
30 Jan 3:59 pm from Mazikeen

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testing

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Hello world!

Welcome to WordPress. This is your first post. Edit or delete it, then start blogging! posted in Uncategorized by Maz Leave A Comment©2010....
27 Jan 10:29 pm from Mazikeen

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