I recently spent a week in Japan and while there had the opportunity to visit the national gallery in Ueno park, in Tokyo. The visit was wonderful and I had the chance to see amazing 500-year-old pottery from all over Asia, including this Ming bowl. That, of course, was one of the younger pieces...
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I’m sitting in my hotel room on the 30th floor of the Ritz-Carlton in Osaka at 5:35 AM, Sunday morning, reflecting on my Japan experience so far. First impressions are only first, and I have 5 days in Tokyo to add to them, but they tend to last. My first impression is that Japan...
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I just bought the tickets and confirmed: I’m heading to Japan in October. So far, I know 3 things: I’m going to land in Tokyo I’m going to be in Osaka on the 24th and 25th speaking at ACE 2009 I’m going to fly out of Tokyo The question is: what else should I...
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