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Monday, August 31, 2009

Monsters in the garden

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Found a whole bunch of these critters under some rotting wood. I gave them to a friend's sons, because they ( the critters, not the boys...
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Saturday, August 29, 2009

An umbrella at Matsuo Shrine

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Just 4 shots of a red Japanese umbrella I saw at Matsuo Shrine near Kyoto. My favorite is the last one.
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Friday, August 28, 2009

Looking down on mom.

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One of the reasons our Turkey trip was so cheap, I think, is because we flew with Uzbekistan Airways. After spending 4 hours in the middle o...
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Wednesday, August 26, 2009

Izumo Dome. One of he biggest wooden buildings in Japan.

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Depending on how you define "biggest" or "largest", then the Izumo Dome is the biggest wooden building in Japan. Most s...
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Sunday, August 23, 2009

What's all the noise about?

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No, this is not going to be a rant about the loudspeaker vans passing through the village electioneering right now. Actually we don't ge...
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Friday, August 21, 2009

Anasenimasu Shrine

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Anasenimasu Shrine, or Anashiniimasu in its alternate reading, is one of the oldest shrines in Yamato, and yet little is known for sure abou...
Tuesday, August 18, 2009

Red hats.

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Red hats on statues are fairly common throughout Japan, and often accompanied by red bibs. It is said that the red caps on Jizo statues repr...
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Sunday, August 16, 2009

Scarcity and surplus.

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Every year the garden is different. Some veggies grow better some years than others. It depends somewhat on timing, but more importantly on ...
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Saturday, August 15, 2009

Obon in Gion

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Just got back from a couple of days in Kyoto. It's Obon season, and we were up visiting Yoko's family in Gion. Last night we went up...
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Sunday, July 12, 2009

Umeboshi,... an acquired taste

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Umeboshi, pickled plums, can most often be found in bentos, where a single plum is placed in the center of the rice to look like the Japanes...
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