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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
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)

December 19, 2011January 6, 2018 Clark Parker

On the sixth day of Christmas: six dogs-a-laying (Christmas poo)

December 15, 2011March 14, 2023 Clark Parker

METABOLISM: (not) like a cancer grows – artistic expression as alternative success narrative 芸術表現

November 22, 2011March 20, 2023 Clark Parker

(a picture’s worth a thousand words) 百聞は一見に如かず, a Kawasaki sanpo

November 7, 2011August 31, 2023 Clark Parker

This is a soul shake これを魂振りという: Doctor Atomic Symphony & Symphony No. 6 “Hiroshima”

October 10, 2011March 14, 2023 Clark Parker

the joy of failure (arriving in Tokyo)

September 24, 2011March 14, 2023 Clark Parker

“update your f’n blog”

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"House NA", Tokyo's hide-and-go-see-through glass house (House NA 住所)
Tokyo neighborhood map 東京地区地図
A walk in the sex park: Yoshiwara and the Tokyo bordello
An illustrated glossary of Tokyo's bike parking 東京の駐輪場 (Chūrinjō)
Thirty-six views of Tokyo Tower 東京タワー三十六景
The best running route in central Tokyo
Ikebukuro's yami-ichi (post-war black market), in miniature
Sleeping with Hello Kitty: travel sites bring foreigners to Japan's love hotels
Satoko Kitahara, Maria of Ants Town 蟻の町のマリア
Where did the explosion start in Akira?

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