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21/08/2024

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09/06/2024

So I went to Kobe on the Shinkansen. As I got off the train, there was a huge commotion - a bunch of security guys and Asian boys with blonde hair rushed by me to meet a cheering crowd. It turns out that one of the most famous K-pop bands was on my same train - Stray Kids

14/03/2024

Such a delightful public park. I can’t imagine this setup would work in the US.

29/02/2024

Onsen “Magma” is a local place attached to a community center. Mostly locals there. Very cheap at ¥390 (USD $2.60). The water is mineral rich from the live volcano.

26/02/2024

Kagoshima is fascinating. You can enjoy the view of a live volcano from the city.

03/02/2024

Presentation is always so nice in Japan. Not an expensive place - just a standard coffee chain restaurant.

30/01/2024

Separation of trash for recycling is universal in Japan. Most of all PET bottles have their own category because they are easily recyclable and widely in use.

However, the caps and labels are of different plastic and must be removed and recycled under a different process. This is normally done at the recycling center, but it is costly.

This campaign is asking citizens to do the work of removing the caps and labels to put them in the other plastics classification.

While there are way too many single-use plastic items, every little bit counts.

19/01/2024

Japan still has many phone booths. They are perfectly maintained and clean. In five years, I have yet to see one used.

17/01/2024

A beautiful day in Hakodate. My favorite city in Hokkaido.

16/01/2024

Since.i missed the snow on my northern excursion on December, I’m trying again in Hokkaido.

It turns out that my flight last night to Sapporo was cancelled due to heavy snowfall which shut down all arriving flights. Managed to get here in the morning today.

11/01/2024

Took a leisurely country drive today to Hamanako. It was cold and overcast but still beautiful.

02/01/2024

Many of the heavily damaged structures in the Ishikawa earthquake were of these traditional wood homes with heavy ceramic tile roofing. The tiles will last for lifetimes, but their immense weight is too much for the aged wood structures to bear when stressed with a large earthquake.