by Philbert Ono
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 on Feb. 8, 2012, they fully re-opened after the water park was repaired. The main attraction is their hula girls who have been traveling around Japan in the meantime to
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Japanese Americans/Canadians visiting or living in Japan should check out my list of Japanese-American museums in Japan. They show the Japanese immigration during the late 19th century and early 20th century. The musems are large and small, and the smaller ones have their own unique and interesting history. Read about them here: https://photoguide.jp/txt/Japanese-American_and_Nikkei_Museums_in_Japan
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L&L Hawaiian BBQ is a restaurant chain based in Hawaii. They specialize in what we call “plate lunches” which typically consists of two scoops of rice, a scoop of macaroni salad, and a main dish such as fish or meat. They are a local favorite in Hawaii and famous for serving large portions. L&L Hawaiian BBQ finally opened a branch in
» Read moreI’ve been digitizing some old videotapes I shot years ago. Here are a few sumo gems. This is Akebono making hand prints at his stable in Tokyo in 1991. This was before he became Ozeki/Yokozuna. This is Konishiki at a party in 1987 at a party held in his honor by the America-Japan Society in Tokyo. He and the late
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How awesome to see the first Hawaii-born US President being sworn in on Jan. 20, 2009. I couldn’t be in Washington, DC for the occasion, so I did the next best thing. To visit Obama in Japan. The city of Obama in Fukui Prefecture facing the Sea of Japan has an Obama booster club called called “Obama wo Katte ni
» Read moreA new book called “The Companies We Keep 2,” published in Hawaii by Bob Sigall, includes two of my pictures of the Sapporo Snow Festival. The book is a compilation of many illustrated articles about various people, places, and companies in Hawaii. Lot of interesting tidbits and anecdotes about Jack Lord, Marilyn Monroe’s stopover in Hawaii, Ala Moana Shopping Center,
» Read moreThe Honolulu Star-Bulletin is one of the mainstream daily newspapers in Hawaii. The Feb. 20, 2005 Sunday edition ran an article in the business section which mentioned me, PhotoGuide Japan, and my online business. See it here: http://archives.starbulletin.com/2005/02/20/business/bizcol.html Scroll down until you see “Japan offers market for online sales.” I am especially pleased because Honolulu is my hometown.
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