Here lies the old content. Everything dating back to when it all started in 2003; a catalogue of my tentative foray into the world of web-logging. It’s pretty much all here, unashamedly presented in reverse chronological order. My best, and my worst. But some posts are indeed timeless, so if you have a free moment, go back through the archives and see if you can dig up some treasure.

November 2011

• 22: f11 Magazine: Urban Exploration Interview (4)
• 18: Top 60 Japanese Buzzwords of 2011 (9)
• 15: Post-Apocalyptic Images of Japan (32)
• 14: Nikkei Trendy’s Top Trends of 2011 and Predictions for 2012 (9)
• 11: At the Eleventh Hour… (2)
• 02: A Beautiful Kobushime-chan (6)

October 2011

• 21: The Jimonjitou Days (3)
• 18: Deserted Dolphin Island Ruins in Okinawa (18)
• 14: Radiation Scare in Setagaya (15)
• 05: A fresh start with the journal (8)

September 2011

• 28: The Heavens Open on Hashima (8)
• 28: A Brush with the Law at a Haikyo Hotel (29)
• 18: Iori Tomita’s New World Transparent Specimens (10)
• 16: Night Walk with the E-P3 and Olympus 45mm f/1.8 Lens (20)

August 2011

• 15: Olympus PEN E-P3 Field Test (23)
• 13: Kanabun Drone Beetle Macro with the E-P3 (6)
• 11: Night Walk with the E-P3 and Panasonic 25mm f/1.4 Leica Lens (29)
• 07: Olympus E-P3 Shooting Fireworks (6)

June 2011

• 27: Olympus E-P3 PEN Preview (8)
• 23: The Best Resources for How to Learn Japanese (18)
• 21: Urbex at the Grain Tower Battery (8)
• 16: Touring Lake Biwa on a Mama Chari Bicycle (16)
• 09: Thoughts on Discussing Other Cultures (21)
• 03: The Foul Stink of the Japan Snake Center (23)

April 2011

• 08: Great Tohoku Earthquake (Latest) (12)

March 2011

• 23: Great Tohoku Earthquake 5 (158)
• 21: Ruminations on Citizen Journalism and Media Bias (28)
• 18: Great Tohoku Earthquake 4 (3)
• 16: Great Tohoku Earthquake 3 (2)
• 14: Great Tohoku Earthquake 2 (4)
• 11: Great Tohoku Earthquake 1 (6)
• 09: Dead Creatures from the Deep (4)
• 01: Love Land – A Quirky Korean Sex Park (9)

February 2011

• 24: Page Rank in the Japan Blogosphere (23)
• 22: Menace of the Deep (5)
• 18: Shadows on the Ceiling (3)
• 09: Classic Nintendo Mahjong Set and Hanafuda Cards (13)
• 07: Japanese Cemetery in Black and White (8)

January 2011

• 31: Conclusion to the Royal House Haikyo Mystery (51)
• 25: Urban Exploration in the Paris Catacombs 3 (13)
• 21: Urban Exploration in the Paris Catacombs 2 (19)
• 19: Urban Exploration in the Paris Catacombs 1 (21)
• 18: Tying Up a Loose End at the Royal House (16)
• 17: Gakuranman.com Website and Logo (25)
• 14: Speculation about the Royal House Family (9)
• 01: A look back at 2010 on Gakuranman.com (4)

December 2010

• 05: The Royal House Mystery Unravels (23)

November 2010

• 29: Gakuranman Youtube Channel Has Moved! (3)
• 18: The Royal House Haikyo (60)
• 09: Fifteen Fantastic Froggie Fotos (13)

October 2010

• 30: A Return to the Sepulchral Doctor’s Shack (35)
• 28: Skritter for Writing Japanese: Review (5)
• 15: There’s Always a Way! – しょうがある！ (6)
• 02: Kawatana Human Torpedo Training School (16)
• 01: The 7 Stages of Gaijinhood Revisited (41)

September 2010

• 29: Are You Just Recollecting Japanese? (11)
• 27: Ruins of the Imari Kawanami WWII Shipyard (32)
• 15: Endangered Chinese Pond Turtle (6)
• 08: The Gruesome ‘Art’ of Daikichi Amano (46)
• 05: Child’s Play on Hashima Island (5)

August 2010

• 31: Raiders of the Lost Subterranean Shrine (32)
• 31: Grape Picking on a Hot Summer’s Day (11)
• 29: Flutterscape Competition Winners! (15)
• 17: Japanese One Point Lesson: 青姦 (13)
• 10: The Ethereal Void of the Maya Hotel (29)
• 08: Lost Worlds – Japan Times Articles (13)
• 06: Flutter Japanese Goods Home: Giveaway! (41)
• 01: Touring Japan 2010: Day 8 – Kaiyukan (6)

July 2010

• 31: Touring Japan 2010: Day 7 – Haikyo Hiking (18)
• 30: Touring Japan 2010: Day 6 – Oboke Rafting (9)
• 29: Touring Japan 2010: Day 5 – Rusty Teshima (10)
• 28: Touring Japan 2010: Day 4 – Ritsurin Park (14)
• 27: Touring Japan 2010: Day 3 – Art Houses (5)
• 26: Touring Japan 2010: Day 2 – To Naoshima (5)
• 25: Touring Japan 2010: Day 1 – Kyoto Drinking (8)
• 21: Diving on Ishigaki Island (6)

June 2010

• 30: Useful Expressions for Arguing in Japanese (12)
• 28: Gunkanjima: Ruins of a Forbidden Island (288)
• 17: Monkey Island 2: Lechuck’s Revenge Remake (9)
• 16: Eerie Monotones of the White Stone Mine (25)
• 13: Interview with the Gakuranman (9)
• 09: The White Stone Mine: Fragments of the Past (15)
• 02: Ruins of the White Stone Mine in Vivid Colour (17)

May 2010

• 14: Sexy Japanese Zen Buddhism: Nude Forms (20)
• 12: How to Argue in Japanese (70)

April 2010

• 30: Secret Japan Blog Matsuri (6)
• 17: 10 Beautiful Cherry Blossom Pictures (26)
• 10: Becoming a Samurai – The Ieyasu Parade (36)

March 2010

• 29: Japansoc Blog Matsuri 2 (12)
• 24: The Hazards of Haikyo and Urban Exploration (35)
• 22: Japanese Penis Festival (40)
• 17: The Secret Doctor’s Shack (37)
• 05: Photography with Jason Collin (10)
• 03: The Corrosion of an Elephantine Haikyo Bus (23)

February 2010

• 28: Jeju Mysterious Road and Totem Pole Graveyard (11)
• 24: On Becoming Japanese (31)

January 2010

• 29: NihongoUp contest results (10)
• 27: Bring the Ocean into your Bedroom (5)
• 21: The Red Demon Samurai – Ii Naomasa (24)
• 20: Slick Samurai Sword Chopsticks (3)
• 13: Star Wars Chopsticks – Nibble with the Force (12)
• 08: NihongoUp Japanese Study Tool Review (31)
• 06: Deep sea bonefish extension cord (3)

December 2009

• 30: Magic PET bottle creatures (2)
• 28: Light Photography in a Rotting Onsen Hotel (28)
• 23: Roly Poly Cat Egg for Christmas? (5)
• 21: Rotting Onsen Resort Hotel (46)
• 16: Ice Cubes that Tell Stories (9)
• 13: How blogging is changing Public Relations in Japan (9)
• 09: Sea Anemone Accessory Holder (12)
• 07: Top 5 free online Japanese English dictionaries (37)
• 04: CGM Night 6 – Otaku Version (22)
• 02: R2D2 Soy Sauce Bottle (8)

November 2009

• 28: Decaying Volcano Observation Deck (34)
• 25: Mysterious Abandoned Volcano Museum (49)
• 16: Autumn Networking 2009 (33)
• 11: Horrific My Neighbour Totoro (10)
• 04: Top Japan-related people to follow Twitter list (21)

October 2009

• 26: Gakuranman.com v5 (66)
• 21: Red Bean Pepsi (27)
• 17: Super Mario Cakes and Treats (12)
• 14: The Yaki-Imo Man of Japan (21)
• 10: Anglerfish Ovary & Microscopic Photography (20)
• 05: Gakuranman Giveaway Winners! (20)
• 02: Japanese-style Interior Design (12)

September 2009

• 30: Random Japan Photos 1 (13)
• 27: Aeon Photo Walk (38)
• 14: Usavich (10)
• 08: Gakuranman Giveaway! (44)
• 02: August in Japan 2009 (16)

July 2009

• 27: Weird things about Japan (80)
• 04: Japansoc Blog Matsuri (64)

June 2009

• 25: Unusual Katakana Words (46)
• 19: Japanese One Point Lesson: なう (40)
• 16: Olympus E-P1 PEN Preview (32)
• 02: New Monkey Island and Remake! (13)

May 2009

• 29: The ‘Gaijin’ Debate (193)
• 28: The World of Golden Eggs CM (4)
• 24: Super Mario X Japanese Lesson (14)
• 21: Yakushima – Japan Travel Photos (23)
• 20: Gakuranman Fan Art (8)
• 05: Japanese Newspaper Headlines (28)

April 2009

• 30: Wason Card Puzzle Solution (5)
• 28: Wason Card Puzzle (68)
• 24: Japansoc Poken Contest (17)
• 23: Warship Island (8)
• 21: Launching: Gakuranman.com (3)
• 16: Learn Kansai-ben (30)
• 07: Fine Orient relaunch (11)

March 2009

• 29: Work-Life Balance in Japan (101)
• 15: Japansoc Blogger Conference 2 (23)
• 08: JLPT1 2008 Results (51)
• 03: Love Doll Rental in Japan (43)

February 2009

• 27: Why say Moshi Moshi twice? (45)
• 22: Lucky Japanese Girls (46)
• 18: Refusing people in Japanese (23)
• 12: Happy Birthday Darwin! (8)
• 07: Fish and Chips (44)
• 03: GTO Jdrama (41)

January 2009

• 30: Learn Japanese with the Gakuranman (6)
• 20: Moral Naturalism (2)
• 19: Expressivism (0)
• 17: Moral Internalism vs. Moral Externalism (0)
• 15: Open Question Argument (16)
• 14: Textbook Reformations (11)
• 09: How to make people Angry (30)
• 06: Procrastination (8)

December 2008

• 29: There She Is!!! Final (8)
• 24: Luminescent Mushrooms (13)
• 20: Christmas Dating in Japan (40)
• 14: Website v3 (33)
• 10: JLPT1 2008 – The Aftermath (20)
• 06: QR Codes (24)
• 03: CSS image rollovers (10)

November 2008

• 30: Club Nintendo Member Gifts 2008 (17)
• 25: Nyoki Nyoki, Mydodolook and Magibon (0)
• 19: Squid ties and USB drives (8)
• 16: Metaethics Intro (0)
• 13: Three Quirky Deep Sea Creatures (0)

October 2008

• 31: Anki-ising (4)
• 29: Battle Royale Collar (12)
• 15: Knowing Nothing v2 (3)
• 05: Adventures on Yakushima (34)

September 2008

• 19: Watermarking images (0)
• 12: Panty Vending Machines (36)

August 2008

• 21: CD Rental in Japan (6)
• 19: Absence – in Japan (6)

June 2008

• 21: Ricoh GX100 (7)
• 07: Japanese csv database (8)

May 2008

• 30: Spider art and plucking (3)
• 23: Hume’s Moral Philosophy (4)
• 22: Kant’s Moral Philosophy (0)
• 21: Aristotle’s Moral Philosophy (2)
• 20: Moral Philosophy – primer (1)
• 15: Okaeri – Ayaka (2)
• 10: Spiderman Para Para (12)

April 2008

• 23: Golden Eggs Techno (0)
• 08: Oingo Boingo (10)
• 02: London Ghost Walks (0)

March 2008

• 24: Colour in the Deep Sea (18)
• 16: JLPT2 2007 Results (8)
• 09: The World of Golden Eggs (11)
• 04: Smash Brothers Brawl! (0)

February 2008

• 27: Hot CROC and Rasputin (0)
• 13: Japanese Speech Contest 2008 (45)
• 11: Crying – that lump in your throat (21)
• 07: Reading philosophy (0)

January 2008

• 30: Manga portrait (4)
• 27: Japan Year Abroad Report 2007 (7)
• 23: First Kiss Jdrama (1)
• 21: Wittgenstein’s Fly bottle (5)
• 17: Responses to Skepticism (0)
• 17: Internalist views (0)
• 17: Externalist views (1)
• 17: Externalism vs Internalism (0)
• 15: Nozick’s truth-tracking (4)
• 14: Gettier Cases (0)
• 13: Justified True Belief (0)
• 13: Closure Argument (1)
• 11: Left-brain Right-brain (6)
• 09: Moral Anti-Realism (0)
• 09: Moral Realism (2)
• 09: Ersatz Modal Realism (2)
• 08: Problems with Modal Realism (3)
• 07: Possible Worlds (4)
• 06: Realism vs. Anti-Realism – primer (1)
• 05: Happy New Year! (4)

December 2007

• 03: Welcome home! (4)
• 01: Christmas Theme! (2)

November 2007

• 29: Casio Ex-Word XD-GW9600 (16)
• 27: Import tax on the Dench’!? (5)
• 25: On banners & Ambigrams (0)
• 22: Club Nintendo & Hanafuda! (6)
• 20: Zeitgeist, The Movie (4)
• 14: Christmas comes early! (6)
• 04: Broken Dench’ (2)

October 2007

• 31: Cogito Ergo Sum (6)
• 28: About Me & Contacting (0)
• 24: There She Is!!! (0)
• 20: Clione (7)
• 15: Brown Penny (6)
• 14: Knowing Nothing relaunched! (6)

December 2006

• 10: Trying Fugu (4)