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Ongakuyōbi: Cornelius
Cornelius was introduced to me back in high school as “Japan’s Beck.” This is pretty much true. About these ads
On Like Totally Living in the Now in Japan, You Know?
Japan probably has more temples, shrines and gardens per capita than garbage cans or benches.
Posted in Homesickness, Shrines, Thinking, Uncategorized, Zen
Tagged expatriates, japan, mindfulness, zen
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J-Cin Sundays: “The Great Happiness Space” – Illusion and Reality in the Japanese Sex Industry
Title: The Great Happiness Space Director: Jake Clennell Year: 2006 Notes: This isn’t a “Japanese Film” per se, it’s a British Documentary on a Japanese cultural phenomenon. For some reason there’s no trailers online, but you can find the entire movie streaming if you … Continue reading
Posted in Movies, Uncategorized
Tagged documentaries, host clubs, japan, movies, sexuality
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Ongakuyōbi: Number Girl
Number Girl are from my neck of the woods – Fukuoka, Japan.
On Obon: Japan’s Homecoming Game, with Ghosts.
There’s an old Buddhist story about a monk named Mahamaudgalyayana – let’s call him Mokuren, for short – who was doing alright, as monks go, and had finally developed the skill of peering into the world of the dead.
Posted in Fun, Shrines, Thinking, Tradition, Uncategorized, Zen
Tagged ancestor worship, buddha, buddhism, holidays, hungry ghosts, japan, japanese holidays, obon, world holidays
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On Bowling in Japan
If you don’t play a sport, you’ve run out of possible conversations with about 90 percent of Japanese men. So I started lying: “I’m a bowler.” At first it was a genius move. I would never be asked to talk … Continue reading
