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Gujo Hachiman is a very small town, deep in the mountains. The traffic is brutal, it looks to be a hidden town. That is why the town keeps its natural environment and traditional lifestyle.

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What do you associate with summer? In Japan, fireworks are the real feeling of summer. We wear yukata (Japanese traditional costumes), go to festivals, eat or play something at stalls, and watch fireworks. This is the standard style in Japan and used as a date spot.

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The Sakura season has come! Many people come to Tokyo in the spring.
When I started living in Tokyo, a beautician told me. “Tukiji has all the attractions of Tokyo”. I considered it as a joke at that time, but when I went to Tukiji for the first time, I was really surprised. The market was filled with the excitement of many people and food. The energy of the market impressed me and it is situated in exactly the center of Tokyo. Since then, I have been a big fan of Tukiji.

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“Sailor moon”, “Naruto”, “The Neon Genesis Evangelion”, “Dragon ball”, “Draemon”, “Sgt. Frog” and “Bleach”……There are infant characters in those comics but there is a possibility that such comics will be banned in Tokyo.

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HASEGAWA Tohaku : national tresure “Shorin-zu byobu” (right) in Tokyo national museum

This is tense and modern painting. Only black and white depict trees daringly. Do you believe that it is 400 years old?

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Japan doesn’t stop catching whales despite the criticism from anti-whaling nations and groups. Why aren’t Japanese people satisfied with other meat such as beef or pork? Are the Japanese really savage and eat many poor whales?

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Many people enjoy a huge number of comics freely, and see autographs and original drawings of famous cartoon artists in the museum. It must be a heaven for all manga fans, isn’t it?

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Sometimes advertising designers use Chinese fonts such as “MingLiU” instead of Japanese fonts. But Kanji in Chinese fonts are a little different from those in Japanese fonts. So, an advertisement which uses a Chinese font looks odd for Japanese people. If you want to make natural Japanese ads, you should use Japanese fonts.

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