tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-264514912024-03-07T18:51:20.990+09:00Here and There JapanThis and that from here and there.
Snapshots of the things we see, use and do in our life in Japan. Written especially for children.Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.comBlogger1385125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-86404828217193882742013-01-05T12:10:00.002+09:002013-02-15T17:59:05.961+09:00<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
HTJ is in the process of moving. I will keep you posted!<br />
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Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-15571050412593427772012-11-14T18:28:00.000+09:002012-11-19T20:05:11.145+09:00Sakura Leaves in November<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-65345771396347587082012-10-27T14:16:00.001+09:002012-11-14T20:42:16.500+09:00Halloween Report<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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Parties and parades are this weekend. Candy displays are small or non-existent in stores here. Anything Halloween is already sold out in our neighborhood grocery store.<br />
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Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-47920324330525173882012-07-01T11:02:00.000+09:002012-07-01T11:03:02.731+09:00Kenyan Roses in Japan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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A former student is importing roses from Kenya to Japan. They are gorgeous! Thick petals and stems and they smell like roses used to smell!</div>
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<br />Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-40976289994955007242012-06-27T22:05:00.001+09:002012-06-27T22:36:01.755+09:00Some of What is Left Behind<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Seems the farmer let the crows have it. The corn, that is.Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-69416386887659506962012-06-22T13:03:00.002+09:002012-07-08T19:28:26.232+09:00Standing Again<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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The typhoon on June 19th flattened the corn. <br />
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Almost uprooted it.<br />
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Two days after being knocked down, the corn is almost standing up straight again. (The crows didn't bother this corn field. Maybe they didn't want to pick on something beaten down to the ground.)<br />
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<b>These photos were taken with a Panasonic Lumix 10x.</b>Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-25787183306266614032012-06-21T19:32:00.000+09:002013-02-08T23:29:52.233+09:00Crow Update<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The crows have lost their breakfast, lunch, and dinner spot.<br />
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Unfortunately, crows are noisy and the fruit tree was messy.<br />
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They still gather. Can you see why?<br />
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Corn fields. They've done a lot of damage.<br />
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Let's see if this works.<br />
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recent posts about the recent neighborhood crow situation: <br />
<a href="http://www.hereandtherejapan.blogspot.jp/2012/06/gathering-before-typhoon.html" target="_blank">Gathering Before the Storm </a><br />
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<a href="http://www.hereandtherejapan.blogspot.jp/2012/06/gathering-after-typhoon.html" target="_blank">Gathering After the Storm </a></div>
Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-49430383854033205422012-06-20T19:47:00.000+09:002012-06-21T19:14:39.249+09:00Today's Setting Sun<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Gorgeous sunset out there. No crows, though. And no bats. Something on the horizon? <br />
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<br />Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-37913656339049978772012-06-20T12:59:00.002+09:002012-07-08T19:29:58.165+09:00The Morning After the Typhoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Mt. Fuji looked like this.<br />
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I could see the damage to the corn from the roof. This is ground zero. <br />
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The corn looked like this before the typhoon.<br />
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Yesterday, the zucchini in another farmer's field was curved.<br />
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Today, it's twisted.<br />
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His corn is a little bent, but still standing.<br />
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Our vegetable stand is open today.
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Cucumbers, tomatoes, potatoes, green beans, carrots and onions made it to the shelves. Bags of edamame, too. Some of their stalks were flattened and muddied.<br />
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A little more damage in the<a href="http://www.hereandtherejapan.blogspot.jp/2012/06/little-typhoon-damage.html" target="_blank"> next post. </a><br />
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<b>These photos were taken with a Panasonic Lumix 10x.</b>Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-6794269455874846422012-06-20T12:24:00.000+09:002012-10-28T10:56:31.002+09:00A Little Typhoon Damage<div dir="ltr" style="text-align: left;" trbidi="on">
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The tree farm suffered the most. This is only half of the damage.<br />
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One of those "disposable" umbrellas in <i>satsuma imo</i>, taro.<br />
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Two at the foot of a mailbox.<br />
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This shop expected more water.<br />
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Up under the shop's awning, Mrs. Starling is safe at home.<br />
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Crows gathered here again. About 40. Fluffing and drying their feathers at 5:30 A.M. And...<br />
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Gathering and<br />
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eating their breakfast<br />
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from this tree.<br />
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Soaring<br />
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and watching me.Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-25802441849001978872012-06-19T21:20:00.001+09:002012-07-08T19:28:03.415+09:00Gathering Before the Typhoon<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Clouds gathered and so did crows! These photos make a panoramic view of our neighborhood at 5:30 P.M. Look closely. Click on the photos to enlarge them.<br />
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Crows! I see 14 in this photo. One was sitting on the balcony but flew away.<br />
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Crows!<br />
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Crows!<br />
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Crow!<br />
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It was raining a lot. They sat in the rain and traded places once in a while. I wouldn't say they were playing. They looked pretty miserable.<br />
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<b>These photos were taken with a Panasonic Lumix 10x.</b>Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-62260970473014663732012-06-15T20:03:00.000+09:002012-07-08T19:32:29.003+09:00Outside a Shop that Sells Glasses<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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This is a well-established chain of shops. It's been in Japan for a long time.<br />
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These are current photos. The mascot for the shop is holding a sign that says, "Ganbarou Japan! Hang in there, Japan!"<br />
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Japan is still recovering from last year's tsunami and earthquake.<br />
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Here is a place outside the shop to stop to clean your glasses. It's a free service.<br />
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The name of the shop "Megane Drug" is on the right panel of the sign and "one year guarantee" is on the left panel.<i> Megane</i> is "eyeglasses" in Japanese.<br />
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Here is a link to a post about the <a href="http://hereandtherejapan.blogspot.jp/2009/08/eye-chart.html" target="_blank">eye chart </a>used here.<br />
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<b>These photos were taken with a Panasonic Lumix 10x. </b>Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-22572483601393215372012-06-14T21:09:00.000+09:002012-06-23T18:20:17.052+09:00The Beetles at Toys R Us Japan<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Many department stores sell beetles. This is the beetle display at Toys R Us. These photos were taken with an iphone. Click on them to enlarge them.<br />
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This shows some of the items that are needed for the beetles.<br />
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This beetle has a plastic cup of yellow jelly to eat.<br />
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The pink plastic thing in this case is to hold a cup of jelly. Some of the holders are made out of wood.<br />
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Nets (on left) for catching bugs, insects and beetles are sold, too.<br />
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There was also an ant farm (upper left hand corner.)<br />
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This was the photo for May's title page of <i>Here and There Japan</i>. Sun through green bean leaves. <br />
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Open sky is needed for the title page. June is the rainy season in Japan and it's hard to take a photo of the sky!<br />
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<b>This photo was taken with a Panasonic Lumix.</b>Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-41241339143234542302012-06-12T12:40:00.000+09:002012-06-27T23:10:43.299+09:00Name This Beetle<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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I don't know her name, but she's cute as a bug!<br />
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Can't find a match in my bug book.<br />
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A friend told me she is female. And a flower eater. Anyone know her name?<br />
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On the front page of "The Daily Yomiuri" there is a photo and an article about the <a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120606005476.htm" target="_blank">Venus Transit</a> as well as the announcement of the Emperor's cousin, <a href="http://www.yomiuri.co.jp/dy/national/T120606005478.htm" target="_blank">Prince Tomohito</a>, passing away on Wednesday, June 6. It was a rainy day in Tokyo.<br />
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Another newspaper, "Mainichi Shimbun," quoted him about the role of the Imperial Family as "Shining light on places where no light shines: That's important." <br />
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Japan Times <a href="http://www.japantimes.co.jp/text/nn20120607a4.html" target="_blank"> Venus Transit</a><br />
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The sun was hidden behind clouds most of the day in Tokyo. We missed seeing the Venus transit, but had spectacular sunlight <br />
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we had the moon. Venus is out there somewhere.Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-24722082498270788892012-06-04T09:43:00.000+09:002012-06-06T22:28:56.405+09:00Coin Design to Commemorate the Reconstruction After the East Japan Tsunami and Earthquake of 2011<table align="center" cellpadding="0" cellspacing="0" class="tr-caption-container" style="margin-left: auto; margin-right: auto; text-align: center;"><tbody>
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<span style="font-size: small;">Click <span style="font-size: large;"><a href="http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/AJ201206020008" target="_blank">here</a></span> for the story of this coin design. And <a href="http://ajw.asahi.com/article/behind_news/social_affairs/AJ201204130005" target="_blank"><span style="font-size: large;">here</span> </a>for the story of the Miracle Tree.</span><br />
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When I first walked up, the dog was watching and responding to the jumping, chattering bird. It looked like they were enjoying each other's company. The dog started yawning and dozing off, but the bird kept jumping and chattering. He was so happy to be out in the fresh May air.<br /><br />Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-72068694211258357272012-05-28T10:07:00.003+09:002012-05-28T10:11:42.796+09:00Parked Outside Our Gate<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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An electrician came to check Baba's circuit breakers. He parked outside the gate.<br />
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His toolbox wasn't locked.Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-3164555308482146182012-05-23T08:41:00.001+09:002012-05-23T08:42:54.537+09:00Headlines May 22, 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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Along with NATO forces pulling out of Afghanistan by late 2014, photos of the eclipse were the headlines in The Daily Yomiuri on May 22. Underneath them, it reads, "Ring of Fire Sweeps Across Sky."Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-45956107670568958542012-05-21T12:25:00.000+09:002012-06-07T05:59:16.428+09:00Annular Eclipse Japan 2012<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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At first, it didn't look like good eclipse watching weather. Fortunately, the clouds parted. It was hazy, but it was okay. <br />
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We watched from the roof. (There's always one in a group who's looking in the wrong direction. The cat not me.) Of course, it did take a while for the moon to pass across the face of the sun. There was plenty of time to look.<br />
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So I watched to see how others were reacting to the eclipse. The mourning dove who coos every morning was there. Cooing.
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The chickadees were flittering through gardens like they always do.<br />
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A crow circled,<br />
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perched, and watched in the opposite direction of the eclipse.<br />
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A helicopter headed southwest.<br />
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The farmer never looked up from his work.<br />
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Neighbors watched from their windows. Or gathered on the street. A young man was at the edge of the fields. He didn't have glasses. I went down to share mine with him, the farmer and his wife, and passersby. I didn't think about taking photos of the eclipse. As an afterthought,<br />
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I took this one. It's me in an old broccoli field. With my back to the eclipse.Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26451491.post-68311079062394317052012-05-20T19:05:00.000+09:002012-05-20T19:05:08.952+09:00Anticipating the Eclipse<div class="separator" style="clear: both; text-align: center;">
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We've got our glasses. Tomorrow morning there will be an eclipse. At dawn according to one source. And 7:30 AM according to another. I think 7:30 AM is way after dawn in May.<br />
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Little Brother is up at 5:30 to go to school. In some seasons that is before dawn. In some seasons it is after dawn. He doesn't have to be at school until 11:30 so that he can watch the eclipse. I hope he doesn't sleep in!Annie Donwerth Chikamatsuhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/07667922207052742774noreply@blogger.com0