Makiko joins me and we talk about going to a wedding in Ebisu, shopping for camping gear in Shinjuku and going to a natsu matsuri (outdoor summer festival) in Nakameguro.

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Tags: NFTOS, Panic Living, Ikusabata Staion, Mitake, Tokyo, T-shirt of the day, Tanzawa san, wedding, Ebisu, shopping, camping gear, Shinjuku, natsumatsuri, Nakameguro

 

This podcast is about hiking in Japan. More details will follow (I hope), so stay tuned.

Posted by Rob.

Tags: NFTOS, Japan, hiking, Tanzawa-san

 

Photo: Sumo wrestler mounted on 'Ordinary' highwheeler bicycle.

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Tags: NFTOS, Panic Living, Tokyo, Japan, cycling, travel, visit, food, lemur, Carrot Tower, Sangenjaya, A-Bridge, Senta Honten, izakaya, tachinomiya, Sula, eat, Japanese, restaurant, dining, Tamagawa, Tama River, Suitengumae, Narita, Express, train, bus, T-CAT, airport, omiyage, souvenir, Sancha, Fussa, Hamura, path, trail, Akihabara, Rose, bar, English pub, Handeda, Kanagawa Prefecture

 

 

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Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo T-Shirt of the Day, poem, Patrick Widdess, poetry, poet, life in Tokyo, Kanagawa, cycling, hiking, Tanzawa San, Tou-no-dake, Tou-no-toge, Zenpukuji River, Tsurumi River, Nomikawa, Tokyu, Kaldi, Niku-no-Hanamasa, supermarkets, food, imported, Japanophile, gourmet, global nomad, world traveller, India, California, California rolls, Fig Newtons, cheese crackers, mango juice, iPhone, GPS, Google Maps, camera, keitai, cell phone, mobile phone, apps, Tour de France, FIFA World Cup, jet lag, insomnia, rain, summer, soccer, France, Spain, Korea, Fiji, New Zealand, Trans-Siberian Express, history, cradle of civilization, manifest destiny, out of body experience, Shirley McClaine, How to Catch an Octopus, podcast, audio

*Slightly edited version of the recent "Tokyo Panic Living #89: A Wild Bikini" upload which has been deleted.

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Tags: NFTOS, Tokyo, Panic Living, T-Shirt of the Day, poem, poetry, cowboy poetry, Japan

Part 1 of 2 podcasts recorded on Friday, 18 June 2010.

In this episode, you'll hear a rambling account of the past 3 months or so which have elapsed since the last "Tokyo Panic Living."

More details & relevant links coming soon!

Photo:  Bicycle parking in Osaki's "Think Park" business complex.

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Tags:  NFTOS, Tokyo Panic Living, Patrick Widdess, Headstand, Stand On Your Head, Osaka, event, Random, Art Blender, The Pink Cow, Shibuya, cycling in Tokyo

 

 

Apparently the .mp4 format that the above video was downloaded in from YouTube doesn't work on iTunes.  Please watch the above YouTube video, or try this direct download link:

http://media.libsyn.com/media/newsfromtheotherside/Panic_Living_87.mp4 

I'll eventually get around to changing the format to something that will work on iTunes.

This is a webcam video recorded on Friday, 7 March, and uploaded directly to YouTube.  The artshow mentioned is going through the 20th at Tokyo Wonder Site (TWS) in Shibuya.

Links (coming soon!)

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Tags:  (coming soon!)

 

In today's podcast:

Charles Billard

blog  http://charlou2006.blogspot.com/

Tokyo Wonder Site - Shibuya  http://www.tokyo-ws.org/english/

Gamuso - Gallery Chroma  http://www.gamuso.com 

Wtfmusic.org  http://wtfmusic.org/ 

おしりかじり虫 (original)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Jepuyy9viEk

おしりかじり虫1 (cloneliness)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=rtHS2Wm9U-U

おしりかじり虫2 (cloneliness)  http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=j-1Irxx0fKs

Patrick Widdess

'Final' show on 209radio / 105 FM Cambridge  http://www.209radio.co.uk/shows/profile.php?show=headstand 

patrickwiddess.co.uk  http://patrickwiddess.co.uk/ 

headstand.podomatic.com  http://headstand.podomatic.com/

@Craigmod

Books in the age of the iPad  http://craigmod.com/journal/ipad_and_books/

NFTOS on Posterous  http://nftos.posterous.com/

NFTOS on Twitter  http://twitter.com/nftos

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Tags: NFTOS, Patrick Widdess, headstand, 209radio, wtfmusic, Charles-Éric Billard, charlou2006, cloneliness, Gallery Chroma, Gamuso, Asagaya, Cambridge, Osaka, Tokyo, Japan, England, @Craigmod, iPad

Info and link coming soon!

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Tags:  NFTOS, Yebisu, audio, video, podcast, art, banana, eat, mug of the day, oni mask, yoruninoru, Thai chocolate, omiyage, souvenir, books, Harajuku, goth, Japan pod show, T-shirt of the day, French, français, nonsense, Les Haïkus, haiku, Japan, Japanese, snowboarder, Winter Olympics, Canada, Vancouver, uniform, Nintendo DS, kanji game, merci, domo, doumo, arigatou, ども, どうも, ありがとう

 

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February 3rd is known as Setsubun in Japan. To learn more about this ancient tradition, read all about it on this Wikipedia page and watch this dramatic video footage from Mantrousers in which he casts out an actual oni, or demon, from his apartment!

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=igbI1swXp18

And if you need to catch up on Tokyo Panic Living videos, I've created a video playlist for your viewing pleasure on YouTube:

http://www.youtube.com/view_play_list?p=72B1C2B412F89316

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Tags: NFTOS, Japan, Japanese culture, festival, matsuri, holiday, observance, ceremony, ritual, rite, spring, demon, evil, mask, soybeans, podcast, bean throwing, Tokyo, 節分, 豆撒き, 大豆, 日本, 年男, 鬼, 文化, 東京

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