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Things to do: Hotel Okura Tokyo charity art exhibit (Aug. 7 to Sept. 1)

Things to do: Hotel Okura Tokyo charity art exhibit (Aug. 7 to Sept. 1)

Posted on Aug 15, 2013 in News, Things to do |

Hotel Okura Tokyo charity art exhibit. From Aug. 7 to Sept. 1, the Hotel Okura Tokyo will hold a charity art exhibition, “The Great Masters of Japanand France with Monet, Utrillo and Saeki,” at the hotel’s Ascot Hall on the second basement level of the South Wing. The exhibition will be hosted by the Corporate Cultural Exchange Committee to show masterpieces that are owned by companies, organizations and individuals and so cannot ordinarily be viewed. This year, the hotel...

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Where to eat: Where to get the best (chocolate) ice cream in Tokyo

Where to eat: Where to get the best (chocolate) ice cream in Tokyo

Posted on Aug 15, 2013 in News, Where to eat |

Chocolate gelato at its most intense.  Who eats chocolate in summer? Very few people who I know. It’s not just that chocolate bars melt in seconds: The taste can seem too heavy and the texture too cloying. It simply doesn’t seem to suit Japan’s muggy heat. But there’s one exception to that rule I’ll gladly and frequently make — when the chocolate comes in gelato form. Obviously, ice cream of any stripe hits the spot at this time of year. But chocolate is always my go-to...

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Check out the largest photo of Tokyo ever taken. It’s zoomable!

Check out the largest photo of Tokyo ever taken. It’s zoomable!

Posted on Aug 15, 2013 in Japanese technology, Must see, News, Stories about Japan |

The largest photo ever taken of Tokyo is zoomable, and it is glorious It took photographer Jeffrey Martin two days of shooting and four months of editing to create the interactive panorama you’re about to experience. At 600,000 pixels wide, it would measure 50 meters by 100 meters if printed at photographic resolution. And yes, it is every bit as awesome as it sounds. Go ahead. Try it. Zoom in on anything you want, like that guy off in the distance taking a photo from his...

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