Here and There Japan

We're leaving for Texas tomorrow. The morning glory bloomed! We'll miss most of the season, but hopefully the morning glories will ...

We're going to Texas on Friday. We've been buying omiage (souvenirs) to give to friends and family. These black soaps are made with...

Mimosa. Syrian Rose.

I got a free gift when I bought some things at a department store. This strand of beads will change color to indicate how strong the UV ray...

Big Sister is in the tea ceremony club at her high school. She practices the traditional tea ceremony with its members. These are some samp...

Some houses or apartments have a fancy place to put garbage. Some people put nets over their garbage. Nets are expensive. So, some people...

These are sold to wear in the summer. They are for women to wear when they walk or ride their bicycles in the sun. They are supposed to pro...

Today was tanabata . I went shopping and took the camera hoping to take some pictures of decorations, but I didn't see any. Here is the...

School is not out yet, but they're advertising summer movies. I picked up these flyers at the theater when I went to see "August R...

Gake no ue no ponyo , "Ponyo on the Cliff by the Sea" , looks like a cute movie about a fish named Ponyo who was riding on a jell...

Coming August 2. This is a favorite at our house. Too bad we'll be in the States and miss the theater showing. Some things are better o...

Today they were ready to build the frame of one of the houses. A crane was brought in to move sections of the house into place. Sections o...

I potted a bellflower. It looked like this one day. Click on the picture to enlarge it. The next day it looked like this. Then it looked ...

When a new movie comes to theaters here, they call it "road show" with Japanese pronunciation. This movie is now showing in thea...

There are no Japanese morning glories for sale in the shops in our neighborhood. I planted some by seed, but it's a little late. Click ...