Ryoko’s band Mae Maes had a performance lined up at a handmade goods market fair at a convention centre type […]
Diary: Kurashiki / handmade market with Mae Maes + pet show Read Post »
An Akiya (abandoned) building (former post office?) with a splendid postbox – taken from one of many sites I’ve dug
Bend paper to findShortest distance between pointsOr apply a stamp Tushar Wadhwani provides details: “At 15,500 feet in Hikkim which
“Shortest Distance” / a postal haiku Read Post »
Coffee stand, cute and tiny (clad with olden board) at the Agri-garden market area in town of Maniwa Ryoko was
Diary: Maniwa Out n About / hot springs hotel, bowling, agri-garden and lonely stations Read Post »
Just your pal Dave taking a rock around the neighbourhood. Stopping for sit by a mighty stone/concrete torii gate at
Portrait: Torii at Amatsu Jinja (天津神社北側参道), Tsuchida Read Post »
Along our meandering honeymoon ramble, a spontaneous stop along the way – in an otherwise unremarkable corner of Ishikawa-ken at
Collection: Olivetti Lettera 34 (at Tsuchida Cottage, Okayama) Read Post »
Friendly hello and special greetings to East Africa from Japan with a request to TEACH ME about “regular life” in
Greetings to East Africa from Japan: Tell me about your life Read Post »
Note: this limousine service was our family business and we rolled with various luminaries (Mr. T!, Johnny Whittaker, various Osmonds),
Memento: Mickey Mouse rolls in Starlite Limo, Orem Utah, ca. 1987 Read Post »
On Remembrance Day, Nov. 11 2019, as there are no memorial cenotaphs in my home area of Okayama, i set
Diary: Okayama Out n About / castle, samurai, lunch etc Read Post »
Coffee, castles and contemplation about all the victims of war… No Remembrance Day cenotaph here in Okayama (where its 11/11/1)
Contemplating Peace, Hubris, Conceit and Costs – Remembrance Day 2019, Okayama Read Post »
Japanese Culture Through Rare Books Explore the important roles that books have played in the cultural history of Japan. I’ve
Japanese culture (bookbinding and literature) course via Keio University Read Post »
