Tag: Japan
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Open Source Summit Japan 2019
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Last week, I volunteered at Open Source Summit Japan for the first time. I enjoyed learning from other open source community members as an attendee and volunteer.
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A Day in Ueno Zoo & Children’s Library
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It was a sunny Saturday yesterday and we went to the Zoo & the International Museum of Children’s Literature in the Ueno Park area.At the Zoo, Lisa and her friend Hayato enjoyed a monorail ride as well as watching elephants and monkeys. We had lunch at Park Side Cafe, then walked to The International Library…
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Kamakura, May 2017
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We took a day trip to Kamakura, which is a town in Kanagawa prefecture 1-hour train ride away from Tokyo Station. First, we arrived at Kamakura Station around 11:10 and had lunch before it gets crowded. ROOFTOPS near the station was a hit (though you need to be prepared to get really messy!). Then, we strolled Komachi…
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WordCamp Europe 2016 Slides & Photos
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Last Friday, I presented a talk about the Japanese WordPress community at WordCamp Europe 2016 in Vienna. The Stories From the Japanese WordPress Community from Naoko Takano The video will be published on WordPress.tv at some point. Meanwhile, here are some points for those who had missed it: Japanese is the most widely used non-English…
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WordPress Meetup Tokyo: November 2015
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Photos and summary of WordPress Meetup Tokyo on November 20, 2015.
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Photos: Automattic Table at PHP Conference Japan 2015
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Photos from PHP Conference Japan 2015, October 3rd.
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Tokyo Coffee Festival 2015
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View this post on Instagram A post shared by Naoko Takano (@naokomc) This morning, we went to the Tokyo Coffee Festival 2015 at United Nations University. Out of 10 coffee from different roasters/coffee shops I tried, I really liked: Columbia from Rian Roaster, Sendai. Mexican Kassandra from Coffee-ya (珈琲や) (I tend to like balanced flavor with minimum…
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Yamanashi Wine Tasting & Grape Picking Trip
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Photos and wine/grape recommendations from our overnight trip to Katsunuma, Yamanashi.
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Cherry Blossoms in Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens
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We went to Koishikawa Korakuen Gardens today to view cherry blossoms. They are not in full bloom yet, but the 枝垂れ桜 (weeping cherry trees) were really beautiful.