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Stoner Park Japanese Garden

knuibe

Stoner Recreation Center 1835 Stoner Avenue Los Angeles, CA 90025 Office: (310) 479-7200/ Fax: (310) 445-1764 STONER PARK: A Description and Analysis Established in 1931, the Japanese garden of Stoner …

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Part of these albums:
Landscaping America: Occidental College Student Research Collected by: mpitelka

Dave Chappelle's Rendition of Japaneseness

SwiftSpyRunner

Dave Chappelle, in his “Lost Episodes” DVD, performs in a segment where a Japanese man (Yoshi) is presented to a lovely actress (LaLa) by his acquaintance (Charlie). Chappelle in this …

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Part of these albums:
Japanophilia Collected by: mpitelka

Weezer's Japanesque 2nd Album

SwiftSpyRunner

In the band’s second album “Pinkerton,” Weezer promotes its Japanophilic sense most notably in three of their songs: “Across the Sea,” “El Scorcho,” and “Falling For You.” What immediately sets …

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Part of these albums:
Japanophilia Collected by: mpitelka

Japanese Anime Through the Eyes of Other Cartoons

SwiftSpyRunner

StrongBad is a character from HomeStarRunner.com, a popular online cartoon website. He has his own segment called “StrongBad Email,” where fans send StrongBad questions through email and he usually answers …

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Part of these albums:
Japanophilia Collected by: mpitelka

Japanophilia through cosplay

pmcenney

The popularity of anime in the U.S. has been rapidly increasing and along with it are the sometimes nearly incomprehensible actions of its avid fan base. Many fans practice Japanese …

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Part of these albums:
Japanophilia Collected by: mpitelka

New Otani Garden

kmammoser

Pictures, and brief discourse about the New Otani Garden in downtown Los Angeles.

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Part of these albums:
Landscaping America: Occidental College Student Research Collected by: mpitelka

Japanophilia in Almost Everyday Life

CelesteYu

A collection of a few Japanophilic instances I stumbled upon.

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Part of these albums:
Japanophilia Collected by: mpitelka

Japanophilia, Minstrelsy, and Commodity Culture

jessicasimes

Japanese consumer products in the United States are highly prized for their cultural value. These Japanophilic products can serve as an escape into the land of the foreign Japan, or …

community history
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Part of these albums:
Japanophilia Collected by: mpitelka

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