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Apr 14, 2022

Our Ainu Wedding Ceremony

Our Ainu Wedding Ceremony at the Lake Akan Ainu Kotan On March 4, 2022, my wife and I had the privilege of experiencing a traditional Ainu wedding ceremony at…

Ainu

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Our Ainu Wedding Ceremony
Our Ainu Wedding Ceremony
Ainu

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Dec 27, 2021

Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Park Hyatt Tokyo

The Park Hyatt Tokyo was so integral to Lost in Translation it probably deserved its own feature billing during the film’s opening credits. Bob (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) as well as other recurring characters spend the majority of their time in Tokyo cloistered in the hotel. Many of…

Lost In Translation

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Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Park Hyatt Tokyo
Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Park Hyatt Tokyo
Lost In Translation

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Nov 29, 2021

Who’s Got It Better Than Us?

Yesterday, November 27th 2021, №5 Michigan hosted №2 Ohio State in Ann Arbor, Michigan for the 117th iteration of the biggest rivalry in all of American sports — so big that the annual college football contest is known simply as “The Game.” Historically, The Game had been a de facto…

Michigan Wolverines

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Who’s Got It Better Than Us?
Who’s Got It Better Than Us?
Michigan Wolverines

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Sep 18, 2021

Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Kabuki-cho (Shinjuku)

After the main title card, the film opens with a shot of a clearly jetlagged Bob Harris (Bill Murray) in a taxi, his head…

Lost In Translation

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Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Kabuki-cho (Shinjuku)
Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Kabuki-cho (Shinjuku)
Lost In Translation

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Aug 30, 2021

Lost in Translation Filming Locations: A.P.C. Underground in Harajuku

A small but memorable scene from the film: Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) leaves Bob Harris (Bill Murray) a voicemail telling him to meet her and her friend Charlie Brown (Fumihiro Hayashi) at a bar…

Tokyo

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Lost in Translation Filming Locations: A.P.C. Underground in Harajuku
Lost in Translation Filming Locations: A.P.C. Underground in Harajuku
Tokyo

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Aug 30, 2021

Lost in Translation Filming Locations (Wardrobe Edition): 2002 Nike HTM Air Woven Rainbow (Dark Mocha)

Famed Japanese designer and influencer Hiroshi Fujiwara had a cameo appearance in the film during the nightclub scene filmed at Air in Daikanyama (which is the subject of a prior post). In that…

Hiroshi Fujiwara

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Lost in Translation Filming Locations (Wardrobe Edition): 2002 Nike HTM Air Woven Rainbow (Dark…
Lost in Translation Filming Locations (Wardrobe Edition): 2002 Nike HTM Air Woven Rainbow (Dark…
Hiroshi Fujiwara

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Aug 30, 2021

Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Shibuya Scramble Intersection

Some of the most iconic scenes of the film are the early shots of Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) walking through the famed Shibuya Scramble intersection on a rainy day among a sea of pedestrians wielding clear plastic umbrellas. Charlotte weaves through…

Shibuya

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Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Shibuya Scramble Intersection
Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Shibuya Scramble Intersection
Shibuya

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Aug 30, 2021

Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Daikanyama Air and Nakameguro

Throughout the film, Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) spend most of their nights at the New York Bar in the Park Hyatt, but they did venture out of the comfort of their five star hotel on…

Daikanyama

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Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Daikanyama Air and Nakameguro
Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Daikanyama Air and Nakameguro
Daikanyama

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Aug 30, 2021

Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Joganji Temple in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward

Early in the film Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) makes a solo trip to a small temple in Tokyo after navigating Tokyo’s perplexing subway system. While there, she walks in on a Buddhist ceremony being performed by several monks to a small audience. …

Lost In Translation

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Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Joganji Temple in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward
Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Joganji Temple in Tokyo’s Nakano Ward
Lost In Translation

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Aug 30, 2021

Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Karaoke-kan in Shibuya

During their night out on Tokyo, Bob Harris (Bill Murray) and Charlotte (Scarlett Johansson) make their way by taxi to Shibuya after escaping the irate bouncers at the Daikanyama Air night club after Charlotte's friend "Charlie Brown" insults a bartender. Bob…

Lost In Translation

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Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Karaoke-kan in Shibuya
Lost in Translation Filming Locations: Karaoke-kan in Shibuya
Lost In Translation

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