Originally posted on The Limping Philosopher:
Otaku seek value in fictionality of itself, but they are also extremely sensitive to different levels of fictionality. From within our increasingly mediatised environment, it is already difficult to draw a clear distinction between reality and fiction. It is longer a matter of deciding whether we are seeing one…
I just stumbled upon a post by David Rosenberg on Slate.com about Takehito Miyatakes breathtaking photography. His pictures are stunningly beautiful! Read the original post and have a look at the gorgeous pictures here.
Today it was once again time to throw ourselves into the masses and enjoy the annual Japan Day and this years we didn’t even need an umbrella (^_^) But first a little history about “Tokyo next to the Rhine” Düsseldorf and Japan have a long history. On January 24th 1861 Prussia and Japan signed a…
The last weeks have been unusually busy, not only at work and not only because my little sister is getting married next week (preparations, hen night, wedding-eve party, so much to do… so much to celebrate 🙂 ) I spent the last week trying to separate my two blogs from each other and assign my…
“For better or for worse, this is so typically Japanese.” –> exactly what I was thinking… On the other hand I am not only impressed (and am already considering if I need one for all the matcha recipes I want to try) but also was wondering why it took so long for a Matcha Maker…
Just a fair warning: This post may contain fangirly language 😉 On Sunday morning it was finally time to get ready for the first Kyary Pamyu Pamyu concert in germany (^o^)/ After I received my ticket in January I was so excited to see her in person and was lucky my husband wasn’t home because…
Learning japanese is an affair of the heart for me so I’m always reading through learning tips and try out new websites or Apps. This article from Philip Kendall over at RocketNews24 is very good so I thought I might share it. I absolutely agree with his list and found imiwa and rikaichan extremely helpful…
Originally posted on DJ Marky G:
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CRpHXmCvvQ8 Man walks backwards through Tokyo, and then plays it in reverse. This video is pretty awesome as he walks through the Shibuya Crosswalk, and parts of Gion. Makes me want to go back to Japan… Just to walk backwards…. everywhere lol
In Japan everything is “kawaii” No matter where you look, you’ll find a cute character for foods, as mascots, even posters for public awareness have a cutesy feeling about them. I’m not sure if I might have had a lack of “cute” when I was younger and am craving it for this reason but I…
The last day in Osaka saw a last short visit to the breakfast buffet, before we had to board the bus to the Kansai International Airport. We were quite early to accomodate the earlier flight to Thailand from some of our group and so we had some time after the check-in to stroll around the…
I lost my heart in Japan 