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Category: Western Tokyo

August 8, 2016August 14, 2020 Clark Parker

Monorails and more: Tokyo’s amusing train lines

January 17, 2016July 25, 2020 Clark Parker

Walking on water: the underground rivers of Tokyo 東京の地下河川や運河の地図

March 11, 2015July 18, 2019 Clark Parker

The Kodaira Referendum: fighting for Democracy in the Acorn Forest

February 8, 2014May 29, 2019 Clark Parker

Splashing around Tokyo’s water infrastructure

February 27, 2013June 8, 2019 Clark Parker

Tokyo’s archaeology of World War II 東京の第二次世界大戦の考古学 (WW2 sites)

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A walk in the sex park: Yoshiwara and the Tokyo bordello
Walking on water: the underground rivers of Tokyo 東京の地下河川や運河の地図
Sleeping with Hello Kitty: travel sites bring foreigners to Japan's love hotels
"House NA", Tokyo's hide-and-go-see-through glass house (House NA 住所)
Fear and loathing in Roka-koen: the unnecessary fences of gated communities in Japan 日本のゲーテッドコミュニティ
Japan recycles EVERYTHING! 1001 ways to put out the trash
METABOLISM: (not) like a cancer grows - artistic expression as alternative success narrative 芸術表現
The 5 pm going-home song 5時のチャイム
Where did the explosion start in Akira?
Watching the Hakone Ekiden: a practical guide to Japan's biggest race 箱根駅伝コース地図

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