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		<title>A Post-Earthquake Pilgrimage to Kiddy Land</title>
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		<pubDate>Fri, 25 Mar 2011 15:57:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s now been two weeks after the earthquake and while things are still dire, Tokyo has returned to a certain level of normalcy. So far, amidst the heartbreaking suffering in the tsunami’s aftermath, there have been food scares and now &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2011/03/25/a-post-earthquake-pilgrimage-to-kiddy-land/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=604&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>On Panic, Fear and Reality: Six Days After the Earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 17 Mar 2011 17:30:17 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[By now I reckon I’ve received at least a few hundred emails, facebook wall posts, and skype messages asking about my and my family’s well-being, offering support, including plane tickets to Germany (thanks Katja!), and sending words of encouragement. It’s &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2011/03/17/on-panic-fear-and-reality-six-days-after-the-earthquake/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=601&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Earthquake</title>
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		<pubDate>Sat, 12 Mar 2011 16:37:32 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[8.9 on the Richter scale.  That’s one way to get me back writing on this blog of mine. Thank you everyone for your messages of support and well-wishing.  Everyone I know is safe.  I had friends walk for 2 to &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2011/03/12/the-earthquake/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=598&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Free Fish!</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 06 Sep 2010 18:01:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[These people waited in line for hours to get free grilled fish at the Sanma Festival. About 5,000 sanma (Pacific saury) were given away. And they remained in line to get their lime and grated radish. I guess they could &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2010/09/06/free-fish/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=589&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Tokyo Toilet</title>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 16 Aug 2010 16:15:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[Japan is known for its high-tech innovations. The Washlet comes to mind. It warms the toilet seat, self-cleans, and it’s primary function is to give you a hands-free bum cleaning, with sprays of water, then a dryer. Some of the &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2010/08/16/the-tokyo-toilet/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=575&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Back Alley Way to Work</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Apr 2010 14:28:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Wind</dc:creator>
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		<description><![CDATA[There are two ways that I can get to work. One is through a chic, clean boulevard called Platinum St. But what’s the fun in that. I usually take the dodgy back alley way. Not only is it a few &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2010/04/15/the-back-alley-way-to-work/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=544&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>The Seven Lucky Gods</title>
		<link>http://quiltingsword.com/2010/01/24/the-seven-lucky-gods/</link>
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		<pubDate>Mon, 25 Jan 2010 06:45:56 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[It’s common for Japanese to go on pilgrimages at the beginning of the year to ensure good fortune for the rest of the year. This could mean just visiting a local shrine or temple, throwing a few coins (denominations in &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2010/01/24/the-seven-lucky-gods/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=523&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<title>Traveling Underwater to the Big Stone Buddha</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 14 Jan 2010 13:51:08 +0000</pubDate>
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		<description><![CDATA[A Temple of Giants During the first week of the New Year, the in-laws and I went on a road trip to Chiba, which is just east of Tokyo. The highlight of the trip was a visit to Nihon-ji, which &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2010/01/14/traveling-underwater-to-the-big-stone-buddha/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=519&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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		<description><![CDATA[This post is about my experiences using a walking stick, public reactions to it, and who offers me their seat on trains. My back and leg pain has improved a lot over the last few months. I’m far from 100%, &#8230; <a href="http://quiltingsword.com/2009/06/11/raising-cane-on-the-train/">Continue reading <span class="meta-nav">&#8594;</span></a><img alt="" border="0" src="http://stats.wordpress.com/b.gif?host=quiltingsword.com&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=415&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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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&amp;blog=1775757&amp;post=329&amp;subd=quiltingsword&amp;ref=&amp;feed=1" width="1" height="1" />]]></description>
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