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South of my apartment, near the Nakano train station, is the new Nakano Shiki no Mori Park. It is a popular place surrounded by restaurants, the campuses of several universities, and some corporate offices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nThe train station north of my apartment is in a little town called \u201cNumabukuro.\u201d It has a cool building in the center of the main street. I also found a cool, little shrine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nJust south of Numabukuro is the Myoushouji river, then the entrance to Heiwanomori Park, a more traditional-looking park than its southern partner.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nAbout Politics<\/h2>\n\n\n\n
Political season has begun in Tokyo. Japan has some interesting customs when it comes to running for office. First, trucks blaring loud campaign speeches are allowed to crawl the streets all day. The candidates will often set themselves up at train station entrances and assault the passengers with megaphones. To keep control of signage and posters, Nakano puts up numerous wooden boards, neatly marked with rectangles, where candidates can place their posters.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n\n\n\nLike America, there are some wacky candidates. The guy in the bottom row of this grid uses the slogan \u201cCorona is just a cold.\u201d Early in the epidemic, Japanese Prime Minister Shinzo Abe sent everyone in the country a couple of comically small, gauze face masks. Candidate Kana Shindou used two of them as a bra in her political ads.<\/p>\n\n\n\n
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<\/a><\/figure><\/li><\/ul><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"This month I took the camera out around my neighborhood looking for any excuse to not be in my apartment. I found some scenes that will be of interest to my fellow bored shut-ins only. \u4eca\u6708\u3001\u30ab\u30e1\u30e9\u3092\u6301\u3063\u3066\u30a2\u30d1\u30fc\u30c8\u304b\u3089\u51fa\u304b\u3051\u308b\u7406\u7531\u3092\u8fd1\u6240\u3078\u63a2\u3057\u306b\u3044\u304d\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002\u4ed6\u306e\u5f15\u304d\u3053\u3082\u3063\u3066\u3044\u3066\u3064\u307e\u3089\u306a\u3044\u7686\u3055\u3093\u3078\u9762\u767d\u3044\u30b7\u30fc\u30f3\u3092\u898b\u3064\u3051\u307e\u3057\u305f\u3002 About the Apartment One of the most interesting scenes around my apartment is the garden near the entrance. This… Continue reading June 2020 – Bra Politics<\/span>
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