G M Thomas FRSA FRAS The Japanese 79th Infantry Regiment in Korea circa 1935. The infantryman is shown with a small mortar. The regiment had been long stationed in Yongsan, following the annexation of the country by the Japanese. 📷 unknown
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Mondo Mascots Mikopyon, the mascot of Yahiko village, Japan, is based on local rabbit-shaped mochi snacks, and has ears shaped like decorative Mizuhiki cord, and a torii gate hanging from his neck.
Hey Japan! We present our Song of the Week! #HeyJapanSOTW Hiromitsu Kitayama - BACKLASH Apple Music: https://music.apple.com/song/backlash/6813317376 Spotify: https://open.spotify.com/track/5iCjG0t5OLtlwJs4wZk0gh
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Souvenir pennant in Japan, my collection. ”Kashikojima Island”, Mie Prefecture. Kashikojima is an island famous for pearl farming and tourism. This pennant depicts a view of Kashikojima Island as seen from the mainland. Length 73cm (28.7in) . This pennant was produced around the 1970s. #vintage
Chiitan🌈ちぃたん☆ 7 Chiitans = Dragon Balls🐉 ケンカをしないという約束で7匹集まりましたっ約束余裕ですっ 7匹はドラゴンボールといいますっ
北澤 靖（お土産ペナント収集家）KITAZAWA Yasushi 賢島 (かしこじま) と志摩マリンランドのペナント。三重県志摩市、1970〜80年代。志摩マリンランドは2024年5月紹介。 Pennants from Kashikojima Island and Shima Marine Land (aquarium) . Shima City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. 1970s–1980s.
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The Nagoya Antique Market fills the grounds of two temples in Naka, Nagoya, with antique and vintage dealers twice a year. For the first time, the 19th edition runs over three days instead of two, 21–23 November, with over 300 vendors in total. nagoya-antique-market.jp
北澤 靖（お土産ペナント収集家）KITAZAWA Yasushi 鳥羽水族館のペナント、2種類。三重県鳥羽市、1970〜80年代。下は2023年10月に紹介。 Two types of Toba Aquarium pennants. Toba City, Mie Prefecture, Japan. 1970s–1980s.
Let's Learn Japanese! ジャパ日常【 JapaNichijou 】 似ている漢字を見つけよう! 【 言 】 にているかんじをみつけよう! Niteiru Kanji wo mitsukeyou!
G M Thomas FRSA FRAS A family group in the immediate postwar years - a mother with four daughters. The schoolgirls are wearing sailor uniforms (セーラー服) with identification accessories - the white bands and chest tags that schools used for drills, sports days, and during the war air-raid identification. 📷 unknown.
G M Thomas FRSA FRAS I like this studio portrait from the late 19thC not least because of the rather odd collection of items on the side table: a tired and scraggy bonsai tree; a small shrub being trained on a frame, and a box leant against it. Even the cloth thrown over the table has not been neatly arranged.
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Every autumn, professional sculptors from Japan and abroad create giant sand sculptures for the Ashiya Sand Craft Exhibition in Ashiya, Fukuoka. This year's theme is a journey through the world's top football nations, from 23 October to 8 November. www.hey-japan.com/event/ashiya...
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Souvenir pennant in Japan, my collection. ”Toba Aquarium”, Mie Prefecture. The Toba Aquarium, which opened in Toba City in 1955, is one of Japan's leading aquariums. This is a unique pennant featuring only beautiful shellfish. Length 61cm (24.0in) . Circa the 1970s or 1980s. #vintage
Mondo Mascots BUNKO, the mascot of Bunkyo University in Tokyo, is a mysterious bear-like creature.
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🎮 It's #JapaNichijou Game Day! 🎮 Today, we split into teams and played a variety of games while practicing Japanese together! 🌸✨ What kinds of games do you enjoy playing? #VRChat
北澤 靖（お土産ペナント収集家）KITAZAWA Yasushi 今日10日の #ブラタモリ さんは「北海道・十勝」(NHK-G, 19:30〜 ) 。農業王国・十勝に迫る内容で、17日と合わせて2回連続だそうです。予告には幸福駅も。 画像のペナントは年内か来年始めに紹介予定で準備中だったものです。 ▼北海道・十勝のペナント3種類。十勝川(上、中)、十勝川温泉(下)。 Three types of pennants from Tokachi, Hokkaido, Japan: Tokachi River (top, middle), and Tokachi River Hot Springs (bottom).
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▲お土産 #ペナント 「鳥羽水族舘」(とば〜、三重県) 鳥羽市の鳥羽水族館は1955年開業。わが国最大級の民営水族館で知られる。 これは魚類ではなく様々な貝類を図解的にリアルに描く。とてもユニークで美しく、比較的に珍しい作品。全長61cm。 [1970〜80年代/ #昭和レトロ ]
Mondo Mascots Kagopyon, a rabbit whose head is a shopping basket, is Tokyu Store’s new mascot. The character was unveiled today to mark the chain’s 70th anniversary.
でんか 10/16-18はイベント出展のため、通販サイトをいったん閉じる予定です🦀◦° 土日祝は商品の発送をおやすみしていますので、配送は連休明けになります。 ◾︎通販サイト▷ kthehermit.thebase.in
Tanuki.no.mori Rainy evening in downtown Kyoto ☔ A breath of green inside Takashimaya, then out to the streets, where people wait out the rain under the arcade and umbrellas fill every crossing.