RA art exhibition ticket giveaway, a Japan day-out in London & encouraging news
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Refreshed and ready
 
Spring in Japan spells the end of the financial and academic year and is seen as the end of the old and the start of something new - a season filled with optimism for new ventures and opportunities to shine.
 
This month, the UK saw the airports abuzz with holiday-makers, while Japan inched ever closer to fully reopening, by upping the daily cap on valid visa-holders entering the country, as well as allowing parents of foreign residents to visit their children.
 
Let’s take a look at our exciting giveaway with the Royal Academy of Arts, see what else is happening in Japan right now, get some inspiration for later, and explore our Postcards from Japan on April's theme: NANAKOROBI YAOKI!
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Soak up the best in Japanese culture, from food to hotels, on a trip around London
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Take a trip to Nara and get under the skin of a place you might not know as well as you thought...
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Tokyo Rainbow Pride begins

Mark the occasion and read our interview with Tokyo drag icon Temanda
*Kawanabe Kyōsai, 'A Beauty in Front of King Enma's Mirror', 1871–89 (1887?). Hanging scroll: ink, colour and gold on silk, 35.3 × 52 cm. Israel Goldman Collection, London. Photo: Ken Adlard
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I get knocked down (and I get up again)
Failure isn’t always a bad thing - this month we’re introducing you to a (literally) uplifting Japanese proverb, NANAKOROBI YAOKI (七転び八起き) 
 
Meaning ‘fall seven times, get up eight’ it conveys the message that, when faced with difficult times, the only thing to do is to rise back up. 
No one knows this better than the very symbolic 'okiagari-koboshi' wobble doll of Fukushima prefecture - it's not the fall that matters, but what you make of it!
 
This month we had a chat with our friends in Japan about what's kept them bouncing back:
 
Here are a couple of things we learnt along the way:
1) Fukushima's British Hills sells quality scones and coronation chicken sandwiches 🥪
2) Mt Hakodate's more than just views - it's secret ruins and abandoned army outposts⛰️
3) Dairyuji Temple is a centre of the community, full of art shows, markets and music ⛩️
 

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