Fri 2024.01.05

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Why I Train in Ki Aikido	aikido, culture, General, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2021.11.09

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Manga review: Oyasumi Punpun (おやすみプンプン) by Inio Asano (浅野いにお) [Volume 1]	General, Japanese Study: Intermediate, portland, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2021.03.11

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Pythagoras Would Kill For This	comedy, funny, oregon, portland, portlandia	Fiction, Ideas, and Poetry

Tue 2020.01.28

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Thoughts on Mochitsuki 2020 (a Japanese festival in Portland)	culture, General, portland	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2020.01.07

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Ukemi: Aikido and the art of rolling with the punches	aikido, Aside, culture, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2019.05.15

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A bittersweet afternoon at Powell’s bookstore	Aside, japanese, portland	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2019.01.29

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Finding Japanese Singles in Portland (or anywhere else)	Aside, culture, japanese, meetings, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2018.11.07

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Japanese piano shopping in Portland (Yamaha baby grand G2 vs. upright U1)	Aside, General, japan, japanese, piano, portland, review, Reviews, yamaha	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2018.01.18

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en Taiko: Japanese drumming at its finest	Aside, culture, drumming, en taiko, japan, japanese, oregon, portland, Reviews, taiko	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.09.27

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Karesansui (枯山水): The art of Japanese rock gardens (in your own backyard?)	Aside, culture, dry landscape, garden, General, japan, japanese, karesansui, portland, 枯山水	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2017.07.27

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Oregon Monogatari: One year living in Portland, Oregon (with notes on Japanese culture there)	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, oregon, portland, raising a bilingual child, west coast	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2017.07.19

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Welcome back, Aikido: My story of returning to the dojo	aikido, culture, General, japan, japanese, martial art, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.05.15

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Ramen Ryoma: One of the top Ramen restaurants in Portland, Oregon	General, japan, japanese, portland, ramen, restaurant, review, Reviews, ryoma, soup, tasty	Self Taught Japanese

Mon 2017.01.30

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Event Review: Mochitsuki 2017: 21st Annual Japanese American New Year Celebration (もちつき)	american japanese, culture, event, General, meetings, mochitsuki, new years, oregon, portland, raising a bilingual child, Reviews	Self Taught Japanese

Sat 2017.01.14

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Japanese Children’s Book Review: 「言葉図鑑」(Visual Word Encyclopedia) by Taro Gomi (五味 太郎)	book, children, japan, japanese, language, linguistics, portland, review, Reviews, vocabulary	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.12.08

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Japanese Magazine Review: Lighthouse Seattle & Portland	culture, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Intermediate, lighthouse, magazine, newspaper, portland, raising a bilingual child, Reviews, seattle, west coast	Self Taught Japanese

Sun 2016.06.26

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Report: Meetup at Kale for The Portland Japanese Language Exchange (ポートランド日本語交換会)	culture, General, grammar, japan, japanese, meetings, meetup, oregon, portland	Self Taught Japanese

Tue 2016.06.21

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Meetup this Saturday at Kale for The Portland Japanese Language Exchange (ポートランド日本語交換会)	event, General, japan, japanese, kale, meetings, meetup, oregon, portland, Uncategorized	Self Taught Japanese

Thu 2016.05.26

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Are you into Japanese culture? Consider moving to Oregon!	Aside, culture, florida, General, japan, japanese, Japanese Study: Advanced, Japanese Study: Beginner, Japanese Study: Intermediate, language, moving, oregon, portland, raising a bilingual child, self, study	Self Taught Japanese

Wed 2016.03.02

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Richmond Elementary School: one of the few true Japanese immersion programs in the US	bilingual, culture, elementary school, General, immersion, oregon, portland, program, raising a bilingual child, Reviews, richmond	Self Taught Japanese