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receptionOriginally uploaded by Ginger Jive Turkey"When we take one step towards the gods, the gods take ten steps towards us" reads the sign in the reception of an uncompleted resort hotel in tropical Japan. The first step into one of these places always... ...full story at Japanese Eye

from Japanese Eye on Tue, Nov 03 2009

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11 Aug 09 visit "Welcome back to Tokyo" - The wrath of the Gods  »  Adventures of a Salaryman Just to remind me how miserable it is to be back to the islands of Japan at this time of year and how much nicer it was in Hawaii with the sunshine and nice ocean breeze, the weather Gods of Japan decided to throw a double-combo of typhoon and...
27 Oct 09 visit self  »  Japanese Eye selfOriginally uploaded by Ginger Jive TurkeyI haven't had much luck when I have tried self potraits but I thought I would try one more time to express my monday feelings after consuming too much alcohol over the weekend. This shot was taken in my...
27 Dec 07 visit Away to the USA for Christmas  »  Japan Now & Then Will be back in early January, hopefully with photos of the Shichifukujin (Seven Lucky Gods) shrine circuit in Ginza (Nihonbashi), but in the meantime see last year's "Yanaka Seven Gods of Good Fortune." Congratulations to those who may have passe...
16 Jul 08 visit Meet the new gods. Same as the old gods.  »  Notes from the Nog I can't remember when I was down in Nara last.  Probably two springs back, when I'd watched my mom and Maggie get pulled around by a young rickshaw driver.    Today was a very warm July day, with the majority of the deer lounging listlessly in the shad...

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