epub |eng | | Author:Denson, Abby

Police Boxes are stationed in major metropolitan areas and they can often assist with directions. In Japanese a police box is called “Koban". In emergencies, the numbers to call are ...

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

Local Life ACosplay Catch anime fans dressed as their favourite characters, particularly along Akihabara's Chūō-dōri on Sundays (1pm to 6pm April to September, to 5pm October to March) when it ...

epub |eng | 1994-06-11 | Author:Karl Taro Greenfeld [Greenfeld, Karl Taro]

“Hello, uh, this is Takehiro Hashimoto speaking, may I please speak with Keiko Nakagami?” “That is me.” “Uh. Thank you very much for coming to lunch with my family and ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2011-12-27 | Author:Wm. Theodore de Bary

THE MEIJI EMPEROR The Restoration was carried out in the name of the Meiji emperor, Mutsuhito, who in 1868 was a mere boy of sixteen. With time, he grew into ...

mobi, epub |eng | 2012-05-31 | Author:Hamish Beaton

The next day, with girlfriend-hunting now off the agenda, I set off to north Osaka City to do some shopping. I soon found myself in a large book store that ...

epub |eng | 2015-01-18 | Author:Marie Mutsuki Mockett [Mockett, Marie Mutsuki]

ELEVEN WHERE THE DEAD GO ACCORDING TO THE JAPANESE, when children die, their souls gather on a riverbank called Sai no Kawara. In the Pure Land sect of Buddhism, it’s ...

mobi | | | Author:Karl Taro Greenfeld

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

Nishi-Shinjuku (west Shinjuku) is the rare grid in a city where right angles are few and far between. Come to gawk at skyscrapers, such as the webbed Mode Cocoon Tower. ...

epub |eng | 1999-12-31 | Author:Tarquin Hall

Had the sacrifice been worth it, I asked. “Oh, don’t know about sacrifice,” he replied, trying to make light of it. “Did what we had to do, really. But of ...

epub |eng | 0101-01-01 | Author:Ferguson, Will [Ferguson, Will]

6 THEY DROVE BY twice to check me out. They were laughing each time, and I wasn’t in a good mood. Like so many pairs of friends, one was short ...

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

epub |eng | | Author:Lonely Planet

Rikugi-en Gardens ( 六義園 ; 6-16-3 Hon-Komagome; admission ¥300; 9am-5pm; JR Yamanote Line to Komagome, south exit) Rikugi Garden is a fine garden with landscaped views unfolding at every turn ...

epub |eng | 2011-08-09 | Author:Pico Iyer [Iyer, Pico]

3 WINTER MADE EVERYONE a kind of monk in Japan, bringing out a streak of worldly asceticism that was never far from the surface in this land of spartan epicures. ...

epub |eng | | Author:John Gauntner

The regional styles discussed here are but a few examples, and because this whole subject is a bit vague and open to interpretation there will certainly be various opinions as ...

epub |eng | | Author:Mark James Russell

For seven years, FT Island has been delighting fans all over Asia. Song Seung-hyung, Lee Hong-ki and Lee Jae-jin on stage at JTBC’s Music on Top in March 2012. INFINITE ...