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Ticket Giveaway: Flower exhibition at the Yamatane Museum
Masks of the world in a beautiful Art Deco residence, and a guided tour in English by yours truly: what’s not to like? To help publicize my gallery talk on Friday June 5 at 3 pm, I’m giving away a pair of tickets to Masks – Beauty of the Spirits at one of my favorite […]
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Tour in English! Art Deco at the Teien Museum
Did you know there’s a gem of Art Deco architecture right in the center of Tokyo? And that it’s open to the public and easily visited? This charming building is the Prince Asaka residence, built in 1933 for a member … Continue reading
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Tagged alice gordenker, Anne-Marie Fontaine, Art Deco, Edgar Brandt, Ise Foundation, Josef Hoffmann, Josef Maria Olbrich, Koloman Moser, museum tours in English, Omura Art Museum, Pierre Chareau, Rene Lalique, Ruki Matsumoto, Suzanne Lalique, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum, Tokyo museums
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Ticket Giveaway: Mask Exhibit at the Teien Museum
Masks of the world in a beautiful Art Deco residence, and a guided tour in English by yours truly: what’s not to like? To help publicize my gallery talk on Friday June 5 at 3 pm, I’m giving away a … Continue reading
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Tagged alice gordenker, Art Deco, mask, Quai Branly, Tokyo Metropolitan Teien Art Museum
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Japanese police: don’t they have something better to do?
You’ve seen them in front of police stations. And outside neighborhood police boxes. Maybe you’ve seen them in busy train stations up on a box looking fierce. Don’t you wonder why Japanese police always seem to be standing around? That … Continue reading
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Tagged alice gordenker, Japan, Japan Times, keijo, koban, police, police guard, ritsuban, standing
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Why I Love My Work (Part 1)
I must have the best job in the world — some days it really feels like that. Like the day last month when I got to watch while three of Japan’s top photographers reviewed several thousand works by up-and-coming young … Continue reading
How to Reduce Food Waste (in Japan)
In my Jan. 21 column in The Japan Times, I wrote about the expiry dates on food labels in Japan and explained how to use them so you don’t throw away perfectly good food. The gist is that the highly … Continue reading
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Tagged doggie bags, expiry dates, food labeling, food loss, food waste, Japan, shōhi kigen, shōmi kigen
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Look, then look again: fender mirrors
In my November 19 column in The Japan Times, I wrote about the rather special rear-view mirrors you see on the front of Japanese taxi cabs. I promised to post some photos of vehicles equipped with fender mirrors, including a … Continue reading
Understanding the new “above sea level” signs
In my column in The Japan Times on Oct. 22, I wrote about the spate of new 海抜 kaibatsu (elevation over sea level) signage going up all over Japan. Each sign provides the elevation at the spot where the sign … Continue reading
Getting rid of stuff in Japan
In my Sept. 17 column in the Japan Times, I explained why it’s both illegal and unkind to help yourself to something that’s been put out for 粗大ゴミ sodai gomi (over-size trash) collection. Bummer, right? I mean, Japanese throw out the … Continue reading
How to donate old eyeglasses in Japan
One of my frustrations has been trying to find a place in Japan to donate old eyeglasses. In the U.S. I dropped them off at one of many collection points organized by the Lion’s Clubs, which are active in eyeglasses … Continue reading
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