Links to the FEBRUARY 2021 Japanagram features
Hello, friend! It’s me, Jonelle. Here are the features that Japanagram subscribers enjoyed in January…
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BEYOND TOKYO:
40,000 dolls dressed in Imperial court robes? Yes, please!
Every year, the town of Katsuura puts on a Girls’ Day Doll Festival to end all doll festivals. Nearly 40,000 magnificently attired hina-sama suddenly appear all over town, in displays that are truly jaw-dropping…read more
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SEASONAL SECRET
The fabulous flower season that happens when nothing in its right mind would be blooming
February in Japan is not fun. Cold and gray, its only festival involves demons, dry beans and smelly sardines. There would pretty much be nothing to look forward to, if it weren’t for the…read more
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THE THING I LEARNED TODAY
The strange barbers of Yoshiwara
This is a new feature I’m adding because I thought you might enjoy the truly odd nuggets I’ve been discovering in the stack of academic tomes I’ve been plowing through for book research! This month’s is about an emergency service catering to wayward flaneurs of the pleasure quarter…read more
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JAPANESE HOME COOKING
Japanese Chicken Soup for the Soul
When it’s cold and wet and dark outside, people in Japan long for comfort food just as much as we do, and this chicken soup will warm you right down to your toes. It’s comforting, but a little bit exotic, all at the same time…read more
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BOOK REVIEW & GIVEAWAY
Tokyo Vice by Jake Adelstein
The yakuza are nearly as legendary as the mafia (but harder to quit, since there’s no easy undo for full-body tattoos and missing fingers). The silver screen portrays them as stylish bad boys, but the real gangsters these anti-heros are based on are no joke. From extortion to human trafficking, they protect their…read more
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MAR-APR FEATURES
Beyond Tokyo:
Cherry blossoms to die for…a month after all the rest are history
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Seasonal Secret:
Japanese ceremonies we didn’t know we needed
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The Thing I Learned Today:
Be careful what you hang on your wall…
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Japanese Home Cooking:
Japanese Treasure Rice
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Book Review & Giveaway:
The Aosawa Murders by Riku Onda
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Win a hosted Book Zoom with author Jonelle Patrick
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If any of these look appealing (or you’d like to make that recipe for dinner tonight!) subscribe to Japanagram and get access to all of them right now. And of course, it’s always FREE!
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The Last Tea Bowl Thief was chosen as an Editor’s Pick for Best Mystery, Thriller & Suspense on Amazon
“A fascinating mix of history and mystery.” —Booklist
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Jonelle Patrick writes novels set in Japan, produces the monthly newsletter Japanagram, and blogs at Only In Japan and The Tokyo Guide I Wish I’d Had