^…Oingo Boingo reference. Just ignore that if you have no idea who they are. Right, that’s still all of you then ^_^;. In... Read more »
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Space Oddity: Japan’s Lost Futuro House
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Ye Olde Curiosity Clinic
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The Tower of Skulls
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The Eccentric Mr. Innards and His Golden Kingdom
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Sunday Night Ghost Island
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Why I Love Urban Exploration
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Pink Secrets of the Red Villa
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The Honourable House of Mr. H
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The Mysterious Island in Skyfall: Hashima / Gunkanjima
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Haikyo House of Hidden Treasures
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Gunkanjima: Ruins of a Forbidden Island
We Close Our Eyes
^…Oingo Boingo reference. Just ignore that if you have no idea who they are. Right, that’s still all of you then ^_^;. In... Read more »The Dark Night of the Soul
Last year was a difficult year, filled with new complexities the younger me never dreamt I would face. On a positive note I... Read more »Dare to be Vulnerable
I've ruminated on this idea for some time now. It's one of those aphorisms that makes me uncomfortable, because it flies against... Read more »Battleship Island Becomes a UNESCO World Heri ...
It's official! Sometime after 10pm JST on 5th July, the UNESCO committee decided that the 23 'Sites of the Meiji Industrial... Read more »Finally! New English Road Signs in Japan!
It's been a long time coming, but it seems Tokyo winning the 2020 bid for the Olympics and the surge in visits from foreign... Read more »Top 50 Japanese Buzzwords of 2014
Continuing an annual tradition here on Gakuran.com, I'm back translating the Japanese buzzwords for 2014. Fresh new expressions... Read more »Gaku-RUN-Man – Running the Tokyo Marath ...
Today is the Tokyo Marathon! I signed up on a bit of a whim, but after defying the 1/10 odds and being selected, I started... Read more »Hi! I’m a Foreigner! Racist Party Mask
Anyone who has lived in Japan for a reasonable amount of time (and many who have just visited) will have had the pleasure of... Read more »
