Thu, 8 January 2009 Post By Online Shopping Store
Dance Dance Dance.
I like: dostoyevsky and banana bread.
"I hear some jingly music. It makes me want to dance dance dance".
Konichiwa!! Momiji Japanese Friendship Dolls are loaded with Tokyo cool! Hand painted, each 3" doll has a space inside for a handwritten secret message. Turn them upside down and find a tiny card inside the base to write your own greeting. Each doll comes with a heart sticker, a collectors card with a happy message, and a very small postcard illustrating the complete selection.
Momiji Dolls are the contemporary adaptation of the original Kokeshifolk art dolls made of spare wood by Japanese farmers. They were given as tokens of love and friendship to family and friends. Todays designers incorporate elements from traditional kimonos and origami, as well as contemporary themes, including manga, anime, fashion, and pop stars.
Dolls are continually created and retired, making them delightful collectors items. Each 3 inch doll is packaged in a ribbon-tied gift bag that can be resealed once you have written your secret message.
Impossibly cute, each one of these collectible dolls from the Land of the Rising Sun has it's own unique personality. So why send just a card when you can send Momiji!Tags : Dance
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Kitty.
I like: james bond and chocolate milk.
"Kitty so pretty it's always sushi time."
This limited edition Momiji Doll comes in her own collector's tin and is sure to please whoever receives her.
Konichiwa!! Momiji Japanese Friendship Dolls are loaded with Tokyo cool! Hand painted, each 3" doll has a space inside for a handwritten secret message. Turn them upside down and find a tiny card inside the base to write your own greeting. Each doll comes with a very small postcard illustrating the complete selection.
Momiji Dolls are the contemporary adaptation of the original Kokeshifolk art dolls made of spare wood by Japanese farmers. They were given as tokens of love and friendship to family and friends. Todays designers incorporate elements from traditional kimonos and origami, as well as contemporary themes, including manga, anime, fashion, and pop stars.
Dolls are continually created and retired, making them delightful collectors items. This limited edition 3 inch doll is packaged in a collector's tin that can be resealed once you have written your secret message.
Impossibly cute, each one of these collectible dolls from the Land of the Rising Sun has it's own unique personality. So why send just a card when you can send Momiji! |
Most people will never get the chance to meet the celebrities they most admire. Fans of teen rock sensation Hanson can, however, get the next best thing with the 1997 release of Tulsa, Tokyo & the Middle of Nowhere. Isaac, Taylor, and Zac take you along behind the scenes on their world tour and let you see their own personalities through interviews and action clips. While there are several musical selections, this is not a concert video. One standout musical segment is an a capella sound check in the Sydney, Australia, Opera House where they sing "MMMBop." Elsewhere, the guys tell the story of how they wrote "MMMBop," followed by clips from the making of, and finally the music video for the song. Also included is a re-edited version of their video for "Where's the Love." The program runs 82 minutes and concludes with live performances of "Where's the Love," "A Minute Without You," and "MMMBop" from their performance at the Beacon Theatre in New York. --Larry Clark |
There is no more ringing title among World War II movies than Thirty Seconds over Tokyo, and the mission it celebrates was unquestionably historic: a 400-mile bombing raid to carry the war to Japan itself mere months after that nation's sneak attack on Pearl Harbor. Yet the film is less memorable than many WWII pictures with less exalted factual basis. At the time, critic James Agee eloquently defined both its virtues and limitations as "a big-studio, big-scale film, free of artistic pretension ... transformed by its not very imaginative but very dogged sincerity into something forceful, simple, and thoroughly sympathetic in spite of all its big-studio, big-scale habits." That remains true today, but perhaps the movie--and its unimpeachably noble, admirably life-sized characters--wouldn't seem so stuck in the amber of a bygone era if Mervyn LeRoy and company had pumped a little "artistic pretension" into it.Spencer Tracy--as James H. Doolittle, architect of the raid--rates the most towering screen credit, and he's superb. But his role's an extended cameo; the emotional core of the film is B-25 pilot Ted Lawson (Van Johnson) and his wife, Ellen (the glowing Phyllis Thaxter). Lawson's bestselling memoir (with Bob Considine) of his training for the secret mission, his group's launching from the aircraft carrier Hornet, and his crash landing and protracted ordeal in China--where he lost a leg--has been faithfully served. The film is long on homely detail and all-American decency (including a remarkably outspoken regret over the unavoidability of civilian casualties) but achieves its greatest impact in the raid itself. That sequence, in addition to boasting Oscar-winning special effects, is mostly shot in riveting silence. --Richard T. Jameson |
It's hard to imagine nowadays that someone so innately bitter and cynical as Humphrey Bogart could be a major movie star--but he was, and the movies were richer for it. In Tokyo Joe, Bogart plays an Air Force colonel who returns to Tokyo after World War II to reclaim a nightclub he'd had to abandon. When he discovers that his former lover, a Russian refugee, is still alive and now married, he sets out to win her back--but in the process gets drawn into a fraudulent air freight scheme that may endanger the stability of post-war Japan, as well as a child he never knew he had. Tokyo Joe isn't a classic, but when the camera catches the lightning in Bogart's eyes or his calm voice twists into a snarl, it's a powerful jolt. His dark persona makes his virtuous acts all the more compelling. --Bret Fetzer |
The Fast and the Furious: Tokyo Drift has all the elements that spelled success for its predecessors: Speed, sex, and minimal dialogue. The plot doesn't need explication; it's a nonsensical series of confrontations and standoffs that serve to get us from one race to another. Tokyo Drift can most accurately be described as a visual poem about screeching tires, crunching fiberglass, and sleek female skin, set to a killer soundtrack of Japanese pop and hip-hop. The actors are only needed for tight close-ups of narrowed eyes or sweaty hands tightly gripping gearshifts, though Sung Kang, Better Luck Tomorrow, stands out as a vaguely philosophical hoodlum with deadpan charisma. The curved bodies of the cars and the luscious flesh of the women are both shot with a fetishistic hunger. The "drift" style of racing--in which the cars are allowed to slide in order to take sharp turns at high speeds--grabs your eyes; there's a strange, spectral beauty to rows of cars sliding sideways down a mountain road at night. Also starring Lucas Black (Friday Night Lights) as our wheel-happy hero; Bow Wow (Roll Bounce) as the scam-artist comic relief; and martial arts legend Sonny Chiba (Kill Bill) as a yakuza big shot. --Bret Fetzer |
Representing serene nature in a crazy, poetic city, Tokyo by Kenzo is the intersection of skyscrapers and bamboo, urban and vegetal - set against the sharp lights of Tokyo at night. This is Tokyo as experienced by a Westerner, dazed by jet lag and ready to lose himself in a limitless city with a real human dimension. The scent is an inspiring blend of luminous spices, the explosive green notes found in tree sap, and the vibrant atmosphere of Japan. Notes: Ginger, Lemon, Grapefruit, Shiso, Cardamon, Mate, Green Tea, Sap, Pink Pepper, Bitter Orange. |
Welcome to the world of paper folding! This desktop kit includes a colorful pre-made Peace Crane and 64 sheets of high-quality Origami paper. Paper comes in eight colors and four sizes - from 3.5" to 8". The 64-page instruction book includes directions for eight traditional Origami models. Package dimensions: 4.25" x 4.25" x 1.5". |
Imported from Japan! 'RevolTech Joint' (or 'Revoltech') is an innovative joint system that allows a figure to demonstrate any kind of realistic pose. Eva-01 Type F (ACF Experiment) is based on the famous anime series Neon Genesis Evangelion. The 5-6" tall figure comes equipped with interchangeable accessories and weapons, and features multiple points of articulation. Window box packaging. |
Alpinestars Womens Stella Tokyo Leather Jacket Street influenced style, boasting the latest safety technology in a relaxed womens fit maintaining the feminine lookRelaxed women specific fit. 1.2-1.4mm full-grain leather provides excellent abrasion resistance. Multiple stitched main seam construction for maximum tear resistance. Zip adjustable ventilation Removable CE certified elbow and shoulder protectors. YKK Semi Auto Lock zippers Available in Womens European sizes 38-50 |
FREE SHIPPING (Continental US) 1.2-1.4mm full-grain leather construction Multiple-stitched main seam construction for maximum tear resistance Removable CE-approved elbow and shoulder protectors Zippered ventilation system YKK semi autolock zippers Reflective piping for added visibility at night Available in European sizes 38-50 Photo`s are for reference only. Please read item title carefully. |
“Just remember,” Yoshio said quietly to his grandsons. “Every day of your lives, you must always be sure what you’re fighting for.”
It is Tokyo in 1939. On the Street of a Thousand Blossoms, two orphaned brothers are growing up with their loving grandparents, who inspire them to dream of a future firmly rooted in tradition. The older boy, Hiroshi, shows unusual skill at the national obsession of sumo wrestling, while Kenji is fascinated by the art of creating hard-carved masks for actors in the Noh theater. Across town, a renowned sumo master, Sho Tanaka, lives with his wife and their two young daughters: the delicate, daydreaming Aki and her independent sister, Haru. Life seems full of promise as Kenji begins an informal apprenticeship with the most famous mask-maker in Japan and Hiroshi receives a coveted invitation to train with Tanaka. But then Pearl Harbor changes everything. As the ripples of war spread to both families’ quiet neighborhoods, all of the generations must put their dreams on hold---and then find their way in a new Japan. In an exquisitely moving story that spans almost thirty years, Gail Tsukiyama draws us irresistibly into the world of the brothers and the women who love them. It is a world of tradition and change, of heartbreaking loss and surprising hope, and of the impact of events beyond their control on ordinary, decent men and women. Above all, The Street of a Thousand Blossoms is a masterpiece about love and family from a glorious storyteller at the height of her powers. |
Japanese pubs, called izakaya, are attracting growing attention in Japan and overseas. As a matter of fact, a recent article in The New York Times claimed that the izakaya is starting to shove the sushi bar off its pedestal. While Japan has many guidebooks and cookbooks, this is the first publication in English to delve into every aspect of a unique and vital cornerstone of Japanese food culture.A venue for socializing and an increasingly innovative culinary influence, the izakaya serves mouth-watering and inexpensive small-plate cooking, along with free-flowing drinks. Readers of this essential book will be guided through the different styles of establishments and recipes that make izakaya such relaxing and appealing destinations. At the same time, they will learn to cook many delicious standards and specialties, and discover how to design a meal as the evening progresses. Eight Tokyo pubs are introduced, ranging from those that serve the traditional Japanese comfort foods such as yakitori (barbequed chicken), to those offering highly innovative creations. Some of them have long histories; some are more recent players on the scene. All are quite familiar to the author, who has chosen them for the variety they represent: from the most venerated downtown pub to the new-style standing bar with French-influenced menu. Mark Robinson includes knowledgeable text on the social and cultural etiquette of visiting izakaya, so the book can used as a guide to entering the potentially daunting world of the pub. Besides the 60 detailed recipes, he also offers descriptions of Japanese ingredients and spices, a guide to the wide varieties of sake and other alcoholic drinks that are served, how-to advice on menu ordering, and much more. For the home chef, the hungry gourmet, the food professional, this is more than a cookbook. It is a unique peek at an important and exciting dining and cultural phenomenon. |
Nothing in Japanese literature prepares us for the stark, tension-filled, plot-driven realism of Natsuo Kirino’s award-winning literary mystery Out.This mesmerizing novel tells the story of a brutal murder in the staid Tokyo suburbs, as a young mother who works the night shift making boxed lunches strangles her abusive husband and then seeks the help of her coworkers to dispose of the body and cover up her crime. The coolly intelligent Masako emerges as the plot’s ringleader, but quickly discovers that this killing is merely the beginning, as it leads to a terrifying foray into the violent underbelly of Japanese society. At once a masterpiece of literary suspense and pitch-black comedy of gender warfare, Out is also a moving evocation of the pressures and prejudices that drive women to extreme deeds, and the friendships that bolster them in the aftermath. |
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Curious about those individuals who drive tricked-out Japanese cars? You know, the lowered Hondas with tires so wide they extend beyond the fenders, the souped-up Toyotas with supersized exhaust pipes, and the custom-painted Nissans with tinted windows and back windshields adorned with adjectives such as "wicked"?Wonder no more. Tokyo Xtreme Racer Zero delves into the world of highway racing and features customized Japanese autos. The basic premise: cruise the Tokyo highway until you find someone who looks a bit too cocky, flash your lights to signal your racing intentions, and commence speeding. The racing physics in the game aren't perfect, and the graphics may not bowl you over, but TXR is a lot of fun, and it can be a very deep game for dedicated players. There are hundreds of prospective opponents and plenty of ways to upgrade your car, but the one element that will no doubt turn off American racing gamers is the fact that there's only one track for the entire game. If you can handle that, and the lack of any apparent damage from collisions, then TXR is good fun. --Jeff Young --This text refers to the Sega Dreamcast edition of this game |
