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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 07 Oct 2009 18:08:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Was this Batman’s batmobile before he was Batman?  I saw this parked on the sidewalk and had to take some pictures. The owner is clearly a big fan of Anpanman, the most popular anime character among Japanese kids. Anpanman is &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2009/10/07/the-anpanman-mobile/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&#038;blog=1775757&#038;post=483&#038;subd=quiltingsword&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jun 2009 16:33:36 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[Hot Springs in Hakone The three museums I have recently reviewed are all in Hakone, a mountainous area west of Tokyo where there are lots of hot spring resorts. T and I went there during Christmas. It’s a popular weekend &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2009/01/14/comparing-hot-springs-in-japan-and-the-us/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&#038;blog=1775757&#038;post=329&#038;subd=quiltingsword&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Sun, 29 Jun 2008 16:12:03 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s my dirty little secret. I enjoy going to Disney Sea and Disneyland. I might even love it. And since living in Japan I’ve been there quite a few times. I blame T. She did it to me. Even though &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2008/06/30/disney-sea/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&#038;blog=1775757&#038;post=149&#038;subd=quiltingsword&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Jun 2008 14:15:35 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A few days ago, a man rented a van and intentionally ran over people in a crowded part of Tokyo. He got out of the vehicle and then proceeded to stab people randomly. Seven people died and another 14 were &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2008/06/12/the-stress-of-urban-living/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&#038;blog=1775757&#038;post=144&#038;subd=quiltingsword&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<link>http://quiltingsword.com/2008/04/10/sumo/</link>
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		<pubDate>Wed, 09 Apr 2008 17:45:11 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[After visiting the Edo-Tokyo Museum (which I wrote about in a previous post) we dropped in at the nearby Sumo Museum. The Sumo Museum is one long room inside the Ryogoku Kokugikan, the main sumo hall for the Grand Sumo &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2008/04/10/sumo/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&#038;blog=1775757&#038;post=128&#038;subd=quiltingsword&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Karaoke!</title>
		<link>http://quiltingsword.com/2008/03/25/karaoke/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 24 Mar 2008 17:11:30 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[One of the great cultural contributions from Japan is karaoke. It’s different here than in America and the UK (the two other places I’ve sung karaoke). First of all, instead of one big open room, usually a bar full of &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2008/03/25/karaoke/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&#038;blog=1775757&#038;post=114&#038;subd=quiltingsword&#038;ref=&#038;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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