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Total Eclipse Seen From Japan

This pass week News in Japan.  July 22, 2009 “The Total Eclipse seen from Japan”.  It’s has been 46 years since Japan has seen a Total Eclipes.  The Eclipes could been seen clearly, south part of Japan.  We are in Osaka area and we couldn’t see anything, cause of the thick cloud throught Japan.  So [...]

Life Size Gundam

Life Size Gundam!!

On July 11, Green Tokyo Project Launch the first Life Size Gundam Model. This Gundam stands at 18 meters tall, you can view this in Tokyo Shiokaze Park. The dates are from July 11 ~ August 31, this is Gundam 30th Anniversity. We have added a video and some photo from the event. The video [...]

Unagi

Doyo-no-Ushi- no-Hi

July 19 and July 31 is called “Doyo-no-Ushi- no-Hi” in Japan. In English it’s called  ”Midsummer Day of the Ox”.  The hottest season and humid sultry weather. People suffer summer lethargy called “Natsubate”. On this day Japanese people eat “Unagi-no-kabayaki”, which is called charcoal broiled eel in English.  Flavored with thick sweetened soy sauce to [...]

Sakura Season 2009

Sakura Season and Hanami Party

Here’s one of the fullest Sakura Tree we saw in Korien. Testing the camera Features and we got this shot. Spring has finally come, the weather is getting warmer here. About this time of year the Japanese Sakura(Cherry Blossom) starts to bloom everywhere. Here is where a Japanese tradition come in, they call it “Hanami [...]