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06/21, Arts Culture Tourism from Tokyo (Ōkubo)

The distinguished novelist Yumie Hiraiwa, known for her “Kawasemi hotel” novelseries, passed away earlier this month aged 91. Communities around Mt. Fuji arecalling for a limit to the number of hikers ahead of this summer’s predictedclimbing boom. The Japan branch of the International Association for ImpactAssessment (IAIA) has heavily criticized the Tokyo metropolitan government forits plan to redevelop the Meiji Jingu Gaien district. And Kagoshima Prefectureheld its first Spider Battle in four years, an event where two spiders battle itout on the end of a long thin stick. Tokyo's Okubo is a rich mix of Korean andSoutheast Asian culture. Inexpensive areas during the early 80s, it's nowregarded as Korean Town that is also home to a vibrant Muslim community. We walkalong Ikemen Street towards Shin-Ōkubo Station on the Yamanote line.—Substack: notebookpodcast.substack.comInstagram: @notebook_podTwitter: @notebook_pod—Get in touch: notebook.podcast@gmail.comLeave a message: speakpipe.com/notebook—

NOTEBOOK — Arts Culture Tourism from Tokyo