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posted August 17, 2010
Watch now: Daimonji Fire Festival 2010 video

This is the Daimonji Fire Festival video for 2010. 9 minutes, 16:9.

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posted August 22, 2010
Japan Girls Professional Baseball League

I was surprised the other day to read in the news a brief story about the Kyoto team in the Girls Professional Baseball League, not only because I didn’t know that Kyoto had a team, but also because I didn’t know there was a league for women (or “Girls,” as they put [...]

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posted August 21, 2010

Japan Times: Link to story

By NAOKO KURAMOCHI, Staff writer
There’s nothing sweeter than being introduced to a foreign culture than through tea and confectionary.
And screenings of films about the beverage and traditional sweets in Kyoto next week are aimed at introducing these and other aspects of Japanese culture. In collaboration with the Kyoto City [...]

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posted August 21, 2010

Wall Street Journal: Link to story with slideshow

(anyone know where this is?)

Squeezed next to a centuries-old shrine in this historical city stands a slight, two-story abode that looks modern, but is meant to embody the spirit of Kyoto’s homes of the past.
The all-white structure with a dramatic glass façade is long and [...]

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posted August 17, 2010
Watch now: Daimonji Fire Festival 2010 video

This is the Daimonji Fire Festival video for 2010. 9 minutes, 16:9.

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posted August 17, 2010
2010 Daimonji Fire Festival video: editing in progress…

2010 Daimonji Fire Festival Video is here.
Video coming tomorrow. Here are some screengrabs in the meantime. Got home too late to do the whole edit tonite. Refer to previous post for details.

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