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Tag Archives: Japan
Book and Bed
Last year, I shared a story about Tokyo’s brilliant Book and Bed Hostel. Now the traveling bibliophile’s Eden has expanded with a new location in the heart of Kyoto. The 20 bed hostel, which officially opens tomorrow, features cozy sleeping nooks tucked … Continue reading
Posted in Asia, Books, Bookstore Tourism, Hotels, Tourism
Tagged Hostels, Japan, Kyoto, Tokyo
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When Chickens Have Teeth
I’m not much of a linguist, but when I travel I love to learn odd expressions from local languages and cultures. British illustrator Paul Blow has been creating wonderful images based on idioms that has discovered during his own travels. … Continue reading
Book Series
Tokyo-born, Dusseldorf-based sculptor Ramon Todo is best known for his melding of stone and glass, but I really love his new “Book Series”.
Tokyo Views
Tokyo 100 Views is a wonderful, whimsical project from Japanese anime artist and illustrator Shinji Tsuchimochi. The colorful illustrations take us on a wacky little tour of Tokyo, replete with imps, ghosts, animals, movie monsters, and robots. It’s sort of … Continue reading
Pictures of the Floating World
The Japanese artist who goes by the moniker Segawa Thirty-Seven has once again released some of his wonderfully reimagined ukiyo-e woodblock paintings and prints. The new series of gifs adds elements of 21st century tech to liven-up the original 19th century scenes.
Guide to Tokyo
Regular readers of TBTP have probably noticed that I have a fascination with travel guidebooks, both contemporary and antiquarian. If you saw my library, you might even call it an obsession. I’m always intrigued when I stumble upon a novel … Continue reading
Posted in Architecture, Art, Asia, Books, Photography, Public Transport, Tourism, Travel Writing
Tagged Japan, Tokyo, Travel Guidebooks
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Best Thing Since Sliced Bread
As if we didn’t have enough reasons to visit Japan, now they have this stuff. The Japanese brand Bourbon has brilliantly taken the cheese slice concept and applied it to chocolate. The malleable slices present endless eating possibilities for chocoholics. … Continue reading
Unconventional Bookselling
Morioka Shoten & Co. in Tokyo’s Ginza district opened this Spring with a singular approach to bookselling. The tiny, gallery-like shop carries just one title each week. The founder of this enigmatic bookshop model, Yoshiyuki Morioka, has taken curation to … Continue reading
Teahouse with Laserbeams
The Japanese artist who goes by the enigmatic name of Segawa Thirty Seven turns classic woodblock prints and paintings from the 18th and 19th centuries into amusing animated gifs. The addition of trains, spaceships, kites, lasers and flying objects bring … Continue reading
Don’t Stare At The Naked People
Posted in Asia, Europe, South America, Tourism
Tagged Japan, Mexico, New Zealand, Norway, Russia
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Travel Between The Pages 