What is the Kendama? A toy? A cool shelf decoration? A torture device? A puzzle that can only be mastered with years of acquired secrets, sweat and tears? It's the most beautiful, skill-driven, infuriating wooden toy you will ever play with....
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Positives of Living in the Japanese Countryside 田舎 Born and raised only about 30 minutes from downtown Dallas, Texas, it’s an extreme lifestyle change living in the inaka (Japanese countryside). Even though it's more inconvenient than I’m used to, there are many wonders about the countryside that I have come to...
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There were many things I didn’t quite grasp before I came to Japan. Upon accepting my work contract, I made an agreement with myself to seek out culture, language, experience, and most of all, an adventure to swell my understanding of the world. I wanted to know more. My own...
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Over the past few months in Japan, I’ve taken a keen interest in Japanese calligraphy (shodō). I was first introduced by being invited to a calligraphy class here at my high school. I have always known about Japanese calligraphy - but I didn't really understand it until doing some much...
Read MoreAround November 2014, a lot of things started occurring to me. Job offers were floating around, graduation was looming, questions were smothering me...
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