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Pitcher this – free baseball!
Aug 1, 2013What draws people from all over Japan to Koshien Stadium every summer? KS bags a seat...
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A house with benefits
Jul 29, 2013Fully furnished digs, no key money and ready-made friends. What’s not to love about shared housing?
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New waves of comedy
Jul 1, 2013Osakan timbers are definitely shivering with laughter thanks to these home-grown bilingual comedy troupes.
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Cool play for hot days
Jul 1, 2013Blistering days and bored kids are a bad combination, but don’t stress. Here’s a survival guide...
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Pick of the bunch
Jul 1, 2013While a day out in nature is exciting, keeping the kids entertained is another matter. KS...
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Kabuki 101
Jun 1, 2013Curious about the larger-thanlife drama and costume of kabuki shows, but too scared to commit? Doing...
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Lights of the night
Jun 1, 2013Clouds of fireflies once lit the darkness of rural Japan. By a Shiga riverside, impassioned locals...
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Water saved the city
Jun 1, 2013How a confluence of needs, invention, and genius brought new life to one of Japan’s most...
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Buckets of cool
Jun 1, 2013Fighting Kansai’s aggressive summer heat in an eco-friendly way is easy. All you need is a...
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Hidden wonders of home
May 1, 2013Think you’ve seen it all in Kansai? Probably not. This Golden Week, get well off the...