Just a lowly PhD candidate, studying and living in Japan for the foreseeable future. This blog is mostly for sharing my personal experiences with my friends, but there will probably end up being lots of cultural lessons on Japan/studying abroad/etc etc. The name comes from the Zilch song “Space Monkey Punks (from Japan)”. My personal tumblrButterfly Tamer (my faeries/spiritual/tarot related tumblr)Tumblr (3.0; @spacemonkeypunks)http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lqwuwzSb9b1qjgbh3o1_400.gif"/><br/><br/><p>Japanese television in a nutshell</p>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/51186771071http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/51186771071Thu, 23 May 2013 20:23:52 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/50be0126f459506fae37c53143bcee4e/tumblr_mn908oTNsk1rhs3ooo1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a37adc8067cdab3cd0c4fa12c07623f6/tumblr_mn908oTNsk1rhs3ooo2_r1_400.png"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/970ca3a098c62e1fbed1213ec9eb28a9/tumblr_mn908oTNsk1rhs3ooo3_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/60bf771e369de3e2c22b4157d47a0bed/tumblr_mn908oTNsk1rhs3ooo4_r1_500.jpg"/><br/> <br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dontletanyoneputyouown.tumblr.com/post/51141344919/japanese-kit-kat-makes-me-want-to-go-to-japan">dontletanyoneputyouown</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Japanese kit kat makes me want to go to Japan!</p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/51150259309http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/51150259309Thu, 23 May 2013 10:55:48 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/876975f38bc129c2a8fba522edc4b21a/tumblr_mn48veDZPs1r1thfzo5_500.jpg"/><br/> instagram.com/p/Y0KxyyFnp-/#deijiidaisy<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/03a2c8af2b3396994132b148d2ec2a85/tumblr_mn48veDZPs1r1thfzo3_500.jpg"/><br/> instagram.com/p/ZVpYlaCx-w/#__ekka__<br/><br/> <img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/eb67fac2793de0da0976cb9fca18ea09/tumblr_mn48veDZPs1r1thfzo7_500.jpg"/><br/> instagram.com/p/ZN38eyBS63/#rita_color<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/319db0515427fbd5f7f993c810848da6/tumblr_mn48veDZPs1r1thfzo1_500.jpg"/><br/> instagram.com/p/ZNdD8apQXt/#tarodigy<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6a55ea981132fd6f3b3972c3f1ded51f/tumblr_mn48veDZPs1r1thfzo4_500.jpg"/><br/> instagram.com/p/ZNguF5H1ja/#alexcarbune<br/><br/> <img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/d7ea5acf5c6d567ca594675663365ea2/tumblr_mn48veDZPs1r1thfzo2_500.jpg"/><br/> instagram.com/p/ZNMNvZOVij/#nickleeishere<br/><br/> <p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://blog.instagram.com/post/51078388500/tokyo-skytree-turns-one-see-more-photos-of-the">instagram</a>:</p> <blockquote> <h1><strong>Tokyo Skytree Turns One</strong></h1> <p class="intro"><em>See more photos of the Skytree by browsing the <a href="http://www.gramfeed.com/instagram/places/525503">東京スカイツリー (Tokyo Skytree)</a> and <a href="http://www.gramfeed.com/instagram/places/12751802">東京スカイツリー 天望デッキ</a> location pages.</em></p> <p><a href="http://blog.instagram.com/post/23554978133/tokyo-skytree">One year ago today</a>, the Tokyo Skytree (東京スカイツリ) officially opened to the public. Standing 634 meters (2,080 feet), the Skytree is the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_tallest_towers_in_the_world">tallest tower</a> and the <a href="http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tallest_structure">second largest structure</a> in the world. The Skytree took four years to build and in the last year alone, over <a href="http://english.kyodonews.jp/photos/2013/05/225749.html">6.3 million</a> people visited the tower, with many capturing the experience on Instagram.</p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/51137433872http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/51137433872Thu, 23 May 2013 04:44:00 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mc1t06pReA1rhzplfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Evangelion Store @ Harajuku</p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50981079115http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50981079115Tue, 21 May 2013 06:29:05 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/a113f1adbac733bdc685c615e56006f7/tumblr_mmrz3pUaaa1qegcl7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ileftmyheartintokyo.tumblr.com/post/50446051117/yokohama-by-night-by-worlds-in-focus-on-flickr">ileftmyheartintokyo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hihaa/8704482151/" title="Yokohama by night">Yokohama by night</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/hihaa/">Worlds In Focus</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50906281846http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50906281846Mon, 20 May 2013 09:49:08 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/877a36ddfcc1074fffe0f74378228c99/tumblr_mmozidJQG31qa11mfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50818446967http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50818446967Sun, 19 May 2013 09:44:55 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_mdzgexjYlW1qa50qno1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://samxuel.tumblr.com/post/36416900912/boy-hugs-shinji-ikari-in-the-medicine-aisle">samxuel</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Boy hugs shinji ikari in the medicine aisle</p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50695067881http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50695067881Fri, 17 May 2013 21:55:53 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_lrlincOro51qaiz7oo1_500.png"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://japanlove.tumblr.com/post/10266167583/something-my-friend-showed-me-in-our-japanese">japanlove</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>something my friend showed me in our japanese textbook. omg poor takeshi D:</p> </blockquote> <p>omg, finally, a scan of this page of the genki text book! it’s a classic ^_^</p>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50410303099http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50410303099Tue, 14 May 2013 05:17:11 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/f9fd575e38175aac89cbfc720d838340/tumblr_mmb5astsJY1qaiz7oo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://japanlove.tumblr.com/post/50115140265/mikawashima-minowabashi-11-by-haribote-on">japanlove</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haribote/4099931351/" title="Mikawashima - Minowabashi 11">Mikawashima - Minowabashi 11</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/haribote/">haribote</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50134972510http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/50134972510Fri, 10 May 2013 22:36:35 -0400<p>haha, that is sort of cute if it is true!  Also, don’t cats not like water/taking baths or something?  But if it works then it doesn’t really matter why!</p> <p>If you do find out, I would love to know!  I have been wondering for ages.</p>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49856226178http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49856226178Tue, 07 May 2013 10:40:51 -0400<p>cont: Then again, I might be wrong lol but everyone in my neighborhood has bottles around their gardens lol we have a cat lady living here :p</p> <p>I figured it was a joke to mess with foreigners.  I wouldn’t drink from them no matter what!  But thanks for the info.  There are tons of bottles like that around my neighborhood too and I always wondered what they were for.  Do they really keep the stray cats away?  I see those around too.</p>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49855445748http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49855445748Tue, 07 May 2013 10:22:49 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/943929caace59e93df685e8d9be372dc/tumblr_mmeqhbiYbn1qz9mpko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://hisaruki.tumblr.com/post/49827065186">hisaruki</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://huyosoku.com/archives/6497130.html">外人「日本の庭にある水入りペットボトルは何？」　ふよふよ速報。 - 2ちゃんねるVIPと画像tとめブログ</a></p> </blockquote> <p>wait… wait…. seriously? they are there for people to randomly drink if they are thirsty?  this is a joke thing, right? *confusion*</p>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49852839581http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49852839581Tue, 07 May 2013 09:20:03 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/ac077292dab704863d44e59f1865244f/tumblr_mm1tr6jXwV1rs4k52o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://dreams-of-japan.tumblr.com/post/49249122282">dreams-of-japan</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26391395@N08/6368880491/" title="two landmarks">two landmarks</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/26391395@N08/">KoTo_EoEo</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49768625056http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49768625056Mon, 06 May 2013 07:47:51 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/6b8107041d3c4ac1d883b6a393dd2b3c/tumblr_mm5ds7QDhr1qa11mfo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49414067158http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/49414067158Wed, 01 May 2013 23:34:21 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/94101a4128ab9a57d5d7f4bc3a689e13/tumblr_mlfwwgrSBr1qegcl7o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://ileftmyheartintokyo.tumblr.com/post/48316460696/untitled-by-xuperbunny-on-flickr">ileftmyheartintokyo</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xupermai/8350881037/" title="untitled">untitled</a> by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/xupermai/">xuperbunny</a> on Flickr.</p> </blockquote> <p>this is in the Chinatown in Yokohama!</p>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/48692750201http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/48692750201Tue, 23 Apr 2013 09:57:17 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/66f01f0112ac61b3b7314d4dbd9233af/tumblr_ml5co9UkxJ1qz6de4o1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/48565824795http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/48565824795Sun, 21 Apr 2013 19:13:01 -0400<img src="http://24.media.tumblr.com/tumblr_m9mbemihuL1rqg31mo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://weichengchu.tumblr.com/post/30581555613/asakusa-memory-of-the-trip-in-tokyo">weichengchu</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>ASAKUSA <span>| 浅草<br/><br/>Memory of the trip in Tokyo.<br/></span></p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/48092307529http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/48092307529Mon, 15 Apr 2013 22:38:16 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/55dddc9f72af59d6bb8955babff3a63c/tumblr_mk7c1fR6tP1qe81uzo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://carudamon119.tumblr.com/post/46233202691/2way-evangelion-mist">carudamon119</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>ラジオ会館の正面にエヴァの2WAYフレグランスミスト広告に </p> <p>Evangelion Mist fragrance ad AKIHABARA TOKYO</p> </blockquote> <p>Found a place where you could smell the fragrances before buying them! Rei’s was def the nicest (sort of flowery), Shinji’s was generic boy smell, and Asuka’s was something I couldn’t quite place but was off putting (tho that could just come from my feelings on the character herself hahaha)</p>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/48030723474http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/48030723474Mon, 15 Apr 2013 05:14:09 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/9ce0f43b690369f81c32e361f72e6e92/tumblr_mkvuaszfY41s1r12wo1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><p><a class="tumblr_blog" href="http://mariasheelion.tumblr.com/post/47357391456/japan-addicted-on-we-heart-it">mariasheelion</a>:</p> <blockquote> <p>Japan-addicted ♡ on We Heart It - <a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/57180529/via/MaRiAh0012"><a href="http://weheartit.com/entry/57180529/via/MaRiAh0012">http://weheartit.com/entry/57180529/via/MaRiAh0012</a></a></p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/47755181501http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/47755181501Thu, 11 Apr 2013 23:13:58 -0400<img src="http://25.media.tumblr.com/7fc47a2bd21e4a63a682a8007c96f146/tumblr_mg5kabyaO11rai1zko1_500.jpg"/><br/><br/><blockquote> <p>Furin by (<a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/eries/2551182776/">ibukuros</a>)</p> </blockquote>http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/47746010257http://spacemonkeypunks.tumblr.com/post/47746010257Thu, 11 Apr 2013 21:24:31 -0400