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Classy Bear
When we lived in Japan, Sam used to collect these mugs that would show up every now and again at recycle shops (that is to say, secondhand shops) with a little painting of a teddy bear in Ivy League-style outfits, labeled The World of Classy Bear. All of the mugs had a little trademark at the bottom indicating that the eponymous Classy Bear was the property of Takara, a Japanese toy company that I remember from ads growing up.
The mugs (and other associated crockery) seems to be relatively available on eBay, where they fetch decent prices.
Anyway, we've still got the mugs, so imagine our surprise when we spotted Classy Bear—unmistakably Classy Bear—on a £180 t-shirt at Gatwick Airport, labelled (rather unimaginatively if you ask me) "Polo Bear by Ralph Lauren".
Who the heck is Polo Bear?
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February 2016
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Mokoto-yama (藻琴山)
22Climbing Mokoto-yama on skis, early in the morning, all alone.
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Naei-zan (那英山)
12Climbing Naei-zan in Kami-Furano by snowshoe with Sam and a couple of buddies.
January 2016
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Okirika-yama (冲里河山)
28Climbing Okirika-yama, just outside of Fukagawa, by ski in the wintertime.
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Kitoushi-yama (鬼斗牛山)
20How to climb Kitoushi-yama, a small hill just north of Asahikawa, in the wintertime.
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Abandoned bus in a field
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2015
December 2015
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Abandoned home
16Coming across an abandoned home. Nanowrimo 2015.
November 2015
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Beach to town
18Walking from the beach into town. Nanowrimo 2015.
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A rural Japanese elementary graduation
5A grade 6 graduation at Kaisei Elementary School.
2014
August 2014
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Week 104
14A visit to Tsuru-no-yu at Nyuto Onsen in Akita Prefecture. I sit in a very hot bath far longer than is considered normal.
July 2014
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Week 101
24Climbing Tomuraushi with Tony over two days and running out of water on what was maybe the best walk I've ever done.
2013
December 2013
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Week 66
20My first real trip out to Shiretoko, touring of the Five Lakes district in the late fall.
November 2013
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Week 65
20Climbing Yotei for the first time, alone in the early winter, and being absolutely floored by the beauty.
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Week 64
6Twenty-fourth tour round the sun and I'm still enamoured of the autumn.
October 2013
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Week 62
30Climbing Kogane-yama out west with Jordan, padding out the post with a bunch of rubbish about steep dropoffs
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Week 61
7Running 10 kilometres in Okoppe.
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Week 60
7Random stuff I overheard on The Bus in Honolulu.
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Week 59
7Driving over Ukishima-toge on the way back from Asahikawa to Takinoue
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