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I came across these karuta today. They look like they might be useful for teachers of Japanese. Can anybody let me know what they think? Have you bought these karuta cards? Karuta cards Amazon Japan
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These hiragana cards look great for teaching. amazon Japan
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I have been busy working on the Site today and have almost finished the code so that you get leave comment annotations directly on the images. I first saw this on flickr, but didn’t see many people using it and so after [...]
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Caught a few shots of this promotional vehicle for the Quiksilver Roxy store in Harajuku the other day. The vehicle was rolling around Shibuya on a later sunny afternoon leaving quite an impression. I bet there were more than just a [...]
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Beautiful! Amazon Japan has this gold decoration to stop the bad things happening in the new year! Hamaya no Hatsuzekku A relative bought one of these a few years ago for our house – lucky!! Amazon Japan
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My friend starting using Ustream from his iPhone recently and recorded this drive on the highway in Tokyo tonight. He was driving back from the golf range coming over the Rainbow Bridge past Odaiba and into Tokyo. You can see Tokyo [...]
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Some of the convenience stores in my area are planning to close over the New Year period. They are no longer making bentos until after New Year and some stock is looking very low. Are conbini’s closed in your area for the break? [...]
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Thanks to everyone who replied saying they wanted to get a taste of Japanese convenience stores, conbini, in their own home. The poll finished up with most people wanting a US$50 box inclusive of postage. I have checked prices at the [...]
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Japan is celebrating the Year of the Tiger in 2010. (Chinese Zodiac) The Tiger is the 3rd sign in the zodiac chart. There are 12 signs altogether. The Tiger is the sign of courage. This little set shows all the animals in the zodiac. [...]
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I went for a short walk on Christmas Day to Odaiba. It was pretty busy and I didn’t take the camera out much, but here are a few snaps I took along the way.
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First of January 2010 is coming shortly. Have you got your otoshidama envelope at the ready? I sort of liked this choice – the ultraman envelopes!! These were the kind I organised a few years back for the little boys…. now [...]
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Hand-drawn face portraits (Nigaoe 似顔絵) or charactures are very popular in Japan. You can often find an artists sitting by the side of the road in busy shopping locations or inside shopping malls like you can see in these pictures. [...]
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The Tokyo Midtown office and shopping complex in Roppongi is a great place for a Sunday afternoon stroll. The garden area is full of greenery, and when you are finished you can head back indoors to enjoy the many restaurants and shops.
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This puzzle is a fantastic one for teaching important signs to the kids. The minimum age for the puzzle set is 24 months. Great age to start working with kids basic recognition skills. Amazon Japan
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Merry Christmas to all the readers of shibuya246. It has been great to talk with you all this year through the comments and on twitter. Rilakkuma and friends would like to wish you all a very Merry Christmas and a Happy New Year. I [...]
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Merry Christmas!! Did he come? What did you get???? We have spent busy day opening presents. Eating too much. And are about to have a game of Uno Attack! Anyone want to try the Doraemon game and give me some feedback? Amazon Japan Cool Pick
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Standard food for Japan on Christmas Eve is chicken and cake, maybe washed down with some wine. At the station tonight after getting back from some shopping the area was buzzing with people buying their chicken and cake to take home. I [...]
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In Japan, Christmas Eve is the main event for many Japanese. You see many workers hurrying out their office buildings to quickly meet up with others and there are many couples out on the street heading for dinner. It is also a time for [...]
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Swatch Watch Japan Japan has always fascinated me with their design on watches. I have many Seiko musical clocks in my house already…. they are great! I also have a couple of lovely Japanese watches! I havent purchased this one [...]
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Are you a fan of the Brio trains and track? I always associated Brio with the Thomas Tank Engine trains. But was most interested to find out that you can also buy the Brio brand Bullet Train, Shinkansen on Amazon Japan.
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The 1/1 scale Gundam is going to be back on display in Shizuoka this time. You will be able to see it while riding the Shinkansen? That would be a cool view from the window. Mt Fuji on one side, Gundam on the other. It will be on [...]
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I am intrigued! Does this play the traditional violin music? Is that a real bow? Has anyone purchased this kitty violin? Is it a toy violin? It certainly looks like a toy. Nevertheless – very cute! Amazon Japan
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The Christmas Illuminations have been up for a while at Tokyo Midtown. Each place lit up for Christmas in Tokyo seems to have a different feel to it at night. The main color for Tokyo Midtown felt like it was blue.
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After a few requests from members and many nudges, I am putting together a package of tasty convenience store treats for people who are living outside of Japan. (If you live in Japan you can also receive as well). Japanese convenience [...]
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I have been reorganizing the shibuya246.com Site recently and adding a number of new features. Some of you may already have noticed a few of the changes. I thought it would be worthwhile logging the updates and explaining what is now [...]
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This looks really cute! Has anyone tried one of these boxes? It looks like it is a musical box that you can put in special things! Maybe a necklace or ring or just a chestnut even. Too cute!!! Perhaps these can be bought at other shops [...]
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