Tae Kim, next months host, talks about Google Street View of Japan in Google, what will they think of next? at Guide to Japanese.

Mark Ramsay presents Tokyo, Japan: The Electric City at Virtual Tripping.

Bill Belew shares Impressions of Tokyo – Is That All There Is? at EastAsiaFair.

Tori “The Chemist” Johnson presents “A Night in Ikebukuro” at Daily J.

Jason talks about traversing Tokyo Station in At 300 km/h – Impressions of Tokyo at Jason’s Random Thoughts.

Jordan shares some chance encounters in Tokyo Stories: Impressions of Tokyo at Chirimotsumoreba.

Billy West presents Looking Into the Abyss: First Impressions of Tokyo at 7:10 to Tokyo.

Christy Varonfakis Johnson shares her Impressions of Tokyo and some photos at On Focus Photo Blog.

Lulu presents For the love of Tokyo… at Cherry Blossom Adventures.

Chris presents First impressions of Tokyo: A City of Contrasts at Nihongo Notes. 

Mark shares the Taking Tokyo Taxi Challenge at PNN Tokyo Stories.

Nick Ramsay tells us about the New Narita Express Coming 2009 at LongCountdown.com.

An my contribution was Glimpses of Unfamiliar Japan, author Lafcadio Hearn’s impressions of Japan which he wrote over a hundred years ago and are still relevant today.

Thanks to all who participated and shared their Impressions of Tokyo.  Next months Japan Blog Matsuri will be hosted by Tae Kim at Guide to Japanese and the topic will be “The Language of Japan”.  All you need to do to join in the fun is to write a post on the subject and submit it here before September 20th.

The Japan Blog Matsuri was revived by Nick Ramsay, creator of JapanSoc, a great social networking site for those interested in Japan.

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The Mainichi Daily News has put together a photo special covering Tokyo’s Top Tourist Spots.

Matador Nights included 101 Tokyo Contemporary Art Fair on their list of the 10 Hottest Up and Coming Art Fairs Worldwide at the number two spot.

Economic worries in Japan have sparked new interest in a Marxist novel, “Kanikosen”, or “A Crab-Canning Boat”, written in 1929.  The book has been on the best seller list here since May.

A plan is in the works to help curb the heat island effect around JR Tokyo Station and lower temperatures in the busy business district.

What you need to go through to get a driver’s license in Japan.  Thank heaven for Tokyo Metro!

Google Street View offers a look at Japan’s streets and some people consider it an invasion of privacy.

Finally, this is the last reminder for the Japan Blog Matsuri that will be featured in a special edition of Nihon on the Net next week.  Submit your Impressions of Tokyo by August 20th to have your post included.

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Have you been to Tokyo or do you just dream of visiting this great city?  This version of the Japan Blog Matsuri will cover just that and if you want to participate all you need to do is write a post about your first impression of Tokyo or a memorable experience that you had while in the city.  If you haven’t been to Tokyo before I encourage you to put your thinking cap on and plan a trip, post about what you would do, where you would go and what you think would be the most interesting thing that you would take home with you, be it a memory or something more tangible.

Visit the Japan Blog Matsuri site to submit your post by August 20th and remember that all posts must be about your “Impressions of Tokyo“, real or imagined.  The Matsuri will be published in a special edition of Nihon on the Net on Sunday, August 24th.

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