Tokyo Marathon 2012
Tokyo Marathon 2012 was held on Feb. 26, 2012. I took pictures near the finish line at Tokyo Big Sight. Amid 36,000 runners, there was lots of entertainment. Finish line…
Takahashi Naoko at Tokyo Marathon Expo 2012
Takahashi Naoko was giving an interesting talk at the Tokyo Marathon Expo at Tokyo Big Sight today. She gave marathon tips to a large crowd. Nicknamed “Q-chan,” she was the…
Wakamatsu Tea And Silk Farm Colony at Gold Hill, California
Updated: Aug. 22, 2023 On Feb. 18, 2012 in Yamagata city, we had the pleasure of meeting and talking with Takahashi Yoshio (高橋義夫), a prominent, Naoki Prize-winning novelist whose favorite…
Spa Resort Hawaiians grand re-opening
Spa Resort Hawaiians in Iwaki, Fukushima is a Hawaiian-themed, hot spring and water park that suffered heavy earthquake damage on March 11, 2011. They partially reopened in Oct. 2011. Finally…
Japan compared to US East Coast
I made this to compare Japan with the US East Coast. Area-wise, Japan is about the same as Montana. But as you can see, it is very spread out, making…
Setsubun at Kanda Myojin
Happy spring! Feb. 3 is Setsubun, which celebrates the coming of spring (even though it’s still freezing here). Every year, I visit a different shrine to watch them throw fuku-mame…