A comprehensive review of various Japanese Randoseru, or ransel, backpacks. A look at materials, types and brands of these iconic Japanese School Bags. Also looks at history of randoseru and where randoseru feature in Japanese culture.
And musings on art, party tricks, volleyball, trains, rivers and nothingness in Japan Korin Lyrics by Takashi Ueno. Translation by Peter Joseph Head 光輪 あぁもう ぜんぶやめたいな ねぇいっしょに帰ろう 最終電車にのれば もうもとに戻れない すごい汚い川も 夜はきらきらしてる ねぇ このままずっと ねぇ時間がきても あぁもう すべてはきっと なんの価値もないんだよ Halo I, I wanna give it all up Let’s, let’s go home together If if we get on the last train …
Overview So you want to live in Japan, where the Sushi-fish rides the train more comfortably than the sardine salaryman on the Tokyo subway? Where the sakura blooms for 364 days a year and the rivers run with Calpis Soda. Where the onsen bubble out of brooks between smooth stones on every rural street corner. …
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New year = new life, right? Or at very least, new inspiration. Japan has a long tradition of coming up with the pithy one-liner. So I’ve put together a collection of Japanese quotes and wisdom and life advice from calligraphy to comics, sports-people to samurai, car commercials to kawaii characters. If you want to delve …
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