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Japanese New Year

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Although we celebrate new year with a loud countdown and elaborate fireworks, Japanese celebrate(?) it quietly by visiting their nearby shrine or temple. Towards midnight, the bells at those shrines and temples would ring and people would make their wishes for the new year, usually for health and happiness. I had never been to one when I was in Japan because it was always too cold~ XD But hey, I heard the bells! You can read more about how Japanese celebrate the new year at the Japan National Tourism Board webpage .

Celebrating christmas in Japan

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Although Christmas is not a public holiday in Japan, it is well celebrated by retail shops there...

Now you can buy direct from the artist!

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For prints such as calendars and postcards. Prices are in USD. Ships from Singapore, directly from me :) If you live in Singapore, you can also pay via local bank transfer to POSB savings 042-26859-3 or Citibank checking 0803296006. A4 Calendar =SG$10 Postcard (one pc)=SG$4 Postcard set (3 pcs)=SG$10 Calendar+postcard set= SG$18 Delivery is SG$2.80 for the calendar, including the plastic hard sleeve for protection. Postage for postcards is SG$0.80. To order, please send me an email at: *Please indicate if you would like to have it autographed (front or back) or not. For merchandise such as mugs, shirts and printed canvases. Ships from US through a fulfilment service company (like an agent). Items are only produced after you place an order so shipping takes a longer time. You should receive the products within 3 weeks if you live outside of US, but longer depending on your country's customs. Thank you for yo

Another Japanese manner when dining

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Actually we don't really care XD

My first mini stall at EOY

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This was my first time putting up my own artwork for sale!

My first mini-stall at EOY this Sunday!

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Special thanks to Diayaku for offering to share their table space with me! I will be selling my A4 Calendar prints (limited to 100 pcs) and 3 postcard designs (only 40 sets available for EOY ). This is my first time selling my prints at a convention so please support! See you there at Marina Barrage this Sunday! ;P

Grape picking and Strawberry snow cones at Tochigi

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Tochigi is famous for their strawberries but this place called  Ichigo no Sato  (meaning Strawberry's homeland) had other fruits for people to enjoy during other seasons. I would have picked Nagano prefecture, famous for their grapes, but the Sunflower day tour that I had signed up for on 6th Sep brought us here instead.

It can be cold in Singapore too

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Feels cold in Singapore too with air con blasting everywhere! Well, at least it's not winter temperature!

Mt Fuji one day tour at farm, ice cave and fifth station.

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My family trip on 3rd Sep continued with a one day tour to Mt Fuji, except that it was a Japanese tour  :P The tour was special because they bring people to an "experience" farm called Makai no Farm". Basically it is not the actual farm that harvests milk for the mass market, but one that was designed to allow kids and family to spend time with farm animals.

Giving up seats in Japan to people who need it

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I think Singaporeans give up their seats more than Japanese. Perhaps salarymen in Japan are too tired and just want to sleep or look at their smartphones...