Japanistry

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This website started as a hobby to explain photography (posts listed here), but over time expanded to provide (hopefully) useful information about Japan and the Japanese language. I also run edonoyu.com with a friend—a site that covers onsen in the Tokyo region.

Dutch Slope

Stone-paved path leading to an area of Nagasaki where many foreigners lived from the latter half of the…

Glover Garden

Garden in Nagasaki housing the former home of Thomas Glover

Sugamo

Sugamo Jizo-dori (巣鴨地蔵通り) is a bustling shopping street near JR Sugamo Station popular with the older generations that…

Anata no Warehouse

Contrary to what you may think Kowloon’s infamous Walled City is alive and kicking, albeit on a smaller…

Awashizenmura Onsen

Small onsen in the Boso Peninsula which left much to be desired

Sapporo Breweries Chiba Beer Factory

Sapporo Breweries, maker of the famous Sapporo Black Label beer, has three factories which offer guided tours: Hokkaido,…

Hashima Island ("Battleship Island")

Hashima Island (端島) is an abandoned island and former coal mine located about 15 kilometers from Nagasaki. It…

Hitachi Seaside Park

Hitachi Seaside Park (ひたち海浜公園, Hitachi Kaihin Kōen) is 470 acres of parkland on the coast of Ibaraki that…

Meganebashi Bridge

Meganebashi (眼鏡橋), sometimes known as “Spectacles Bridge”, gets this name from the distinctive double arches that, when reflected…

Dejima Island

Dejima (出島, “Exit Island”) is a small island in the port of Nagasaki which served as a Dutch…

Omotesando Hills

Upmarket shopping mall with a walkway that spirals up six floors of fashion stores and restaurants.

Oriental Bazaar

The souvenir store on the boulevard was originally an antique store but moved to Omotesando Dori in 1951 to target the U.S. army personnel in the area (it is modeled after a shrine and stocks “Japanesey” items).