Category Archives: Japan, Travel & Culture

Overlooked Beauty

Posted on January 6, 2015 by Lynda Philippsen

Beauty this pervasive has become white noise. Continue reading →

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A Meditation on Monotones

Posted on December 19, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

One of the most delightful aspects of travel through Japan is the way the beauty of monotones causes a place in the heart so often dormant to constrict. Continue reading →

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Yodobashi Akiba, Tokyo

Posted on December 11, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

Yodobashi stores offer both excellent prices and the convenience of numerous products in one location. Continue reading →

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Akihabara Electronics Alleys

Posted on December 4, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

We’re burrowing into the elaborate warrens often called “electronics alleys” which provide specialty parts for both hobbyists and professionals bent on building their own computers, stereos and the like. Continue reading →

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Okachimachi and Ameya-yokocho Market (Ameyoko)

Posted on November 23, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

Fishmongers almost on top of clothing stalls, restaurants alongside high-ticket importers, sushi joints and dry goods jumble together in ramshackle chaos. Continue reading →

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Bicycle Valet, Tokyo

Posted on November 10, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

Likely retired from his previous position as a company man, he now spends his entire day fussing over the bicycles. Continue reading →

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Lightening Storm over Niigata

Posted on October 31, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

Not many minutes out, the first crackle of lightning and a whack of thunder hit—then another and another in a tempestuous show. Continue reading →

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The Niigata City History Museum

Posted on October 19, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

Visitors discover an overview of Niigata’s history from the Jomon period and the area’s development into modern times. Continue reading →

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Northern Culture Museum and Ito Estate, Niigata

Posted on October 3, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

The present museum is a small part of what was a vast property belonging to the Ito family which had amassed huge tracts of forest and farmlands over the centuries. Continue reading →

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On My Way to Niigata

Posted on September 26, 2014 by Lynda Philippsen

…a gradual segue across the plain into Gunma’s foothills, vistas of mountains, black tunnels punched through them and the first sight of the Niigata Plains on the other side. Continue reading →

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