Here and There Japan

The farmer behind our house has covered some of his rows of vegetables.

Kerry Martin, senior design editor for Clarion Books , was in Tokyo this month. She visited our SCBWI chapter and gave a presentation abou...

Our neighbor wrapped part of the kiwi vine in a piece of old screen. Any idea why?

This chocolate bar had a layer pf chestnut in its center. It was really good.

It's the beginning of chestnut season, too. Click to enlarge the photo. Some need a little more time. This one was closer to the groun...

Big Sister and Little Brother bought this flower arrangement for Baba for "Respect for the Aged Day." It is in a clear plastic b...

Our vegetable stand man planted tamanegi, onions (small white lettering) by seed. Here's the row. Looks like he's going to cover ...

Our vegetable stand man watered something with a water can. It was the first time I've seen him water anything. (We're usually gone...

Can you tell what this is for? Click on the photo to enlarge it. This photo was taken at Fuchunomori Park .

Writer and illustrator Naomi Kojima held a workshop for the Society of Children's Book Writers and Illustrators, SCBWI Tokyo . Here ar...

I've never seen this before--a separate garbage can for bottle tops.

A couple of umbrella stands were out in front of shops today. It only sprinkled for a little while.

You can see through its eye! The cicada shed this outer shell. See the split on top of the back? Click on the photos to enlarge them. Look...

Looking out our kitchen window around lunch time, I discovered a circle of people in front of our neighborhood vegetable stand. As it turns...