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Keiichi Iwasaki cycles 29,000 miles
2009-09-10 20:32:00 A man has cycled over 29,000 miles (45,000 km) through 37 countries after setting out from his home in Japan eight years ago with the equivalent of just £1.Keiichi Iwasaki travels through 37 countries on just £1Keiichi Iwasaki , 36, left on his Raleigh Shopper bicycle in 2001 to go on a tour of Japan.But he enjoyed himself so much he caught a ferry to South Korea and since then has cycled through 37 countries without returning home.He has been robbed by pirates and arrested in India, almost died when he was attacked by a rabid dog in Tibet and nearly married in Nepal.In total Mr Iwasaki has cycled over 45,000km (27,961 miles) on his favourite Raleigh shopper bikes but two have been stolen and two have broken so he now rides his fifth.His biggest achievement is climbing the world's highest peak Mount Everest, which stands at 8,848 m (29,029 ft), from sea level without using any transportation.Mr Iwasaki, originally from Maebashi, Japan, says that only his ''strong will'' has kep...
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new work: takashi iwasaki.
2008-05-17 06:05:00 lisa from atelier gallery shot me an email letting me know that takashi iwasaki has new work available for sale. takashi calls his colored pencil drawings "abbies". if you would like to own a piece from takashi, this is a...
new work: takashi iwasaki.
2008-05-17 06:05:00 lisa from atelier gallery shot me an email letting me know that takashi iwasaki has new work available for sale. takashi calls his colored pencil drawings "abbies". if you would like to own a piece from takashi, this is a...
preachin' to the choir: takashi iwasaki.
2008-02-01 18:41:00 oh color. i crave it so badly, now in the dead of winter. and who better than to deliver a good ol' remedy of vibrant bursts of color than takashi iwasaki. like his artist's statement says so eloquently, he believes:...
Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens, Tokyo.
2007-05-14 18:31:00 ??????Listen to the sounds of the crows at Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens, Tokyo.Yesterday was the second day of the Taiiku-no-hi (Sports Day) long weekend, Monday being the holiday. It was a perfect day, and a friend and I visited the grand 'Kyu-Iwasaki-tei Gardens' in Tokyo's Taito ward. The property was once owned by the founder of the Mitsubishi Group, Iwasaki Yataro. It features his residence, which is distinguished by being the best surviving example of European architecture in Japan from the 19th century, built less than a couple of decades after Japan began to modernize. The architect was the Englishman Josiah Conder.The grounds are made up mainly of velvety lawn and groves of trees. The palatial house looks out over the gardens, and is open to the public. You pay 400 yen, put your shoes in a plastic bag, and are directed through the house. The main part of it is accessible, but unfortuntately one of the most potentially interesting parts (certainly the part that most whets your... |
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