https://en.japan-web-magazine.com Look beyond the cliche, reach for the real Japan - Fri, 31 Jul 2015 08:30:56 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.7.5 https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/04/cropped-apple-touch-icon-32x32.png https://en.japan-web-magazine.com 32 32 https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/looking_after_ancestors Mon, 03 Aug 2015 03:00:03 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=4337 Found a stone statue in a grave. Apron must had been more bright red, but now faded away. The color of the surface has also…

The post Looking After Ancestors first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/satoyama Fri, 31 Jul 2015 03:00:52 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=4329 A view of Satoyama at Hakuba, Nagano like this picture heals many of Japanese people as it make us feel at home. People live in…

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The post Kids’ Sanctuary first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/collaboration_with_sunshine Wed, 29 Jul 2015 03:00:33 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=4319 Tonnes of water are flashing into the air and turning into a mass of mist at Kurobe Dam. This mist creates a beautiful rainbow with…

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The post Night Walk in a Park first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/stone_statue Thu, 16 Jul 2015 03:00:53 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=4241 A view found in a small temple. They are all small statues made of stone. I do not know why they are gathered in this…

The post Stone Statues first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/ueno_okachimacchi Wed, 15 Jul 2015 03:00:17 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=4236 Looking down Ueno-Okachimachi area, with several trains running through. A narrow path along the train rail with many people walking is Ameya-yokocho, or just Ameyoko,…

The post Ueno-Okachimachi first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/summer_has_come Tue, 14 Jul 2015 03:00:55 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=4202 After long rainy season, summer has come! The sun is beautiful, the blue sky is high, and the sunflower is tall! With high humidity and…

The post Summer has Come first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/local_temple Mon, 13 Jul 2015 03:00:26 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=4189 There are so many temples around where I live, and this is one of them. The leaves of lotus look so fresh and green. These…

The post A Local Temple first appeared on JAPAN WEB MAGAZINE.]]> https://en.japan-web-magazine.com/artistic_lift Fri, 10 Jul 2015 03:00:21 +0000 http://japan-web-magazine.com/en/?p=4186 An artistic lift found in a hotel in Matsumoto, Nagano. Although I did not have a chance, the doors on every floors have different pictures…

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