Here and There Japan

These were stacked along the train tracks. Not sure why. There are stones scattered along the train tracks. Click on the photo to enlarge i...

Part of Little Brother's 8th grade summer homework was to make dinner. He made spaghetti with zucchini, green pepper, eggplant, onions ...

Today was the anniversary of the Great Kanto Earthquake of 1923 . There are disaster drills across the city every year. It is the first day...

I posted about shiso and shiso Pepsi here. Today, I found some on a sale table at the grocery store. We had it with lunch. Though it...

I never noticed these hanging on the side of our neighborhood vegetable stand. They are silk braids used as borders on tatami mats. Our v...

Look closely or scroll down to the next picture. Actually, they are butterflies at the end of a butterfly dance. These florescent turquoi...

The sign warns that there is a train crossing ahead. That is an overpass for cars in the background. Click on the labels below for more abo...

This is a postcard from the Mediterranean Harbor at Tokyo Disney Sea. It is an amazing place! Last week, Little Brother and his friends, al...

No, they're jars of sorbet. Little Brother's friend's grandmother gave us this box of sorbet as a thank you gift for Papa's...

When I first came to Japan over 20 years ago, I wanted to put sugar in my green tea. Papa was horrified. "We don't do that," ...

Our moon flower bloomed yesterday evening. Moon flowers bloom at night.

It was a bright and sunny day at Jindai Botanical Gardens. Click on the pictures to enlarge them! These lotus buds have not bloomed yet. T...

This gourd is so heavy it needs a sling! This is the name plate for the gourd in the photo above. The first symbol is kanji for dai, tai ...

This was big. Kanpyo .

I saw this at Jindai Botanical Gardens today. You can't tell how big it is until someone sits in it! Click to enlarge the photo.

This movie may already be showing in the United States, but it's coming to our theater September 19th. It is based on one of Little Br...