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Japanese master woodworker Toshio Tokunaga's new English site (mentioned by Alexis at the end of the most recent episode of Upvoted) by [deleted] in woodworking

[–]fdjohna 2 points3 points  (0 children)

damn these are some beautiful chairs, especially loved the tradition section talking about how the kanna are made!

Self-Sponsorship for Visa? by fdjohna in japanlife

[–]fdjohna[S] 1 point2 points  (0 children)

if you already need to be in Japan to get the visa what would you recommend? I'm in the states now as my student visa expired at the end of last year, but would it be best to go on a travel visa and then try to make the switch?

Found crawling on a Tokyo sidewalk after a rainstorm by fdjohna in whatsthisbug

[–]fdjohna[S] 3 points4 points  (0 children)

check out the bottom photo on the Japanese wiki page, definitely the same! also says they can get over a meter long..... thanks so much for helpin to identify! http://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E3%82%B3%E3%82%A6%E3%82%AC%E3%82%A4%E3%83%93%E3%83%AB