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	<title>The Japan Times &#187; Events Outside Tokyo</title>
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		<title>Floats make Oirase fest a treat</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:53:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Oirase Shimoda Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[parades]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The town of Oirase, Aomori Prefecture, seems like a good place for homesick Americans to settle down. It&#8217;s known for its own Statue of Liberty — bigger than the one that sits at the edge of Tokyo Bay. This weekend, the town will also host one of the northern region&#8217;s most popular attractions — the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Poetry event to tap into global discussion</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 26 Sep 2013 13:00:05 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Kosaka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[000 Poets for Change]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[100]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[poetry]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Think global; act local. Kyoto residents have a chance this weekend to act on this aphorism, joining a global cultural event without even leaving Japan. The Japan International Poetry Society (JIPS), a group of bilingual poets founded in 2009, will host a poetry reading and discussion on Sept. 28. The event, titled &#8220;Transformation of Self, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Festival brings old films out of storage</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/09/19/events/festival-brings-old-films-out-of-storage/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=festival-brings-old-films-out-of-storage</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:00:51 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko Otake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Kuchita Teoshiguruma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Life]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Okuradashi Film Festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Every year, nearly 100 of the films produced in Japan are said to &#8220;go into storage.&#8221; Such films &#8212; even those featuring big-name actors &#8212; are never screened at theaters, or they disappear after a very short run with no budget prepared by producers for turning them into DVDs. The annual Okuradashi Film Festival, which [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Street concerts aim to connect community</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:00:41 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satoru Teshima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[air guitar]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Airytalk]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Bhakti]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[buskers]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Emi Tokuda]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[music]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nagaokakyo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[street festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[This weekend, the residents of Nagaokakyo, Kyoto, will get the chance to hear music from every nook and cranny of the city. The third annual Nagaokakyo Music Shotengai festival will be held at different venues located around the shopping streets near Hankyu Nagaoka Tenjin Station. Stages will be set up inside cafes, book stores and [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Green festival to push &#8216;stylish&#8217; conservation</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/09/19/events/green-festival-to-push-stylish-conservation/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=green-festival-to-push-stylish-conservation</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 19 Sep 2013 13:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Jordan C. Sievers</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[eco-friendly]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[second-hand goods]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Recycling doesn&#8217;t have to be unfashionable. In fact, the Tokai Eco Festa in Nagakute, Aichi, places emphasis on the theme of &#8220;eco-stye,&#8221; a continuing trend where fashion combines with environmental awareness. Patrons can visit more than 130 booths that feature clothes, art and handmade items that are not only stylish, but are also made using [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Short films to get screen time in Sapporo</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/09/12/events/short-films-to-get-screen-time-in-sapporo/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=short-films-to-get-screen-time-in-sapporo</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:50:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Kris Kosaka</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Alyson Stoner]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fatima Ptacek]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fred Deakin]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sapporo Short Fest]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The eighth annual Sapporo Short Fest received 3,746 submissions from 94 countries. Organizers have whittled that number down to 99 films that will screen during the competition. Featured directors for the Filmmaker&#8217;s program hail from Canada, Italy, New Zealand, Greece, South Korea and Japan. Audiences will be treated to a wide variety of shorts, from [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Sophistication is duo&#8217;s craft</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 12 Sep 2013 12:50:25 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Satoru Teshima</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[38_works]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[crafts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[market]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tedzukuri no Ichi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[While the phrase &#8220;Cool Japan&#8221; seems to only get used for things that are kawaii (cute) and technologically forward, people tend to overlook the cool in handcrafted products. On Sept. 15, the self-described design and sewing duo 38_works will present the 22nd edition of Tedzukuri no Ichi (handicrafts market) at Domyoji Tenmangu Shrine in Osaka. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Lupin III still looks good at 40</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/09/05/events/lupin-iii-still-looks-good-at-40/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=lupin-iii-still-looks-good-at-40</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 14:01:22 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edan Corkill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kawasaki City Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lupin III]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Lupin III — 40th Anniversary of the Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Monkey Punch]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[One of Japan&#8217;s most popular manga and anime series, Lupin III gets the exhibition treatment at the Kawasaki City Museum this month. &#8220;Lupin III — 40th Anniversary of the Anime&#8221; coincides with the 25th anniversary of the museum and, somewhat belatedly, the 40th anniversary of the original manga&#8217;s first anime version (which actually appeared 42 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Pumpkins to go on show for Cinderella festival</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/09/05/events/pumpkins-to-go-on-show-for-cinderella-festival/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=pumpkins-to-go-on-show-for-cinderella-festival</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:50:28 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko Otake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Cinderella Dream Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[pumpkins]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Saroma]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yume Matsuri]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[It&#8217;s more than a month before Halloween, but you can get in the spooky spirit at the Cinderella Yume Matsuri (Cinderella Dream Festival), where you&#8217;ll get a rare chance to gawk at hundreds of pumpkins of various sizes and carved into different characters. The annual festival held in Saroma, a farming town of 6,000 people [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Manga fans to gather in Kyoto for annual fair</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/09/05/events/manga-fans-to-gather-in-kyoto-for-annual-fair/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=manga-fans-to-gather-in-kyoto-for-annual-fair</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 05 Sep 2013 13:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Anime]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Cool Japan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kyotoo International Manga Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Manga Museum]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Kyoto is well-known for temples, geisha and other pieces of Japan&#8217;s past. This weekend, though, the city will be abuzz with the country&#8217;s present treasured artifacts. The annual Kyoto International Manga Anime Fair (also known as KYOMAF) will be held Sept. 7 and 8 at various venues in the city, including the Kyoto International Manga [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Winery features events for kids</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/29/events/winery-features-events-for-kids/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=winery-features-events-for-kids</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 29 Aug 2013 13:30:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ein Open Department]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kobe Winery]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Even if you don&#8217;t have 80 days to circumnavigate the globe, two days will be enough for a trip to Europe, kind of. The organizer of Ein Open Department, which will be hosted at the Kobe Winery in Kobe on Aug. 31 and Sept. 1, will provide people in Japan with a chance to experience [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Local fare on menu at Oita fest</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/22/events/local-fare-on-menu-at-oita-fest/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=local-fare-on-menu-at-oita-fest</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:50:39 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[All Japan Minato Oasis Sea-Class Gourmet Competition]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kantan Harbor Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kantan Harbor Park Shokudo]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[To enhance the taste and healthfulness of local delicacies, residents of Oita are said to dip fish in sauce flavored with a locally grown, mildly sour Kabosu lime juice. This weekend, people in Oita will get a chance to savor the summer abundance of Oita&#8217;s harvest &#8212; and they can add all the Kabosu juice [...]]]></description>
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		<title>As sun sets on summer, head to Bali festival</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/22/events/as-sun-sets-on-summer-head-to-bali-festival/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=as-sun-sets-on-summer-head-to-bali-festival</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 22 Aug 2013 13:35:38 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Balinese culture]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Balinese food]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enoshima]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Enoshima Bali Sunset]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Bad news for some (kids) and good news for others (parents), summer vacation is down to its final weeks. If you haven&#8217;t traveled overseas or gone to the beach yet, visiting Enoshima this weekend will let you enjoy a little bit of both. Enoshima will attempt to transform into a miniature Bali for two days, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Shout your feelings out at temple event</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:04:33 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[When was the last time you yelled? Anyone in Japan knows that being loud in public isn&#8217;t something that happens too often. Train cars are usually quiet and even concerts don&#8217;t get too raucous. This weekend, an oogoe taikai (shouting competition) will let visitors raise their voices at, surprisingly, a temple in Yokosuka, Kanagawa Prefecture. [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Japanese musicians to present their spin on samba at Brazilian festival</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/15/events/japanese-musicians-to-present-their-spin-on-samba-at-brazilian-festival/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=japanese-musicians-to-present-their-spin-on-samba-at-brazilian-festival</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 15 Aug 2013 14:01:45 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Banda Girassol]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brasil Culture Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Immigrant's Bossa Band]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Silvio Anastacio]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Tokyo&#8217;s Yoyogi Park is known for its various cultural festivals and one of the most popular is its Brazilian one. This weekend, though, people in Yokohama will get their chance to samba. The three-day Brasil Culture Festival (which uses the Portuguese spelling of Brazil) will take place at Yokohama&#8217;s Red Brick Warehouse and focus on [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Look at Nara in a new light during To-kae</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 13:50:23 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[candles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[hill fire]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kofukuji]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nara Park]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[To-kae]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Todaiji]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Nara, an ancient capital of Japan, is known for its changing beauty throughout the seasons. If you think you&#8217;ve seen the city at its best blanketed in cherry blossoms or autumn leaves, you probably haven&#8217;t seen it during the To-kae Festival. The Nara To-kae is an event during which historical sites in the Nara Park [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Beat the heat with Southeast Asian tradition</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 08 Aug 2013 13:50:00 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Mizukake]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mizukake Matsuri and World Festa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Songkran]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[No doubt that those unable to take a few days off during the Bon holidays are really feeling the heat and impatiently awaiting a vacation that might not happen until New Year&#8217;s. Unlike in Japan, however, people in many Southeast Asian countries celebrate the New Year during a much warmer month, the holiday occurs in [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Take baby steps into theater</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 14:03:59 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[babies]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Granship]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[infants]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mediatheque Theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theater]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Before it learns how to speak, a baby responds to sounds by cooing, gurgling and changing his or her facial expression. Then it begins to babble and, eventually, the first &#8220;mama&#8221; or &#8220;dada&#8221; pops out to parental delight. Words, therefore, are not necessary for communication. Something that any new parent — or expat — can [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Isobe works herald rebirth for museum</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:30:12 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Edan Corkill</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ichihara Lakeside Museum]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Jinyu Tei]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Naoko Kawaguchi]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[&#8216;Scrap and build&#8221; used to be the mantra of Japanese developers when approaching out-of-date structures. The theory was that Japanese people preferred their buildings to be in a more-or-less constant state of &#8220;newness&#8221; &#8212; a la Ise Shrine, which is rebuilt every two decades. But in the cash-strapped world of art museum management, a new [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fantasy goes on display at Nebuta Festival</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/08/01/events/fantasy-goes-on-display-at-nebuta-festival/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fantasy-goes-on-display-at-nebuta-festival</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 01 Aug 2013 13:30:07 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Nebuta]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nebuta Festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Although staying at home in the air conditioning is tempting in this sweltering weather, if you&#8217;re here for the summer you might as well embrace the heat and sweat it out with everyone else at a festival. The Nebuta Festival is held in Aomori Prefecture and lasts five days. During that time, huge floats that [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Hentai animation night at YCAM</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:02:01 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Tomoko Otake</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[animation]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Calf]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Nobuaki Doi]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[short films]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[shorts]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The word &#8220;hentai&#8221; has two meanings in Japanese, referring both to &#8220;metamorphosis&#8221; and &#8220;abnormality/perversion.&#8221; On Saturday, Yamaguchi Center for Arts and Media will screen a series of 13 hentai films &#8212; covering the wackiest, weirdest animated shorts in which the characters also undergo various kinds of metamorphosis. Gracing the screen all night at the edgy [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Noodles to flow in Kobe</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[family events]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Mount Rokko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[nagashi somen]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Rokkosan Country House]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[On a summer day in 1959, some men gathered at a river in Takachiho, Miyazaki Prefecture. After a long day of work, they devoured white-wheat noodles that swooshed down an open bamboo pipe. It&#8217;s said that hungry workers would eat the bamboo pipes and drink the water flowing over rocks. This became known as nagashi [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Encouraging your kid&#8217;s inner artist could make summer &#8216;bearable&#8217;</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/25/events/encouraging-your-kids-inner-artist-could-make-summer-bearable/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=encouraging-your-kids-inner-artist-could-make-summer-bearable</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:00:36 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Bear Mountain]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[bears]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Brown Bear Sketching]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Sahoro Resort]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Teddy bears are often the first friends a child will have. They&#8217;ll tell them their secrets, give them kisses and pull them under the covers at night so they don&#8217;t get lonely. Brown bears, who can look just as cuddly, are &#8212; of course &#8212; more dangerous than our plush friends, but no less fascinating [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Car event revs up U.S. spirit</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 25 Jul 2013 14:00:34 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[car show]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[cars]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Datsun]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Fuji Speedway]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Harley Davidson]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Super American Festival]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Whether you took your first date out in a Ford or a Toyota, car enthusiasts of any nationality should head over to this Sunday&#8217;s Super American Festival in Shizuoka. The festival, now in its 21st year, is a day of drag racing, car shows and live music all with a focus on a classic American [...]]]></description>
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		<title>All of Okinawa is a stage for Kijimuna Festa</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/18/events/all-of-okinawa-is-a-stage-for-kijimuna-festa/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=all-of-okinawa-is-a-stage-for-kijimuna-festa</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 18 Jul 2013 14:00:42 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha Vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Association of Theater for Children and Young People]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kijimuna]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Kijimuna Festa]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Okinawa Sansan]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Okinawa theater]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[theater]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Parents who have tried to take their children on museum outings might recognize what a formidable challenge it can be to get them excited about traditional arts. Kijimuna Festa, a theater festival in Okinawa for children and young adults, was founded with this issue in mind. The festival was born from casual beginnings in 1994 [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Resort offers movie night under the stars</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/07/11/events/resort-offers-movie-night-under-the-stars/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=resort-offers-movie-night-under-the-stars</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 11 Jul 2013 14:03:47 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
		
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		<description><![CDATA[You don&#8217;t need to be an outdoors-type person to enjoy lying down and gazing at the stars. And you don&#8217;t have to be a indoors-type to enjoy a good movie. Combining both is The Luigans Spa &#38; Resort during its Cinema Night Fukuoka event. The resort is inviting film buffs to take part in the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Good, clean fun at Ito tub race</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:02:19 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Mio Yamada</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Ito]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Shizuoka]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tarai-nori Kyoso]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Washtub Boat Race]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The seaside town of Ito, Shizuoka Prefecture, is well known for its dark, sandy beaches, hot springs, giant koi carp and spectacular summer fireworks displays. But it also holds one of the strangest and silliest traditions in the region — the Tarai-nori Kyoso, otherwise known as the Washtub Boat Race. Every first Sunday of July, [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Protected: Star-crossed lovers to meet at nationwide Tanabata festivals</title>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 04 Jul 2013 14:00:13 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Natasha Vik</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Shonan Hiratsuka Star Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Tanabata]]></category>

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		<title>Reptiles take center stage at scaly sale</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/28/events/reptiles-take-center-stage-at-scaly-sale/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=reptiles-take-center-stage-at-scaly-sale</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:00:48 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Alisa Yamasaki</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[petting zoo]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[reptiles]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Reptiles Fever]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[Going to the zoo is a great way to spend time with the family, but in this season the idea of trudging through the heat to stare at exhausted animals may be taxing. The annual Reptiles Fever, however, will be like going to a zoo indoors &#8212; and you could bring home one of the [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Fire and Violence Festival to kick off series to be held on Noto Peninsula</title>
		<link>http://www.japantimes.co.jp/culture/2013/06/28/events/fire-and-violence-festival-to-kick-off-series-to-be-held-on-noto-peninsula/?utm_source=rss&#038;utm_medium=rss&#038;utm_campaign=fire-and-violence-festival-to-kick-off-series-to-be-held-on-noto-peninsula</link>
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		<pubDate>Thu, 27 Jun 2013 15:00:09 +0000</pubDate>
		<dc:creator>Magdalena Osumi</dc:creator>
				<category><![CDATA[Abare]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Abare Festival]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Noto Kiriko]]></category>
		<category><![CDATA[Yasaka Shrine]]></category>

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		<description><![CDATA[The kiriko of Noto Peninsula will swing again in the sky of Ushitsu, Ishikawa Prefecture. These few meter-tall, box-shaped Shinto lanterns are paraded around the town every year to the sounds of vigorous chanting and the pulsating rhythm of taiko drums. Abare Festival, roughly translated as Fire and Violence Festival, will kick off a series [...]]]></description>
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