Harness The Cosmic Power Of Meiji Shrine! Tokyo Power Spot Review #1

Jake feels the power.   The Kiyomasa Well (清正井), located in the Meij Jingu (明治神宮) Inner Garden is believed to be one of Tokyo premier power spots. No one is sure when the rumors began but around 2010, Japanese celebrities began whispering that if you took a photo of the well and used it as [...]

The Buddha of Fukushima’s Forbidden Zone: A Photo Essay

Mr. Matsumura is willing to live in a nuclear wasteland to take care of the 400 cows, 60 pigs, 30 fowls, 10 dogs, 100 cats and an ostrich that the nuclear meltdown left behind. He is the Buddha of The Forbidden Zone.

Occupy Tokyo: Another Good Excuse to Come Out and Hate on TEPCO

Saturday, October 15th, Occupy Wall Street went global. Around 300 people around Tokyo came out to march in 2 separate locations. Japan Subculture went to check out what was happening at Hibiya Park, where 100 protestors marched through the Roppongi district. How did Occupy Tokyo come about? The story is another testimony to the efficiency [...]

Protesters Come Out in Record Numbers Against Nuclear Power

prior to the event, estimates were around 50,000; approximately 60,000 participated

Of earthquakes, tsunami and the ephemeral

by Orlando Camargo Those of us living far away from our parents dread the thought. A call in the middle of the night asking you to book a flight – ASAP. “Dad is not well.” March 2nd. The next day I got the first possible flight out of Narita to Florida but did not make [...]