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Harajuku Lolita Stores Video Guide
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While not so much of a guide, here is a small collection of videos from some of the frilly and lacy stores I came across in Harajuku. If you're looking for Lolita stores in Harajuku, some of these videos may show you what to expect, particularly at Closet Child.
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Tokyo Part: Two
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Continuing my rampant adventures in the bustling metropolis of the world's second largest economy, I spend quite a bit more time in Tokyo after the first two days.
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First Days In Tokyo
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Less than twelve hours after my flight lands in Tokyo, and I found myself with enough to write an entire novel of my adventures... if only my memory would serve me so faithfully. However my first time out of the country, and for my very first day, it has been quite an adventure.
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Ideal Japan Itinerary
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I've finally created my ideal Japan itinerary, covering major points along Tokyo, Kyoto, and all the way across to Kagoshima and Hiroshima. To prepare for Project Anime Japan at the Tokyo Anime Fair, I've even updated a few of my business cards with a tiny bit of Japanese (Email me please: ryanATryankopf.com).
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Learn Japanese Games
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Learning Japanese is going to be tough if you attempt to learn an entire dictionary's worth of vocabulary through memorization and repetition. Learning by rote is slow.
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Learning Kanji and vocabulary more easily.
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Often, to memorize something people will try to simple repeat it over and over until they've got it, only to notice that by the next day they've forgotten it entirely. The best way to remember something is to create a story around it, something that will add additional connections in your brain to help you remember.
Planning for Japan Trip
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I hope to visit Japan in the next month to get an opportunity to really experience the culture and language, and hopefully use some of it to apply towards making the conventions even better. Places I definitely plan to visit are:
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Some Technology Petitions To Support
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If you're a regular user of the internet like I am, you just might care about what the future of your internet looks like. If you want to guarantee a free and open internet, then you need to support a few fundamental ideas. Preventing copyright abuse. Protecting network neutrality. Improving internet connection speeds and ISP competition.
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Con Registration Badge Upgrades
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One of the best parts about being a computer scientist (can I just say scientist?) is getting to use my computer skills to make awesome things that make the conventions better.
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AniMinneapolis Adds Monica Rial
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Monica Rial is an ultra popular voice actress known for characters like Mey-Rin in Black Butler, Mirajane in Fairy Tail, and Shiro in Deadman Wonderland. She is one of the main characters in countless anime, those are just the characters that I actually have seen the shows for.
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Ryan Kopf's Blog
- Harajuku Lolita Stores Video Guide
- Tokyo Part: Two
- First Days In Tokyo
- Ideal Japan Itinerary
- Learn Japanese Games
- Learning Kanji and vocabulary more easily.
- Planning for Japan Trip
- Some Technology Petitions To Support
- Con Registration Badge Upgrades
- AniMinneapolis Adds Monica Rial
- Iowa City Owl's Top Stories Ever
- Adwords Quality Score 10/10 Update
- MyOtaku Dating For Anime Fans
- Adwords 10 out of 10 Quality Score
- One of the best things I've seen all week.
- Fixing Education With Tolerance
- Back from ACEN
- New Portable Sound
