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<div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">'[[Cosplayers]]' (from コスプレ ''kosupure'' 'costume roleplay') - teenagers who dress as characters from [[film]], [[television]] or ''[[animé]]'' cartoons - pose for the cameras in [[Harajuku]], [[Tokyo]]. These girls are dressed as members of the Japanese band 'Dir en grey'.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:300px;"><div class="thumbcaption">'[[Cosplay|Cosplayers]]' (from コスプレ ''kosupure'' 'costume roleplay') - teenagers who dress as characters from [[film]], [[television]] or ''[[animé]]'' cartoons - pose for the cameras in [[Harajuku]], [[Tokyo]]. These girls are dressed as members of the Japanese band 'Dir en grey'.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | ||
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<div style="border: none; width:350px;"><div class="thumbcaption">This bar menu in [[Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]] lists food and drink in both angular ''[[katakana]]'' - for [[loanword]]s or to make signs easier to read - and the curvy ''[[hiragana]]'' script - for native [[vocabulary]]. Top of the list, in ''katakana'', is レミーマルタン - ''Remii Marutan'' 'Remy Martin' [[brandy]]; bottom, in ''hiragana'', is あんみつ ''anmitsu'' - a [[jelly]] to finish a meal.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | <div style="border: none; width:350px;"><div class="thumbcaption">This bar menu in [[Shinjuku]], [[Tokyo]] lists food and drink in both angular ''[[katakana]]'' - for [[loanword]]s or to make signs easier to read - and the curvy ''[[hiragana]]'' script - for native [[vocabulary]]. Top of the list, in ''katakana'', is レミーマルタン - ''Remii Marutan'' 'Remy Martin' [[brandy]]; bottom, in ''hiragana'', is あんみつ ''anmitsu'' - a [[jelly]] to finish a meal.<BR><small>Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by [[Image_talk:Menu.jpg/Permission|permission]].</small></div></div> | ||
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'Cosplayers' (from コスプレ kosupure 'costume roleplay') - teenagers who dress as characters from film, television or animé cartoons - pose for the cameras in Harajuku, Tokyo. These girls are dressed as members of the Japanese band 'Dir en grey'. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
This bar menu in Shinjuku, Tokyo lists food and drink in both angular katakana - for loanwords or to make signs easier to read - and the curvy hiragana script - for native vocabulary. Top of the list, in katakana, is レミーマルタン - Remii Marutan 'Remy Martin' brandy; bottom, in hiragana, is あんみつ anmitsu - a jelly to finish a meal. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
Japan's capital, Tokyo, is a city of packed streets, neon logos and the ancient tucked away alongside the modern. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. | |
Japan and its neighbours. |
Traditional and modern meet on the streets of Harajuku, Tokyo. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
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Japan's capital, Tokyo, is a city of packed streets, neon logos and the ancient tucked away alongside the modern. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. | |
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Traditional tengu-geta shoes can be seen in traditional festivals. Photo © by Sonny Santos, used by permission. |
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