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Made by two Franco-Shizuokans born in Bourgogne and driven by the love of their Prefecture.

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11 Feb
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Steam Locomotive CS 50 96 (December 1929) in Yaizu City!

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If you get off the South Exit of Yaizu JR Station, walk down the steps on you right and walk along the the tracks on...
11 Feb
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Weird Japan (44): Ramen-eating Skeleton Restaurant Sign in Yaizu City!

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I knew there was something strange about that restaurant sign board in Yaizu City, even from a distance! I understand that some restaurants will go...
19 Nov
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Weird Japan 39: Baked Heart!

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Talk of half-baked jokes! I discovered this I went out of Okitsu Station in Shimizu, Shizuoka City! Mind it seemed to be a decent enough...
06 Oct
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The 10 (and a few more) weirdest sights in Shizuoka City, Japan! So far…..

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1) KILLING WITH A SMILE? Japan is the safest country in the world, but it also produces the best knives and swords in the world,...
28 Aug
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Weird Japan (34): Beware of the Wild Boars at Bus Stops! (real!)

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I discovered that sign inside a bus stop shelter in Yuugashima, Izu Peninsula, Shizuoka Prefecture! “Beware of the Wild Boars!” It’s not a joke! Mind...
05 Aug
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Weird Japan (33): Yield Someone Or Yield To Someone?

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When the omission of a single word can lead to confusion! I found this sign posted on the window of a local train in the...
09 May
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Weird Japan (32) Petanque on the Kamogawa River Bank in Kyoto!

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Now, what game are they playing? No, you are not in Southern France or even New Caledonia if you prefer a nearer destination! You are...
09 May
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Weird Japan (31) Pain Clinic!?

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Just came back from a short stay in Kyoto where among the usual great settings i found a few interesting hidden sights! Have you ever...
26 Nov
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Weird Japan (28): Ludicrous Movie Theater Regulations?

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When some regulations can turn weird when translated into English by people who don’t bother to check…. Can you find them on this board I...
05 Oct
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Weird Japan (27): The Punk and The Pinky or The Riot and The Cutie?

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I was going to introduce them in the Shizuoka Ladies Fashion Series… Some girls seem to have just come out of a manga story… I...
03 Oct
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Weird Japan (26): Pirates are becoming radical!

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Pirates becoming radical in their excitement? Well, I suppose any pirate would fall for that! But they might be tempted to vandalize the place with...
03 Oct
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Weird Japan (25): Don’t call the Fireman!

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i didn’t know why, but my eyes were attracted by this signboard in front of a cheap chain izakaya….. Don’t call the fireman! Of course...
03 Oct
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Weird Japan (24): Killing with a Ray of Love…

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I wonder how you can fall in love with a ray and strange English? That’s how you do it! When love does not come cheap….....
03 Oct
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Weird Japan (23): Weird Shizuoka Policemen Part 2- Overkill

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Policemen were on the prowl (patro;) yesterday as it seems that the whole of Japan was on safety campaign. But there is not much to...
02 Oct
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Weird Japan (23): Weird Shizuoka Policemen Part 1-Dicey Behavior…

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There were policemen everywhere in Shizuoka City today, apparently on a safety campaign! Those two middle-aged policemen stopped those three teenage girls (probably high school...