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DebonairDylan
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#Japan is not known for #hockey but has a small dedicated fan base

#icehockey #nikkoicebucks
Hockey game in Nikko Japan. The Nikko Ice Bucks in Orange are playing the Kobe Stars in White
October 9, 2025 at 11:21 PM
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#traditional hand held #Japanese #fireworks
Fire and sparks coming out of a traditional firework in Mashiko Japan
July 21, 2025 at 11:56 AM
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#gun store in Utsunomiya #Japan. #Airsoft on the 1st floor #firearms on the second floor.
Photo of Mitsuboshi gun shop in Utsunomiya Japan
June 27, 2025 at 6:55 AM
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#Bluegill becomes #gyotaku
#Fishing #Japan
June 9, 2025 at 7:20 AM
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#Tourism is a major subject in #Japan now. But what happens when a #touristtown stops getting tourists?
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This Was One Of Japan's Top Tourism Sites - Then The Bubble Burst
YouTube video by WILD JAPAN
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June 8, 2025 at 11:47 AM
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My #wife was watching ticktock videos of #drivers getting pulled over by the #police. The fact that she did not know what the driver did wrong and kept asking me makes me kind of glad she does not have a #license
June 8, 2025 at 11:44 AM
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It just hit me that I have lived for a decade outside my #homeland the #USA. Yeah so much for a 2 or 3 year #adventure in #Taiwan that somehow became having a kid and family in #Japan.
May 28, 2025 at 2:39 PM
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Gyotaku of a #bass I did. #Gyotaku is an #art from #Japan where you use ink and paper to make an impression of a #fish. I use it to make a #print of some fish I catch on my #fishing trips
May 21, 2025 at 11:34 PM
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Man slips and nearly falls when #hiking in Nikko #NationalPark in #Japan

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May 21, 2025 at 11:29 PM
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As I pass through #Aoikigahara I am reminded of the time I was #hiking and met another tourist that asked "where is the #haunted #forest?"

"You are in it mate,"

Side note my #wife does not find me playing "How to save a life" by the #Fray funny right now
May 2, 2025 at 11:48 PM
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Giant Tanuki State at Mashiko Pottery Festival in Mashiko Japan

#Japan #Japaneseart
Statue of a giant tanuki in Mashiko Japan
May 1, 2025 at 10:53 PM
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Man slides when #hiking in #Nikko #NationalPark #Japan

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March 12, 2025 at 7:48 AM
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#snow in #Nikko #Japan

#photography
Photograph taken out a window in Nikko Japan. The ground is covered with snow.In the distance is mountain peaks covered in snow. The mountains are inside Nikko National Park. To the left clouds can be seen around Nantai Mountain. Nantai is one of the 100 famous peaks of Japan.
January 3, 2025 at 10:17 PM
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With the #trainaccident they have had to get creative with the stick used. That includes using a #steamtrain as a #Commutertrain and this #D10 as a #commuter taking #passangers
Japanese JNR Class D10 Diesel-hydraulic locomotive of the Mooka Railways pulling passager cars. Due to a train accident Mooka Railways has resorted to unorthodox locomotives and old passanger cars
December 8, 2024 at 7:53 AM
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Due to being one of the only fathers that is not a #salaryman at my #daughter #school I only seem to meet the other dads at events like today's recital.

Being a #foreign #dad in #Japan is weird sometimes
December 6, 2024 at 4:30 AM
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#swan at #Lake Yamanaka in #Yamanashi Prefecture #Japan

#photograghy #wildlife #bird
Photograph of a swan at Lake Yamanaka in Yamanashi Japan
December 4, 2024 at 10:27 AM
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In #America the people break into #Congress

In #Korea the #politicians break into #Parliament
December 3, 2024 at 10:36 PM
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Today I learned that my #mentor when I was a new teacher has passed. I wish I had made it to visit him during his retirement in #Bali but between #COVID and a kid I never made it. So I drink #scotch in memory of my favorite gay South African.
December 3, 2024 at 12:33 PM
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#Horse #sashimi with raw quail egg

Horse sashimi is one of those things I tried and loved. I think it is much better than #whale sashimi. Historically eating old horses provided a way for them to be useful even when they no longer could provide labor

#Japanesefood #food
Plate of raw horse meat. The horse sashimi is further away. Closer is a raw quail egg with soy sauce. The raw horse meat is dipped in the soy sauce and egg and then eaten
December 2, 2024 at 10:37 PM
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1445 steps to the top

Kirifuri Higland, Nikko National Park

#photograghy #hiking #japan
A young girl looks at the steps of Tenku Kairo (Sky Corridor). The corridor has 1445 steps. The wooden stairs makes a path past flowers and grass. In the distance is the top of the mountain.
December 2, 2024 at 4:30 PM
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#Winter View of the Kanagawa River from Kotohira Shrine

#photograghy #nature #japan
Photo taken from a cliff. On the right side is more steep clips. Below the cliff are houses. The Kinagawa river flows past a dam. In the distance are the mountains in Nikko National Park. Shioya, Tocnigi Prefecture, Japan
November 30, 2024 at 1:06 AM
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Hoki River running past an abandoned hotel and a waterfall in Shiobara Onsen

#photograghy #Japan #onesn #abandoned #river
Photograph of the Hoki River in Nasushiobara. The Hokigawa is passing Shiobara Onsen. On the right is an abandoned hotel with an empty swimming g pool. A waterfall joins the river before it passes more onsen hotels Taken in Shiobara Onsen, Nasushiobara, Tochigi Prefecture, Japan
November 28, 2024 at 1:23 AM
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#Fishing in #Oarai #Japan
Photograph of a fishing rod on a jetty in Oarai Japan. The fishing rod is on a stand. You can see the port of Oarai in the background. Oarai tower can bee seen in the distance.
November 27, 2024 at 8:24 PM
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Fog over a rural rice field

#photograghy #Japan #nature #travel
Photograph of a farm in a valley. The rice has been harvested in one feild and the next feild is ready to be harvested. The mountains are obscured by clouds Photo taken in Tochigi Japan
November 26, 2024 at 11:26 AM
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Lake Yuno in October. Located in Nikko National Park Yunoko is popular for the autumn foliage, onsens, and as a starting point for hiking

#photograghy #Japan #nature #Lake
Photograph of Lake Yuno in Nikko National Park. In the lake the mountains and sky is reflected. The sky is blue and clear with a few clouds. A Japanese maple tree is seen with bright red leaves. Taken in Nikko National Park, Tochigi Japan
November 25, 2024 at 5:44 AM