Category Archive: culture

Aug 08 2012

Nagaokakyo & Yamazaki Distillery in Hibiki

My dear old school friend Andreas Off, who has lived and worked in Japan for the past six years, recently moved to the city of Nagaokakyo, which is located between Osaka and Kyoto. Andreas hosted me for one weekend, and of course he already had a full program planned for us. First off, he informed …

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Jul 25 2012

Osaka

Two films and tons of pictures from Osaka! Enjoy! Cupnoodle von Daaaaaaaaaaaax Special thanks to: Akihiro Sando (Japan), T.Kandaroka (Japan), Ayu Okakita (Japan), Jeff Light (U.S.A.) Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent web page hosting services; Lilith Pendzich

Jul 25 2012

Kobeef

Once again I’m lucky to have a sunny day in Kurashiki and therefore can present you fantastic photos of the Bikan Historic Area. Kurashiki is one of those cities which escaped World War II mostly unharmed and thus, plenty of original, homes, storehouses (倉 Kura), shops and mills are preserved today alongside the beautiful historic …

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Jul 13 2012

cycling psycho in Saijo

Japan’s capital of Sake is situated in Higashi Hiroshima and called Saijo. Even if the brewery- and tourism season here is during winter time I was given a guided tour and recieved a filming permit. Furthermore some pictures from Takehara. Enjoy! I found a very good multilingual web page about all breweries in Saijo. Furthermore …

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Jul 02 2012

Hiroshima

For all who already checked out my last post… Recently I added a video of Iwakuni. Photos of my stay in Hiroshima. The Atomic Bomb Dome, the peace park, the cenotaph and the peace museum designed by Kenzō Tange. Also I discovered a beautiful japanese Garden and a documentary about the A-bomb attack. Special thanks …

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Jun 26 2012

From Ube to Iwakuni

Plum rain?? Where? Actually there were moments in which I could have used some rain. But on the other hand I guess some of these photos are priceless. And they wouldn’t be as beautiful without a blue sky. Special thanks to: Kholofelo Nkoe (South Africa), Shotaro Hirao (Japan), Stephen Vandenbark (U.S.A.) Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace …

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Jun 26 2012

From Fukuoka to Moji

Despite the plum rain I stayed dry most of the time. I made my way from Fukuoka to Okagaki, from there on I rode to Kitakyushu and  took the ferry to the main island Honshu and cycled until Ube. Special thanks to: Kay Makishi (U.S.A.), Joel Abad (Japan), Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent …

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Jun 22 2012

Fukuoka

Enjoy the first photos of Fukuoka and a video about the traditional Hakata silk weaving and a theatre play in Hakata dialect. Hakata von Daaaaaaaaaaaax Furthermore I found a documentary about the Hakata silk. Special thanks to: Sumire Harayama, Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent web page hosting services; Christoph Flossmann, Lilith Pendzich

Jun 16 2012

Korean Candy

A last video from South Korea. South Korean Candies/Sweets. Special thanks to: Elijah Palmer, Lee Radde, Asley Kasper, Hubertus Neidhart from Webspace Provider Network for excellent web page hosting services; Christoph Flossmann, Lilith Pendzich

Jun 16 2012

Smart Sillas, silly sex. (Yeoncheong – Gyeongju – Ulsan)

When approaching Gyeongju hundreds of little bizarre round hills are to be found everywhere. Even within the city’s parks. Later on I shall find out that these are ancient tombs. Gyeongju – capital of the ancient kingdom of Silla (57 BC – 935 AD) -with its surrounding UNESCO world heritage temples, sights and the very …

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