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Today’s watercolor: Bier und Brezel!

I painted this little mädchen last week before we went down to the Keyaki Hiroba Beer Festival! She’s actually based on the logo for the Frühlingsfest in Yokohama, another Fest I went to with some friends over Golden Week. The … Continue reading

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Enkai! 宴会!えんかい!

After the Graduation Ceremony last week, the teachers celebrated by having an Enkai.  宴会(えんかい)means a banquet or a party, and they can range from boring staid affairs to raging infernos of drunken debauchery. It’s considered rude to pour your own … Continue reading

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They’re Harf-way there…

The twelve year old boy in me really wanted to take a pen and turn the second “h” into a “b”, but I refrained… Happy Friday, Internets! It’s National Foundation Day or 建国記念の日 here in Japan, which means a three … Continue reading

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