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Author: Clark Parker

Salaryman in Tokyo interested in, among other things, history, architecture, urban planning, and energy policy. Follow me on Twitter @thetokyofiles or email me at thetokyofiles [at] gmail [dot] com
May 15, 2012August 7, 2024 Clark Parker

Profile: Soraya Umewaka, “I Am Happy”, and the Japanese documentary

April 24, 2012October 27, 2023 Clark Parker

Japanese cinema: Foundry Town / City of Cupolas / キューポラのある街 (1962)

March 13, 2012March 7, 2023 Clark Parker

Koenji Beer Workshop 高円寺麦酒工房 (Koenji Bakushu Kobo)

February 8, 2012February 22, 2023 Clark Parker

My Heroes Have Always Been (Petroleum) Cowboys 石油 , カウボーイ, 砂漠

January 30, 2012February 27, 2023 Clark Parker

St. Mary’s Cathedral, Tokyo 東京カテドラル聖マリア大聖堂

January 28, 2012April 23, 2024 Clark Parker

Japanese Film Noir: Meteor 流星 (1949), and Kachidoki-bashi 勝鬨橋 drawbridge

January 23, 2012December 9, 2016 Clark Parker

A snowy night in Tokyo 東京の雪の夜

Japanese actor Takashi Shimura known for stoic trustworthy characters
January 17, 2012April 7, 2023 Clark Parker

Japanese Cinema: Police Station Diary 風流交番日記 (1955) (Koban Diary)

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"House NA", Tokyo's hide-and-go-see-through glass house (House NA 住所)
A walk in the sex park: Yoshiwara and the Tokyo bordello
Where to see Mt. Fuji from Tokyo's streets 東京から富士山が見える場所
Tokyo neighborhood map 東京地区地図
Walking on water: the underground rivers of Tokyo 東京の地下河川や運河の地図
Watching the Hakone Ekiden: a practical guide to Japan's biggest race 箱根駅伝コース地図
Melbourne in 5 days: Day 1 (walking, maps, & transport)
The Top 10 Buildings in Tokyo 建築めぐり 東京
METABOLISM: (not) like a cancer grows - artistic expression as alternative success narrative 芸術表現
Rampage Swamp and the River of Flowers 花見川とあばれ沼

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