Japan’s Gold at Torino
We in Japan finally got something to get excited about at the Torino Winter Olympics. After a long medal drought, Japan finally won a gold medal. Needless to say, it…
Torino Winter Olympics
Japan is having a dry spell at Turin. No medals as of this writing. So far, the most media attention in Japan seems to be focusing on someone who is…
Memoirs of a Geisha, the movie
I can summarize my thoughts about this movie in three words: It’s not real. I haven’t read the best-selling novel, so I don’t know how the movie compares with the…
Introducing PHOTOGUIDE.JP
2006 is looking to be another busy year for me with new major projects, both offline and online. Let me just talk about my online plans here. I’m quietly observing…
Portal for Shiga Prefecture
I have created an portal page for Shiga Prefecture (next to Kyoto). As of this writing, I have over 2,000 photos of almost all cities, towns, and villages in Shiga.…
Expanding Japan Photos
To make this site a true photo guide to Japan, I have begun to upload my photos of Japan. There are about 1,000 images so far, and this number will…
Lake Hamana Pacific Flora 2004
This flower expo is being held until Oct. 11, 2004 along the shore of Lake Hamana near Hamamatsu in Shizuoka Prefecture. The official name in English is “Shizuoka International Garden…
My hula article in ANA’s inflight mag
I wrote an article about hula in this month’s March 2004 issue of WINGSPAN magazine which is ANA’s inflight magazine. It is the magazine’s main article with 10 pages of…
JNTO Tourist Information Center in Kyoto CLOSED!!
I can’t believe it, but the Tourist Information Center in Kyoto (inside the building where you can go up to Kyoto Tower) has closed on Jan. 31, 2004. Just when…
Mori Art Museum, Tokyo
The newly-opened Mori Art Museum atop the new Roppongi Hills complex is another must-see art gallery in Tokyo. The space was much larger than I had expected. It’s very big.…