Featured Snapshot: A Return to Winter
Today’s snapshot —actually today’s snapshots — were taken in February 2013 at the Shikotsuko Onsen in Chitose.
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TiltShift Generator: A simple app for a tilt-shift lens effect
Originally, miniature faking photography required special lenses that enabled tilting and shifting, and because of this difficulty it was practiced by professionals only. Nowadays, a similar effect can be easily acquired with TiltShift Generator
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Yotei Views: Seasons, farewells, and Wabi Sabi
Unlike the southern parts of Japan, the Yotei region does not burst into spring at this time of year but
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A big winter in Sapporo, before and after
Hokkaido Explorer columnist Chris Donnelly uploaded this video to YouTube offering a before and after look at the very snowy
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The Masaji Beer Project: Honoring a pioneer in Japan’s craft beer world
The sudden death last December of Masaji Ohshita, who founded Osaka’s Minoh Beer (A.J.I. Beer Inc), shocked Japan’s small but
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From the editor: A change of pace
The snow, flushed along by the recent rain, has in large part melted away, at least on the streets of
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BasicCamera: A simple, light app with great linking options
BasicCamera is a really simple app. It requires only three steps.
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Rice Cakes and Coffee: The Rise of Niseko Restaurants
Up our way they say “ki ni mochi ga naru” — rice cakes grow on trees. Why, because residents of
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From the Bear’s Den: On April 1, Empty chairs and Interrupted lives
Today is April 1, or as English speakers like to call it, April Fools’ Day. April Fools’ Day is a
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The Natural Refrigerator: A Vegetable Story
This is a story about vegetables in April. However, to tell it properly, my readers will have to let me
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