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City Night Survey: Kitakyushu - 2025/05/30
Newsletter vol.138 - 2025/05/30City Night Survey: Yokkaichi, Mie
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Light-up Ninja in Guangzhou - 2025/05/30City Night Survey: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
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VOl.081 -Travel : Nature or City Explorer - 2025/05/12Vol.073 - The Shinsekai/Tsutenkaku Area: The Light of "No Do...
- 2025/04/23Round Table Discussion
- 2025/03/05Vol.085 – Buddies with Vending Machines…
City Night Survey: Kitakyushu
2025.01.08-01.11 Misuzu Nakamura + Sachiko Segawa Kitakyushu City was finally ranked No.1 in the latest “New Three Great Nightscapes of Japan” by the Night View Tourism Convention Bureau. The city has actively utilized its local assets—such…
City Night Survey: Yokkaichi, Mie
2024.11.21-11.22 Shunichi Ikeda + Yuta Shibata Yokkaichi has developed as an industrial city. The striking contrast between its dazzling factory nightscape and the increasingly organized city center stands out. We conducted a survey of the …
City Night Survey: Ulaanbaatar, Mongolia
2024.10.01-10.05 Atsushi Itakura & Genki Watanab When thinking of Mongolia, many people may imagine vast grasslands and nomadic gers, but therapidly developing capital city of Ulaanbaatar also deserves attention.Despite being only about…
VOl.081 -Travel : Nature or City Explorer
Interviewer: Ton Kek Hian Wee Ton: Today, I’d like to talk about traveling. I understand that you are a very well-traveled person. So, do you prefer exploring nature or the built environment of cities? Mende: Which one do you prefer? Ton: A…
Vol.073 – The Shinsekai/Tsutenkaku Area: The Light of “No Double-Dipping”
Ever seen a sign that says “No Double-Dipping”? These days you don’t see them as much, but you used to find them in the立ち食い (tachigui – standing eat) kushiage (deep-fried skewer) shops in the old downtown areas of Os…
Vol.085 – Buddies with Vending Machines…
This excerpt is from an essay Mende contributed in December 2001. During a period of time, I often felt that my thoughts were rather unstable. I had a habit of continuing conversations without coming to clear conclusions about whether some…
