Thursday, October 29, 2009

Nara


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A monk greeting you in Nara.

Wednesday, October 28, 2009

おろしや国酔夢譚


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As I was in Osaka University, I saw the last scene of the Japanese-Soviet movie "おろしや国酔夢譚" (The Dreams of Russia): the protagonist returns to Japan. He looks back over the Sea in the direction of Russia and feels, his whole journey to Russia were just a dream.

I also looked above the Osakian roofs, somewhere far away was Russia, the country I was born, And I had the same feeling.

Life is but a dream.

Monday, October 26, 2009

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Osaka University. With really cool library! They had also book-sorting robots, rolling all over the corridors. But now they are all liquidated - too loud...
If you enter the elevator in that library and have misleadingly choiced the wrong floor, you can quickly tip on the number button, and it will be disabled. Really helpful.

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"Play-City, Play-City, here Apollo, we have a problem"

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Mhh... Karaage!

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"Here we have all kinds of socks". Wow.

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Weird sight in one restaurant in Osaka. Somehow, "Blade Runner" Feeling

Wednesday, October 14, 2009

Hanshin Tigers


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Kansai greets me with local colour

Nightshot


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In a bus from Tokyo to Osaka

Impressions 2


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In a bus from Tokyo to Osaka

Impressions


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In a bus from Tokyo to Osaka

Kanda


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Bookshops in Kanda

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Book shops in Kanda

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tokyo1 554, originally uploaded by _XAPMC.