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The blog-worthy events of a foreign resident of Hachiyama-cho, Tokyo - visitors to Japan might get a few ideas for some places to go and things to do.

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  • Beware of chikan with claws

    Posted on Thursday September 10th, 2009 at 08:03 in sign, warning, saitama, mechakucha, kawagoe

    Followers of this blog know that I like a good warning sign (here, here and here), and especially expressive hand-drawn ones at that.  Even though Japan is generally such an orderly country, there are many warning signs telling people how to be car...

  • Good behaviour in the park and other signs

    Posted on Tuesday July 14th, 2009 at 09:51 in sign, park, mechakucha

    It’s the beginning of summer, so what better way to spend a nice balmy evening than the local park?  We all want to let off some fireworks, eat some watermelon and have a BBQ.  But not all parks are friendly towards these activities.  There...

  • Clash might lead to a crash?

    Posted on Sunday June 21st, 2009 at 09:55 in tokyo, sign, clash, hamamatsu-cho

    Clash leads to crash! Actually, it’s not an “L” sound and “R” sound error – just a bad translation of “shototsu” (衝突), which means “collision” – or perhaps “clash”.  T...