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Thanks for everyone’s help!  Complete 2017 collection!  (...I switched Aichi and Shizuoka, oops...)

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Rivalry Part 2: Yamanashi #2 - Takeda Shingen (武田信玄)

Rivalry Part 2: Yamanashi #2 – Takeda Shingen (武田信玄)

Once again if you didn’t see the last post, Uesugi Kenshin was the daimyo of Echigo province, and Takeda Shingen the daimyo of Kai Province, which are now the modern-day prefectures of Niigata and Yamanashi. I already detailed their rivalry yet honor toward each other in my last post. Takeda died before Uesugi, and it is said that Kenshin cried at the loss of such a warrior. His accomplishments…

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Tochigi #3: Gyoza (餃子)

Tochigi #3: Gyoza (餃子)

I had a huge crisis deciding which Tochigi post to write first. On one hand, the fall colors of Nikko are probably pretty much over by now, and I wanted to post about the colors when you could still see them, but on the other, the Gyoza festival was last weekend and it is definitely over even though I’m posting about it now. Decisions, decisions. I finally went with Irohazaka since you can only…

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Miyazaki #8: Aoshima Shrine (青島神社)

Miyazaki #8: Aoshima Shrine (青島神社)

Tomorrow the new postcards are released into post offices across Japan, so to kick off that exciting event, here’s some information about Miyazaki’s newest postcard, featuring the amazing Aoshima Shrine. The shrine is located on the tiny sand- and tree-covered island of Aoshima, and is surrounded by a unique geological feature called the “Devil’s Washboard” which can be seen at low-tide. It’s…

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Nagano #5: Oyaki (おやき)

Nagano #5: Oyaki (おやき)

Sometimes I go through my old pictures and realize I have postcard pictures I haven’t ever gotten around to posting. You’d think I would be on top of this stuff! Here’s Nagano’s fifth postcard, representing oyaki, a popular regional dumpling made from a buckwheat (soba) dough and stuffed with various vegetable or other fillings, then fried. A friend went to Nagano and brought us back some…

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Hiroshima #3 - Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)

Hiroshima #3 – Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き)

Okonomiyaki… how to describe this delicious dish? The word means basically “cook it how you like it” and refers to a sort of pancake type thing made with different ingredients depending on, well, what you like! Okonomiyaki is famous in Hiroshima as well as the Kansai region, especially Osaka. Each area has a different style of making it. Instead of mixing it all together like in Osaka, Hiroshima…

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Miyazaki #2: Prefectural Government Building (宮崎県庁舎)

Miyazaki #2: Prefectural Government Building (宮崎県庁舎)

Miyazaki’s second postcard features the prefectural government building in its unique style. It is built in the Neo-Gothic style which was based on castles and buildings in Europe. It was built in 1932 and is the fourth oldest government building in Japan still being used for its original purpose. When I was in Miyazaki due to time constraints the only chance I had to visit was at night, so the…

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