Category: Japan
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Let’s Talk about Bathtubs
My bathtub is a lot smarter than I expected. It has a nice little spout thing that doesn’t get in your way. The spout can shoot water out to the left or to the right. There is a control panel where you can set the temperature of the water, and the bathtub will re-circulate water […]
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Our Hatsumode Plan
One thing people like to do in Japan around the New Year is their first shrine visit, the Hatsumode (初詣). I think generally people in Japan visit a temple probably on average 1.8 times a year (this is a wild guess.) Generally, people go to a shrine right after the new year. Then they probably […]
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Jogging around the park
Nice jogging path in the park across the river Random Statue Random Statue The final stretch: I can see home It has been a while, but I had time today on my day off (Happy Imperial Birthday Day everyone!) to go for a nice jog. I did my normal 6.8km loop around the park across […]
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Driving in Tokyo, buying turkeys, and Eeden Mall
Eeden Mall in Fukuzawa Palmetto Western Restaurant Real Pepsi in a glass bottle!! Good Burger! Turkeys at Kinokunia This weekend, R. and needed to go and buy a turkey because we are planning to cook a nice traditional (for Christmas, which is what R. thinks I need) turkey dinner for the Emperor’s Birthday, which is […]
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A busy day – another typical blog post
13.1km loop 13.1km loop detail Shrimp Gratan Doughnut This is another really typical blog post. Nothing interesting here. I had a lot to do today, and didn’t get enough done. In the morning I got up at a reasonable time for the weekend – 9:30am, and called the family back home. It is hard to […]
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What I had for lunch and other misc
Breakfast: Mega McMuffin Lunch: Bento Dinner: Spaghetti with Meat Sauce Yeah, I know, the stereotypical “What I had for lunch” blog post. Well, you have to put up with these sometimes. This is a recent food post and a few other random notes. First up: food. Breakfast The other day I stopped by McDonald’s for […]
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Marketing in Japan
Aomori Marketing Mascot? Final Fantasy Posters Final Fantasy Posters Final Fantasy Posters Final Fantasy Posters The other day while walking around my local supermarket, there was a stage set up. I thought this was a bit odd, but no stranger than anything else I have seen around Tokyo. On the way out, things had started […]
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Mini Manga Reviews 2: Crossfire and Yotsuba volume 2
Continuing in my series of mini-manga reviews, we have Miyuki Miyabe’s “Crossfire” and the second volume of “Yotsuba to”. Crossfire is a pretty nice and easy read. There were two words that I learned, basically accelerant (促進) and pyrogenesis (I think that is the English for it – someone that can cause fires with their […]
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Fall leaves in Koishikawa Park
R. and Dave at Koishikawa Park Nice lake and leaves reflection Two women in Kimono A Bunraku show All photos from Koishikawa Park Yesterday, R. and I went to Koishikawa Park (小石川後楽園) in the middle of Tokyo, near Tokyo Dome, for an afternoon picnic. It was a holiday weekend, so the place was packed. Actually, […]
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Fukuya open house and Fukutoushin subway line pictures
A narrow house Reading Stairs Retail Space On Google maps (the building isn’t there though!) Last weekend (I can’t believe a week has already passed and I didn’t have time to write up something quick about this!) I went to an open house that my friend Tomoki Fukuya did the interior design for. I was […]