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Sep 16, 2025

Blogs from the summer that ought to be in the pick up?

I've been reading everybody avidly, and have learned about culture and currents thanks to the blogs! The PICK UP selections under the blog tab are from winter/spring 2025. What would you say are some blog contributions that stood out in the last two months or so?

TonetoEdo

TonetoEdo

Living between the Tone and Edo Rivers in Higashi Katsushika area of Chiba Prefecture.

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  • genkidesu

    on Sep 17

    I really enjoy the posts from BigFamJapan about special days celebrated here. There are so many interesting days dedicated to certain things and I feel like I've learned a lot about Japan in the process! I was a fan of Lyssays post about night walks in summer. I think for a lot of us, walking after the sun goes down is one key way of trying to stay active in the heat and humidity, and I think it had an "only in Japan" element since there are so few places in the world where you could just walk safely at night! I really enjoyed your post about Chiba's Prefectural Holiday, too. Niigata unfortunately doesn't have a prefectural holiday, but it was cool to learn more about what another prefecture does.

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  • BigfamJapan

    on Sep 16

    I would like to see the pick ups changed, features too as they are more than a year old at this stage. I'd really love if we could see the number of reads our posts had again. That was really useful for knowing what type of articles grabbed attention most.

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