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Nate Powell

@natepowell

🇯🇵 Vagabond entrepreneur living between Osaka and Tokyo. I own hotels&lots of Airbnb rooms between Tokyo, Kyoto, and Osaka

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Nate Powell
@natepowell May 2, 2018, 10:39 AM UTC

Japan

The Japanese tea ceremony is called Chanoyu, Sado or simply Ocha in Japanese. It is a choreographic ritual of preparing and serving Japanese green tea, called Matcha, together with traditional Japane…

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Nate Powell
@natepowell Apr 18, 2018, 2:00 PM UTC

Japan

Nijo Castle is a flatland castle in Kyoto, Japan. The castle consists of two concentric rings (Kuruwa) of fortifications, the Ninomaru Palace, the ruins of the Honmaru Palace, various support buildin…

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@natepowell Apr 10, 2018, 8:59 AM UTC

Japan

🎌Mount Koya is one incredible place to visit. South of Osaka, it’s one of the most important Buddhist sites in all of Japan. Make sure to visit the Okunoin Temple where Kobo Daishi is consecrated. P…

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@natepowell Mar 9, 2018, 9:43 AM UTC

Japan

Sakurajima is an active composite volcano and a former island in Kagoshima Prefecture in Kyushu, Japan. The lava flows of the 1914 eruption connected it with the Osumi Peninsula. The volcanic activit…

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Nate Powell
@natepowell Mar 6, 2018, 8:11 AM UTC

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Stunning View Gujou-hachiman Castle, Gifu, Japan photo by stock

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@natepowell Feb 21, 2018, 6:44 AM UTC

Japan

A volcanic eruption has raised a new island, according to earthquake experts and the Japanese coast guard. It is just off the coast of Nishinoshima, a small, uninhabited island in the Ogasawara chain…

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@natepowell Feb 19, 2018, 8:22 AM UTC

Japan

Furisode are the most formal style of kimono worn by young unmarried women in Japan. The furisode is made of very fine, brightly colored silk, and is commonly rented or bought by parents for their da…

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@natepowell Feb 15, 2018, 8:36 AM UTC

japan

Takoyaki is a ball-shaped Japanese snack made of a wheat flour-based batter and cooked in a special molded pan. It is typically filled with minced or diced octopus (tako), tempura scraps (tenkasu), p…

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@natepowell Jan 23, 2018, 4:42 AM UTC

Japan

🎌Kitano Tenmangu Shrine is one of the most important of several hundred shrines across Japan that are dedicated to Sugawara Michizane, a scholar and politician who was unfairly exiled by his politic…

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Nate Powell
@natepowell Jan 22, 2018, 7:04 AM UTC

Japan

🎌Sukiyaki is a Japanese dish that is prepared and served in the nabemono (Japanese hot pot) style. It consists of meat (usually thinly sliced beef) which is slowly cooked or simmered at the table, a…

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