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Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 10:01 pm Post subject:
gaijinmark wrote:
My apologies. Bad joke. I think it seems quite remarkable that many of the contestants, likely due to mixed heritage, don't look "typically" Japanese, perhaps more so than in previous years.
My apologies. Bad joke. I think it seems quite remarkable that many of the contestants, likely due to mixed heritage, don't look "typically" Japanese, perhaps more so than in previous years.
LOL, that's what I figured your point was... The Nisei Week Queen contest is looking more and more like a hapa-fest.
Joined: 15 Jun 2004 Posts: 46182 Location: Los Skandolous, California Country:
Posted: Tue Jul 17, 2012 11:19 pm Post subject:
bmwracer wrote:
LOL, that's what I figured your point was... The Nisei Week Queen contest is looking more and more like a hapa-fest.
Haha. That's true. In a few more years it will look like a Kappa Fest.
From Wiki:
Kappa are typically depicted as roughly humanoid in form, and about the size of a child. Their scaly, reptilian skin ranges in color from green to yellow or blue.[6][7][8] Kappa supposedly inhabit the ponds and rivers of Japan and have various features to aid them in this environment, such as webbed hands and feet.[9] They are sometimes said to smell like fish, and they can certainly swim like them. The expression kappa-no-kawa-nagare ("a kappa drowning in a river") conveys the idea that even experts make mistakes.[10] Their most notable feature is an indentation on the top of their head that holds water; this is regarded as the source of their power. This cavity must be full whenever a kappa is away from the water; if it spills, the kappa will be unable to move.[6][7] Although they are reported to inhabit all of Japan, they are often said to be particular to Saga Prefecture.[11]
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Posted: Fri Jul 20, 2012 3:21 am Post subject:
Okinawan Food Festival started today at Mitsuwa.
A Trip to Southern Japan
Japanese superstore Mitsuwa Marketplace will bring together some of southern Japan's favorite brands this weekend for its Kyushu & Okinawa Fair. You can sample regional specialties including Tatsunoya ramen, Kikuya pudding desserts, and Blue Seal's sweet purple yam ice cream. Mitsuwa Marketplace, 21515 S. Western Ave., Torrance; 310-782-0335 or mitsuwa.com
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Posted: Sun Aug 12, 2012 2:27 am Post subject:
It's official, the Kyoto Gardens Hotel (formerly the New Otani Hotel [of Japan]) is now that most Japanese of institutions, the illustrious...Double Tree by Hilton.
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Where are all the kappas at? 
