I took this picture last year in Osaka when I went there on vacation. Seems that many Japanese consider it Christmas tradition to have KFC for Christmas Eve dinner (even making reservations to pick up dinners and waiting in long lines) — and are more than a little surprised when I tell them that we don’t do that in the US…
When I got back home from the orange picking last night I returned to the remains of the first snowfall of the year. Fortunately it wasn’t that heavy. At least it was later this year…
I got up dark & early yesterday to go pick manderin oranges with some friends. In a few hours the four of us picked 9 crates! I’m going to turn orange eating my share…
I went to the turkeyday dinner Saturday nite at Kemby’s, an American style bar in Hiroshima. It was pretty good. Probably the first time in a couple years that I’ve had turkey. Yum!
Hiroshima has its fairytale holiday lights up again. This bunny looks to me like he’s part bear & a little menacing too…
This site's title is a tribute to one of my favorite anime/manga, Yokohama Kaidashi Kikou (which roughly translates as "Yokohama Shopping Log"). Contrary to the title, the story has nothing to do with shopping and everything to do with observing and experiencing everyday life...
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