http://www.cybernezumi.net ...my viewfinder on the world. Tue, 20 Mar 2007 04:58:50 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1 en http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/19/colonel-claus-says-christmas-is-finger-licking-good/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/19/colonel-claus-says-christmas-is-finger-licking-good/#comments Tue, 19 Dec 2006 14:46:01 +0000 tadm Christmas in JapanColonel SandersKFCSanta Claus http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/12/19/colonel-claus-says-christmas-is-finger-licking-good/ 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…

Christmas in Japan, Colonel Sanders, KFC, Santa Claus]]> http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/19/colonel-claus-says-christmas-is-finger-licking-good/feed/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/18/yuki-da/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/18/yuki-da/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:50:05 +0000 tadm http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/12/18/yuki-da/ 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…

No Tags]]> http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/18/yuki-da/feed/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/18/movin-to-inaka-and-gonna/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/18/movin-to-inaka-and-gonna/#comments Mon, 18 Dec 2006 00:35:02 +0000 tadm manderin orangemikan http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/12/18/movin-to-inaka-and-gonna/ 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…

manderin orange, mikan]]> http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/12/18/movin-to-inaka-and-gonna/feed/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/25/late-thanksgiving-dinner/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/25/late-thanksgiving-dinner/#comments Sat, 25 Nov 2006 14:15:02 +0000 tadm HiroshimaKembysThanksgivingturkey http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/11/25/late-thanksgiving-dinner/ 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, Kembys, Thanksgiving, turkey]]> http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/25/late-thanksgiving-dinner/feed/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/18/attack-of-usakuma/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/18/attack-of-usakuma/#comments Sat, 18 Nov 2006 13:35:02 +0000 tadm bunnyHiroshimaholiday lights http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/11/18/attack-of-usakuma/ Hiroshima has its fairytale holiday lights up again. This bunny looks to me like he’s part bear & a little menacing too…

bunny, Hiroshima, holiday lights]]> http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/18/attack-of-usakuma/feed/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/17/last-bit-of-color-before-the-black-and-white-of-winter/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/17/last-bit-of-color-before-the-black-and-white-of-winter/#comments Fri, 17 Nov 2006 13:22:05 +0000 tadm fall leaves http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/11/17/last-bit-of-color-before-the-black-and-white-of-winter/ Wandered around town a bit this afternoon, taking pictures of the fall leaves here & there. Pretty, but I’d trade them for warm weather in a second…

fall leaves]]> http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/11/17/last-bit-of-color-before-the-black-and-white-of-winter/feed/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/09/03/5-storey-pagoda-in-yamaguchi/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/09/03/5-storey-pagoda-in-yamaguchi/#comments Sun, 03 Sep 2006 09:07:02 +0000 tadm moblogpagodayamaquchi http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/09/05/5-storey-pagoda-in-yamaguchi/ I used my remaining Seishun 18 Kippu to take a daytrip to Yamaguchi. Saw this pagoda, some parks, St. Francis Xavier’s church and an old steam train in use. Also went to Yuda Onsen.

moblog, pagoda, yamaquchi]]> http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/09/03/5-storey-pagoda-in-yamaguchi/feed/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/08/26/my-yokohama-shopping-log/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/08/26/my-yokohama-shopping-log/#comments Sat, 26 Aug 2006 14:50:01 +0000 tadm http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/08/26/my-yokohama-shopping-log/ Bought dinner & a t-shirt at Hard Rock Cafe. I traveled about 8 hours to Tokyo & decided that Kawasaki was a convient place to stay. Then I took a short trip to Yokohama. The Landmark Bld. is the tallest in Japan.

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No Tags]]> http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/08/26/matsushima/feed/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/08/23/scenic-ounuma-park/ http://www.cybernezumi.net/2006/08/23/scenic-ounuma-park/#comments Wed, 23 Aug 2006 00:40:01 +0000 tadm http://blog.skuldtek.com/2006/08/23/scenic-ounuma-park/ Onuma Quasi National Park is a lake with a series of tiny islands connected by foot bridges. Very beautiful & peaceful in the very early morning before the tourists arrive…

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