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Castles in Kyoto

Nijojo

In my first week in Kyoto, I was lucky enough to visit three castles with drastically different architecture and meanings. The first castle that we visited was Nijojo, which the entrance to can be seen in the picture below. This castle could be seen from very far away, which was usually the trend for these castles as it allowed for the prestige and wealth to be seen for miles. As we…

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Miyajima: Entering a Whole New World

Journey to Miyajima

While staying in Hiroshima I had the great pleasure to travel to the island of Miyajima, which is a very famous tourist destination not only for foreigners, but for the Japanese as well. The first thing to tackle was the journey to Miyajima, which involved many different types of transportation including the trolley as well as a large ferry in order to reach the island. The…

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My First Time at a Japanese Shrine

Grand Entrance

With my final few days in Chiba I really wanted to venture out and see something I had read and heard a lot about but never had the opportunity to visit, a Japanese shrine. The shrine that we ended up visiting was the Asakusa Shrine in Tokyo. Once we exited the train station we swiftly began walking towards the shrine, which we couldn’t miss seeing the giant gateway signaling the…

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How Harajuku Uniquely Targets its Audience

Districts Dedicated to Certain Audiences

After being in Japan for almost two weeks now I have begun to pick up on how certain districts have designated demographics they are appealing to. For example, Shibuya appeals more towards young adults as the area is filled with recognizable shopping stores, plenty of spaces to drink, and an overall neutral color pallet. Akihabara was very clearly targeted…

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K-pop within the Japanese Music Industry

Shock of K-pop

When traveling to Japan, I imagined the music to be filled with different genres such as J-pop and J-rock, and to learn about some of the most famous Japanese artists. However, I was surprised to see and hear an overwhelming amount of K-pop in every district that I traveled through. This led me to begin noting places where I could see or hear K-pop, and I was astonished to find it…

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My Introduction to the Amazing World of Studio Ghibli

First Impressions

To start off this post I would like to clarify that I have never seen anything from Studio Ghibli besides some cute pictures of Totoro that would occasionally pop up on the internet. This being said I was super excited to be able to travel to the Studio Ghibli museum and learn more about the origns and development of the famous movies and why so many people all over the world…

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