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		<title>Photowalk in Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The Flickr Tokyo Photo Session (FTPS)  group had last month&#8217;s photo walk in Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park in Minami-Azabu, Tokyo. [Map]
History
Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park was originally the urban villa of a feudal lord, Minonokami Nambu. In 1896 it was acquired by the noble Arisugawa-no-miya family. However, as Japan modernized, more and more importance began to be [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Novena Mass in Basilica del Sto. Ni&#241;o Church</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Basilica del Santo Ni&#241;o is a 16th century church in Cebu City in the Philippines. It is known to be the oldest church in the Philippines. It was built on the exact spot where the image of the Santo Ni&#241;o, a sculpture depicting the Holy Child Jesus was founded by Spanish explorers in 1565 preserved [...]]]></description>
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		<title>Christmas Illumination in Tokyo</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Japan, as a non-Christian country, does not celebrate Christmas. December 25th is not a national holiday. But Japanese people, as great lovers of festivals and celebrations, try to celebrate it in a commercial way. Local government and big companies decorate parks and buildings with colorful illumination. 
Last Saturday, I went to Tokyo Midtown, Shiodome, and [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.jessleecuizon.com/2009/12/21/christmas-illumination-in-tokyo/</link>
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		<title>Autumn Illumination at Rikugien Garden</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Rikugien Garden, in Bunyo-ku, Tokyo, is one of the best-preserved Japanese landscape gardens of the Edo period. The name, Rikugi-en, came from &#8220;six elements of Waka poems&#8221; that had been derived from &#8220;six styles of poems&#8221; written in the old Chinese poetry book &#8220;Mao-shi&#8221;.
The garden is most beautiful in the autumn season because trees are [...]]]></description>
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		<title>A Hundred Smiles</title>
		<description><![CDATA[:-) 
A Hundred Smiles is a collaborative project of two photographers, Paulette Waltz and yours truly. On the 11th of July 2009, we were roaming around central Tokyo, bringing our frames, stopping by people, and asking them one question: &#8220;What makes you smile?&#8221;, then *snap*!

I was inspired to do this project after my good friend-photographer, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.jessleecuizon.com/2009/11/25/a-hundred-smiles/</link>
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		<title>The World of Harajuku</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Harajuku &#8211; one of the most visited places in Tokyo. The place where you can see the most extreme (weirdest and cutest) teenage fashion styles. The styles include punk, goth, lolita, ganguro, and others. Also, cosplays happen here every weekend, mostly on Sundays. 
Below are some of the photos I took two years ago.
Note: I [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.jessleecuizon.com/2009/11/11/the-world-of-harajuku/</link>
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		<title>Halloween in Japan: Kawaii or Kowai?</title>
		<description><![CDATA[The annual Kawasaki Halloween Parade this year was held on October 31st. It is said to be one of the biggest Halloween parades in Japan. It was my second time to see the parade and I&#8217;m still quite impressed with the participants. Their costumes were amazing. They can described as either &#8216;kawaii&#8217; or &#8216;kowai&#8217;.
In Japan, [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.jessleecuizon.com/2009/11/04/japan-halloween-kawaii-or-kowai/</link>
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		<title>The Sassy Vamp Princess</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Princess Manzon, the Sassy Vamp, is one of the housemates of Pinoy Big Brother Double Up. 
I had a chance to do a photo shoot with her before she left Tokyo for the show&#8217;s final casting. The shoot was spontaneous. It was past 2:00am, right after our karaoke session in Roppongi. 

I&#8217;ve only known Princess [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.jessleecuizon.com/2009/10/07/the-sassy-vamp-princess/</link>
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		<title>Early Morning in the Sleepless Town</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Two weekends ago, I, with 3 photo buddies, had an early morning photowalk again. This time in Kabukicho at around 5:30 in the morning.
Kabukich&#333; is an entertainment and red-light district in Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan. Kabukich&#333; is the location of many hostess bars, host bars, love hotels, shops, restaurants, and nightclubs, and is often called the [...]]]></description>
		<link>http://blog.jessleecuizon.com/2009/07/27/early-morning-in-the-sleepless-town/</link>
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		<title>Hamaorisai Festival in Chigasaki</title>
		<description><![CDATA[Hamaorisai Festival is held annually at Nishihama Beach in Chigasaki City. This is a summer festival where people take the mikoshi, or portable Shinto shrine, into the sea to please the god living in it. This year&#8217;s festival was held on the 20th of July, which is also the Umi-no-Hi (or the Ocean Day).
The festival [...]]]></description>
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