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Showa No Hi is the previous emperor's birthday (which he shares with a little bundle of kawaiiii-ness called Isabella!). His name was Showa (go figure). We are currently in the Heian era of emperors. I was born in 359 (the 59th year of Showa) so I feel special. I gte a new birthday here and everything! Since he was such an important man, it was actually on holiday and I didn't have to go into wor...
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Brendan Abrams
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Japan's currently in the reign of the Heisei emperor, it's year 20. The Heian period was from 794-1185. It's all so damn confusing isn't it. Traditional depictions of tanuki (Raccoon dog) emphasis their enormous testicles. Read all about it at wiki/Tanuki. Great pics, looks like lovely weather.