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June 21, 2012February 25, 2026 Clark Parker

Ghosts of Showa: the Karasuyama apartment complex (danchi), gated communities, & the fight for Tokyo’s soul

June 12, 2012August 30, 2023 Clark Parker

“House NA”, Tokyo’s hide-and-go-see-through glass house (House NA 住所)

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)

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

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 15, 2011March 14, 2023 Clark Parker

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

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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
Mosaic on the Miyakezaka Building 三宅坂ビル (1965) - Takeo Terada 寺田竹雄 (1908-1993)
Where did the explosion start in Akira?
Ghosts of Showa: the Karasuyama apartment complex (danchi), gated communities, & the fight for Tokyo's soul
Walking on water: the underground rivers of Tokyo 東京の地下河川や運河の地図
The Top 10 Buildings in Tokyo 建築めぐり 東京
River-straightening case study: Karaborigawa 空堀川河川工学
How to visit Tsukiji fish market (Tsukiji fish market map) 築地市場を訪問する方法

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