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June 21, 2012August 6, 2026 Clark Parker

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

June 12, 2012August 11, 2026 Clark Parker

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

June 10, 2012January 6, 2018 Clark Parker

you are here 現在地

May 30, 2012November 8, 2023 Clark Parker

Tokyo hiking: Murayama Mountain 丸山 , Ashigakubo Station 芦ヶ久保駅

May 15, 2012August 7, 2024 Clark Parker

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

April 24, 2012August 27, 2026 Clark Parker

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

March 13, 2012April 3, 2026 Clark Parker

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

February 8, 2012May 12, 2026 Clark Parker

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

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Canals of the Ginza: floating through time on Tokyo's central waterways 東京江戸「水の都」
"House NA", Tokyo's hide-and-go-see-through glass house (House NA 住所)
Walking on water: the underground rivers of Tokyo 東京の地下河川や運河の地図
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