Tokyo Landlords Lose Century-Old ‘Gift Money’ as Rents Slump
After viewing almost 100 Tokyo apartments, banker Damien Cambon was happy to discover that a Japanese tradition dating back....
29 Sep 7:04 pm  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
You can see Musashi Kosugi, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tower and even
You can see Musashi Kosugi, Shinjuku, Tokyo Tower and even Tokyo SkyTree! I like how the colors change when evening approaches. Do you have....
28 Sep 4:52 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Scrap Alley
Just want to introduce an old song that’s currently in my playlist. Song is called “Scrap Alley” by Yutaka Ozaki. You might have heard....
27 Sep 11:49 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Motosumiyoshi
Instead of saying the iPhone 4 does take some pretty nice shots, can I be so bold as to say the person holding the iPhone does take some pr....
24 Sep 7:16 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Updown
Just when you thought you were really going up, … ....
22 Sep 12:59 am  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Calpis water gets the canned treatment
First it was Mountain Dew. Today it’s Calpis Water. There’s something freaky going on with this vending machine! ....
21 Sep 5:45 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Higashikawa Town
Higashikawa-101 The weather was so nice today, I couldn’t waste it by staying inside so it was time for a bike ride. My son and I set....
20 Sep 5:29 pm  from  Charles Hamel   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Numata Yotaka Andon Festival
andon4-1 A few weeks back the family and I traveled about an hour and 30 minutes to the small town of Numata in Hokkaido Japan to take ....
17 Sep 4:07 pm  from  Charles Hamel   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Best Way to Learn Japanese
japanese After living in Hokkaido Japan for the past 3 years, and knowing a lot of the language, I feel it is time for me to buckle dow....
16 Sep 11:37 pm  from  Charles Hamel   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Walking by KFC
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16 Sep 9:41 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Japan 2 Harvard & gimmie tha plastic one!!
I have a student who is taking a crack at Harvard. He needs info on taking the S.A.T's in English of course and the TOEFL test. He ain't fuc....
12 Sep 6:15 pm  from  Chris-Ballard   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Bottom’s up
Sorry I haven’t been writing much. A little swamped learning at the moment. I hope you do enjoy the snapshots I posted as of late. Didn....
12 Sep 12:02 am  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Did the mushroom enter willingly?
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10 Sep 7:17 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Would you pick Mountain Dew?
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9 Sep 9:35 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
噂の黒麺
ハマトラの塩鶏そばです。 The unmistakable mark of Hamatora – black noodles. Salt-flavored chicken soba, which is kinda like r....
8 Sep 7:44 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
ポテチの手
Absolutely necessary if you don’t want an oily keyboard or controller. ....
7 Sep 6:45 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ezo the Brown Bear’s office
Higuma is the most fierce wild animal in, I think they meant, Hokkaido. ....
6 Sep 11:36 am  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Is Light a Wave?
What do you think? ....
4 Sep 11:33 am  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
People in Yokohama
What do you suppose these girls were up to in Minatomirai? These people too. Was it picnic day in Yokohama? Why was there a cruise ship....
3 Sep 9:26 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
日本人の知らない日本語
毎週木曜の夜中12時は必ず「日本人の知らない日本語」というドラマを見ています。このドラマ、面白....
2 Sep 2:49 am  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hello Kitty ウィンナー
Ok. Give you a few seconds to get it out of your system. … .. . Enough laughing. Let’s move on. ^^. This Hello Kitty ウィンナー (W....
1 Sep 8:21 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Q&A: Chihuahua Breeders in Japan
Question: Luwyn writes in: Hi, I hope you can help direct me to some Chihuahua breeders in Japan as their websites are incredibly difficul....
1 Sep 2:31 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
TOMARE–Have Mat, Will Travel
Tomare Yoga Mat, anywhere you go (or, Home is Where the Mat Is) This summer I came to the multi-culti realization that, for....
27 Aug 10:51 am  from  Bionicbong   [Profile]  [Recent] 
The Man in the Machine
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24 Aug 11:17 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Driving in Malaysia
Been driving quite a bit when I went back to Malaysia. It’s pretty difficult to get around with public transport so most people have thei....
17 Aug 8:44 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Takoyaki on a Chopstick
Walking downtown I saw a vendor selling Takoyaki on a stick for 200 yen. I thought wow! I could really use some takoyaki right about now! An....
14 Aug 2:50 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Q&A: Working in Japan, no bacehlors degree?
The Q&A section of my blog is kind of new. People like my “contact me” link on the blog! Every month I get asked some questions and....
1 Aug 3:01 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Toy Story 3
There are bad movies, good movies and then there are great movies. Toy Story 3 is, in my books, among the greats. And it has been a long ti....
27 Jul 12:41 pm  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Americans Working in Japan
How do you get a job in Japan besides teaching English? What are wages and working conditions like for Americans and other foreigners living....
14 Jul 1:59 pm  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Enoshima and other bits
It’s nice to get away from the city once in a while. Having been in Tokyo for quite some time, I recently long to explore areas outside T....
25 Jun 11:08 am  from  Kenleeswrites   [Profile]  [Recent] 
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