My girlfriend has spent much longer on her website than I have on mine, giving regular updates on her view of this green and pleasant land.

http://geocities.yahoo.co.jp/gl/chiewabiko
(Japanese only)
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A very warm and snug blog, despite the amount of snow present.  The rotating Santas make it for me (but yes, they are creepy).

http://www.xanga.com/memgalaw
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Phill is a sonic genius and I am proud to have him as my very own uncle-type-thing.  Here is his soundblog.  Please be bringing along your headphones.

http://phillharding.org/
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A thoroughly-researched and contemplative guide to gaijin life in the Okitama area from the multi-talented Joel.

http://www.xanga.com/hallworks
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Harumi is Yonezawa's own bilingual tour guide and glamorous globetrotter.  Here you can read lots of her news fresh from Yonezawa in Japanese and English.

http://www.geocities.jp/harurun863/
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Nick was my fellow Brit chum in Yonezawa and we would often meet in Gusto family restaurant and rant about things like Yonezawa's lack of beans (before they started selling them in Yamaya).  He is now the king of the hotel industry in Tokyo.

http://www.xanga.com/nikuniku
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...is the coolest shop in Yonezawa.  And it just happened to be at the bottom of my block of flats (or "mansion" as the Japanese call it).  If you're ever in Yonezawa, please visit Naomi and Jun there and buy lots of things with quirky English on them!  I did!

http://www.geocities.jp/edicola_edicola/
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Yamagata's queen of the love hotels tells it like it is.  Features exclusive close-up shots of an emotional graduation ceremony... is it that time of year already?

http://www.xanga.com/sakatamon
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The best cartoon site on the web, originally started from a children's book.  This site is huge.  Selected excerpts...

Bottom 10
Arrowed!
Hey Strongbad, I need to be kicked in the face.

Or just watch a random toon.

http://www.homestarrunner.com/
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Draw a picture.
Get someone else's.
Waste a few minutes.  It's great!
(You'd never guess, but this was someone else's.)

http://www.sketchswap.com/
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Needs no introduction other than...
Badger Badger Badger
Chutney
Late Night Shopping

http://www.weebls-stuff.com/toons/
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...is a geeky site where people post comedy images amongst other things (the photo of Argentinian defenders with handbags came from here).  If you find the pictures on the front page funny, then hopefully you'll enjoy the weekly newsletters too. 

http://www.b3ta.com/
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Cartoons by a slightly twisted bloke called David Firth.
For something funny, see Burnt Face Man.
For something creepy, see Salad Fingers.
For something... see Ptikobj.

http://www.fat-pie.com/
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I am a map geek.  I read maps on the toilet.  Google maps are therefore great fun for me.  You can see not only maps of just about everywhere (excluding France), but detailed aerial shots.  This is our street (HX7 7NS).

http://maps.google.co.uk/
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There's quite a lot going on here.
Explore.

http://www.tokyoplastic.com/
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Recommended by Utada, so must be good.
Sounds!  Moving things!  All at the same time!
Play!

http://www.otogai.com/
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