DocFugu’s blog. Fighting games in Japan.
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Ginza and Kamakura with Alan
Dave and Alan taking a nap Lisa, Alan, and I enjoyed a break at the local cafe, Cafe Les Cinq Épices Japan is great for little cakes Lisa’s friend Julie came for a visit Geisha in Ginza Gelatto in Ginza Lisa and Alan on the roof garden at Mitsukoshi in Ginza Dave and Alan in […]
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Computer failures all over the place
Where did I put that Time Capsule? About a month back, Lisa’s MacBook Air (2008 vintage) gave up the ghost. It just wouldn’t boot anymore. I bought the machine back in 2008 so four years running, that isn’t too bad. It is the second generation MacBook Air, and still has a 1.8″ hard drive, no […]
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Golden Week 2012
Alan at his first Sushi Shop Today’s special: milk I want dinner too! Sashimi Delicious stuffed mushrooms Satsuma-age Bamboo Lisa’s friends come to visit Lisa’s friends come to visit Roofside park Parkside brige Canal-side park Alan plans to be ambidexterous Last week was “Golden Week” in Japan. That is a run of 3-4 holidays that […]
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Alan’s first play date, trip to Tokyo Disneyland, and visit with the family in Chiba
Alan and Taishi Lisa and Alan go to Tokyo Disneyland and meet Mickey Mouse and Tigger and Piglet and Winnie the Pooh and Eeyore and Responsible Rabbit Over the past few days Alan and Lisa have been busy! One of Lisa’s friends, Kaori Nishi, had her first son Taishi about a month after Alan was […]
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Books by Shamus Young
Free Radical I’ve linked to Shamus Young’s Twenty Sided blog before. He puts a lot of time into his blog and what he writes there, often explaining technical concepts in plain, easy-to-understand language. He has run a great series on procedurally generating a nighttime city and a 3d terrain engine. I was happy to hear […]
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Cherry blossoms and Saitama Shrines over the weekend
A whole bunch of Cherry Blossoms Papa and Alan Mama and Alan Lisa, David, and Alan at Hikawa Shrine Hikawa Shrine Gate Hikawa Shrine and friends Last week I was in the US after a business trip and had a day to visit with family. Due to the international dateline, coming back to Japan you […]
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A visit to the limited-time Koyama Sweets shop
A bunch of Americans visit the Koyama sweets shop My friend Akihiro Oyama’s family has run the Koyama Western Sweets shop in Kessennuma for 120 years. His older brother is the 5th Oyama to run the Koyama sweets shop. Last year in the March 11th Earthquake and Tsunami, their town and shop was completely wiped […]
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Professional Family photos
Dave, Alana, and Gary with their Marathon Medals Dave, Alana, and Gary with their Marathon Medals Pooh Bear Alana Yoshiyuki Pooh Bear Alan Yoshiyuki Alan Yoshiyuki in his great-grandfather’s baby kimono Alana and Scout David, Alana, Alan, and Scout Scout and Balloons Gary, Alana, and Scout David, Alana, Lisa, Alan, Gary, and Scout Lisa, David, […]
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A trip to Hakone with the family
Alan in his cute Yukata Alana, Dave, and Scout at dinner The Hakone Group at the Onsen We took a cable car up the mountain The top of sulfur mountain Black Eggs and Mt. Fuji Ropeway ride down to the lake Pirate ships on Ashinoko (Lake Ashi) After running the Tokyo Marathon, I was a […]
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Tokyo Marathon
Evans family marathon runners Evans runner support team At the end of the race! The full support team About a year ago my father made a joking suggestion that we run the Tokyo marathon together. My twin sister ran the new York marathon in 2010 so she wanted to run her second marathon. So we […]
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Setsubun – throw beans around for good luck!
A demon! Ready the beans! Beans away! Today is Setsubun, a day that marks the traditional start of Spring. Well, I hope it does because it is super cold out here, and getting up and running every morning has been a challenge. What Setsubun really means is that you buy a bunch of beans of […]
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Announcing the birth of Alan Yoshiyuki Tanaka-Evans
Alan Yoshiyuki Tanaka Evans Mom and Alan together for the first time Dad, Alan, and Mom Alan with eyes wide open On Friday, December 16th, at 12:08pm, our son Alan Yoshiyuki Tanaka Evans was born. In Japanese his name is 田中エバンス・アラン吉恭. I’ll say more about the name later. On Thursday the 15th, Lisa started to […]
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