Monthly Archives: June 2009
Fireflies
Last night we took a drive out to Korimachi in Fukushima to see a firefly festival. The festival itself was very tiny, but the there was hundreds of fireflies. It was very hard to take pictures or videos with my … Continue reading
MJ
I was pretty surprised the other day when I found out that Michael Jackson died. Love him or hate him, he still had some really good tunes. Of course this makes my mug even more timely. Anyways here’s a couple … Continue reading
Umbrellas
Here’s the latest manners poster from the Tokyo Metro. Do people actually do this? If they do, it’s pretty terrible. And why does it say piston? I have to say the poster is timely, what with the rainy season happening … Continue reading
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Kongari
Here’s a new type of potato chip. It’s not like the normal type. The texture is different, as well as the flavor. My wife proclaims these as her current favorite. They were pretty good. The mix of black pepper and … Continue reading
Old Hair
I spotted this sign the other day for a kimono rental/ hairdresser. The sign is so old that they’ve probably been using it since the 60′s. All of the pictures have long since turned blue because of the sunlight. Would … Continue reading
Bad Judgement
How would you like to have nice, ancient, probably hundreds of years old grave site, and then have some moron city planner decide to put an ugly hydro pole next to it. I wonder if his ghost is haunting the … Continue reading
Kamaboko
I snapped a photo of this funny looking display in front of a kamaboko (fish cake) shop in Matsushima. I thought the eyes and mouth on the fish cake were funny.
Marinpia
Yesterday we took a drive out to Matsushima to see the aquarium, Marinpia. I had never been to one before so I found it interesting. They had all kinds of fish. Lots of strange looking ones. Poisonous ones too. They … Continue reading
Cashern
Check out this really cool Cashern T-shirt from Uniqlo. I think it goes really well with my two Gatchaman shirts. I was a little worried about the light blue color, but was entranced by the cool picture. Once again I … Continue reading
