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Wabi-Sabi Japanese Design

Wabi-Sabi In traditional Japanese aesthetics, wabi-sabi is a world view centered on the acceptance of transience and imperfection. Japanese do not really admire perfection ... The idea is that nothing in the universe ie perfect, therefor you should not look for perfection. So when you design things, you leave something to make sure it is not perfect. The picture above is a gate at Nikko called You...

腹筋女子 "Fukkin-Joshi," or Six-Pack-Women

"Fukkin-Joshi," or Six-Pack-Women is a term that's becoming popular in Japan. We meet trainer and model AYA, who's inspiring women to sculpt their bodies and toughen their minds. https://www.facebook.com/nhkworld/videos/2155106364536108/

阿波おどり Awa Odori

If you have a change to be there ... You really should go there. I have never been there but I always wanted to go there ... one my bucket list items. The Awa Dance Festival (阿波踊り Awa Odori) is held from 12 to 15 August as part of the Obon festival in Tokushima Prefecture on Shikoku in Japan. Awa Odori is the largest dance festival in Japan, attracting over 1.3 million tourists every year. https:/...

Japan Fair 2018 in 10 Days

Japan Fair will be held on July 7 and 8 at Bellevue Meydenbauer Center. Please come see us. http://www.japanfairus.org

What is this building?

Does anyone know what this building is? This building appears on many Japanese movies including anime movies.

The World's Cleanest Airport

Did you know Tokyo Haneda Airport was ranked the cleanest airport in the world? Here are the top 10 cleanest airports. The World's Cleanest Airports 1 Tokyo Haneda 2 Centrair Nagoya 3 Incheon 4 Taiwan Taoyuan 5 Singapore Changi 6 Tokyo Narita 7 Hong Kong 8 Zurich 9 Doha Hamad 10 Helsinki http://www.worldairportawards.com/Awards/worlds_cleanest_airports.html Nothing in America.

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