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Just between you and me, you can give this month’s post a pass. Unless you care deeply about toys, next month will be more interesting. 私達の間柄から、正直、今月のポストを　スキップしたほうがいいかもしれません。玩具に興味がなかったら来月のほうが面白いと思います。 A Golden Investment Opportunity You’d think that my 100th post to this blog would be special. You’d think, perhaps, a retrospective over the last 8 years. You’d think, perhaps,… Continue reading January 2023 – An Expensive Toy →

For the first time in three years I made it home for Christmas. It was a nice trip, but you can read about the worst flight I’ve ever taken in this month’s post. クリスマスにアメリカに三年ぶりに初めて帰りました。旅行は良かったけれど最悪だった飛行便については今月のポストで読めます。 Christmas 2022 My trip home was filled with hanging out with Mom, Christmas day with my family, and way too many… Continue reading December 2022 – Home for Christmas →

November was jam packed with events. Unfortunately, they were all crammed into a single week around my birthday. I’m tired. 十一月はイベントがたくさんありました。残念なことに誕生日の週はぎっしりでした。疲れています。 Tokyo Design Festa Fall 2022 As usual, Tokyo Design Festa featured two days of live painting, performances, and unreasonably long lines in front of food trucks. 相変わらず、東京デザインフェスタはライブペイントや興行やキッチンカーの前に長すぎる行列がある2日でした。 The most amusing moment occurred at the… Continue reading November 2022 – Kyoto 2022 →

All Japan Model and Hobby Show Although there have been 59 previous occurrences, I had never heard of the All Japan Model and Hobby Show before this year. Although modest in size, the display of toys, models, and crafting supplies was a welcome show on an otherwise dull weekend. My favorite booth contained wooden models… Continue reading October 2022 – Zojoji, Nebuta, and Robots →

Two tropical storms did their level best to ruin my week off this month, but I managed to dodge the raindrops long enough to see a few things near Tokyo. Check out this post if you like big replicas of robots, castles, or China. 二つの台風は私の今月の一週間の休暇を台無しにしようとしたけれど、雨を避けて東京の近辺の物を見にいきました。大きいロボットや城や中国の復元品が好きだったらこのポストを読んでください。 Odaiba Gundam The Unicorn Gundam in front of the DiverCity… Continue reading September 2022 – Odawara Castle →

This month I have my typical shrine photos along with something a little stranger from the indie wrestling scene. 今月、典型的な神社の写真があって、 インディー プロレスから少し風変わりな物があります。 Where Can I Buy a 1991 Heavyweight Belt Replica? My favorite indie wrestler in Japan is Anchamu. She’s part pro-wrestler, part Jpop idol, and part comedian. Because she works small shows, I do… Continue reading August 2022 – Wrestling in the Streets →

An incredible heat wave began in Tokyo this month. That and the Japanese government’s request to minimize electricity consumption kept me confined to my bedroom for much of the daytime. I ventured forth after sundown, however, and grabbed a few interesting photos. 今月、東京ですごい猛暑が始まりました。これと日本の政府の電力消費を下げる要求のせいで、日中は部屋に閉じこもっていました。日暮れの後でかけて面白い写真を少し撮りました。 Shibuya at Night I was not satisfied with my first attempt at… Continue reading July 2022 – Shibuya at Night →

To avoid a record-breaking heatwave, I spent some time practicing shooting photos at night this month. I also have some shots of the Hie shrine. 今月、記録更新の猛暑を避けるために夜に夜間撮影の練習をしました。そして日枝神社の写真があります。 Hei Shrine Hei shrine is located in a small serene park surrounded by some of Tokyo’s smaller skyscrapers. It is famous for its summer festival, although that has been… Continue reading June 2022 – Hie Shrine →

This month I attended Tokyo Design Festa (with the OK from my doctor regarding the Corona risk) and continued enjoying the warmer weather around Tokyo. コロナの危険性について医者の許しを受け、今月、東京デザインフェスタに行って東京の暖かい天気を楽しみました。 Tokyo Design Festa Spring 2022 Like last year, the pandemic had a quieting effect on my favorite event in Japan. However, a newly built annex meant that there were… Continue reading May 2022 – Tokyo Design Festa Spring 2022 →

The number of people infected with Corona in Japan stayed flat all month so I spent most of my free time either reading or doing outdoor photography. At the end of the month I took a bit of a risk to catch a concert and to try and maintain my sanity. 日本の新型コロナウイルスの感染者数が変化しなかったから、暇な時はほとんど読書をしたり、外に出て写真を撮ったりしました。正気を維持するために、月末に少し危険を犯してステージを観に行きました。 Meguro Unfortunately, I… Continue reading April 2022 – 500 Buddhas →