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Omicron arrived in Japan and shut everything down again. So all I have this month are some photos of a Gundam model. オミクロンが日本に到着をしてから非常事態宣言がありました。だから今月、ガンプラの写真しかありません。 Enamel Vs. Acrylic Mom sent me a cool Gundam model for Christmas in 2021. I procrastinated putting it together because it is cool enough to deserve a 、decent assembly and paint job.… Continue reading January 2022 – DiaoChan →

Check out this month’s blog post for my short trip to Hiroshima and so very many photos of shrines. 広島への短い旅行で撮った神社の写真がたくさんある今月のブログです。 Hiroshima For the second year, the pandemic stopped me from traveling home for Christmas. Driven by Japan’s low infection rate and my desperate yearning to get out of my apartment, I traveled to Hiroshima for… Continue reading December 2021 – Hiroshima →

You won’t hear this often from me, but this month’s blog post is actually worth reading. I have some neat photos if you like fancy hotels and face masks. 珍しくに言わない事ですが、今月のブログは読む価値があると思います。豪華なホテルとマスクの面白い写真があります。 New York Bar and Grill For my birthday, I accomplished a long-held goal of dining at the New York Bar and Grill in the Park… Continue reading November 2021 – Lost in Consternation →

This month I found a cool spot in Hamamatsucho. 今月、浜松町で面白い場所を見つけました。 Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens I wandered around Hamamatsucho as an excuse to get out of my apartment and was rewarded with an interesting garden right next to the train station. The Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens are a collection of meticulously sculpted and maintained greenery completely… Continue reading October 2021 – Kyu Shiba Rikyu Gardens →

For September I have almost nothing to report. Click if you want to hear a brief story about an eye exam or see more photos of Tokyo. 別に何もなかった九月でした。視力検査について短いストーリーを聞きたくてもっと東京の写真を見たければクリックしてください。 Hindsight is 20/20 I had a lovely week off in the middle of the month. I mostly just relaxed. During the week, I had to get an… Continue reading September 2021 – California Girls →

This month, I tested a projector as a TV replacement and it was every bit as boring as it sounds. 今月、テレビを代わりのプロジェクターを試して、この話はつまらないです。 Staring at Walls Although large for a Japanese apartment, my place does not have sufficient room for a decent sized TV. I found a cheap projector on the Internet and decided to give it… Continue reading August 2021 – Maybe I’m Projecting →

As the pandemic continues, I tried to distract myself with a little experiment. パンデミックが続くので、自分の気を散らすために小さい実験を試しました。 In July, the Tokyo weather becomes uncomfortably hot and stays that way for about two months. My favorite tea company gave away free, lined bottle bags with each purchase to help keep the drinks cold. 七月に東京の天気は暑すぎになって二か月頃続きます。飲み物を冷たく保つために、一番好きなお茶会社が販売と一緒に無料のペットボトルの保温袋をくれました。 BUT!!! Do they actually work?… Continue reading July 2021 – I Blinded Me With Science →

This month I visited the most boring park in Tokyo and got frustrated with a puzzle. 今月、東京の一番つまらない公園を訪ねて、パズルにヘロヘロにされました。 Zenpukuji Park Throughout the pandemic, I have sought the safest ways to get out of my apartment, which means that I have exhausted all the nearby parks and shrines. After desperately scanning Google Maps, I managed to find… Continue reading June 2021 – A Park, a Parking Lot, and a Puzzle →

From deep in the heart of the pandemic, this month found me in a couple of interesting, local shrines. Come see the only safe form of outdoor entertainment left. パンデミック中の深い心堺から、今月の更新は中野区のあたりの面白い神社について二つ書きました。　唯一残された外での安全な娯楽を見てください。 Mabashi Inari Shrine This residential shrine is famous for its stone tori gate featuring two dragons. この近くの神社は二つの竜がいる石の鳥居で有名です。 Omiya Hachimangu Shrine This large shrine is a… Continue reading May 2021 – Shriners →

With Covid fear alive and well and with more governmental restrictions in place, there is not much to do other than check out local parks and shrines, which is about all you are going to get from me over the next few months. 新しいコロナウイルスはまだ怖くて、もっと政府の規制が出来て、近所の公園と神社をみてみる以外あまり何もできません。二、三ヶ月後それだけすると思います。 Nakano City Tetsugakudō Park Tetsugakudō Park (“Park of the Philosophy Shrine”),… Continue reading April 2021 – Nakano City Tetsugakudō Park →