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Nagoya Tobashi: Skip Nagoya

Have you ever heard of the term "Nagoya Tobashi," which means "Skip Nagoya"? Nagoyans are always upset whenever...

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Doeryaa Nagoyan (Nagoya Dialect) Lesson!

Welcome to a short but COOOOOL lesson to learn Nagoyan (English: Nagoya dialect) as Nagoyans, or Nagoya natives, speak!!  This post incl...

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Eat Sakura with Matcha!

We cherish Sakura, as we talked about in our previous post " Sakura, Cherry Blossoms, Trains ."  Here, we would like to introd...

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BEST Entry Point to Japan: Nagoya

Welcome to Japan!  You know what?  You must be an expert of exploring Japan to choose Centrair (Chubu International) Airport as your fir...

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Hagoromo Chalk

Have you ever heard of Hagoromo Chalk before?  Did you happen to know its worldwide fame, especially among renowned Mathematicians?  We...

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Very Health Conscious Nagoya, Under the Universal Health Care System in Japan

Under the universal health care system in Japan, many Japanese companies require their employees to take annual or bi-annual health chec...

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The World Cosplay Summit NAGOYA 2018

You know what?  It is running short of time before  The World Cosplay Summit Nagoya 2018  starts.  Nagoya is one of the sacred cities in...

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"Studio Ghibli Park" near Nagoya in 2022

Did you know that Nagoya will have Studi Ghibli Theme Park in 2022, two years after Tokyo Olympics?   This is the second, after Ghibli M...

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Sakura, or Cherry Blossoms, Trains

Spring has not come to Japan yet, but here in Japan, preparations for Spring have been going on. Spring has a special meaning for Japan...

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Difference in what you see on the street, Part 3

These days in Nagoya, we rarely see smokers and pedestrians smoking on a street, especially on busy streets.   This may be closely rela...

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Female Figure Skaters (Mao, Miki, and Akiko)

Japanese people, in general, do not show nationalism. However, February 26th, 2010 was an exception. Around noon on that day (Japan time)...

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Nagoya's Unique Green Project

Today, on December 7 th , 2009, COP 15 (Conferences of the Parties) started in Copenhagen, Denmark. This conference discusses how to pre...

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Nagoya Festival 2009

We would like to share some video clips and pictures which show part of Nagoya Festival 2009. One of the main features of Nagoya Festival...

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Wagashi in Autumn

Today is Autumnal Equinox Day. These days, due to the change of weather (i.e., despite the heat in the daytime, the air is getting cooler...

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