Here and There Japan

 Gorgeous sunset out there. No crows, though. And no bats. Something on the horizon?

 Mt. Fuji looked like this. I could see the damage to the corn from the roof. This is ground zero. The corn looked like this befo...

The tree farm suffered the most. This is only half of the damage. One of those "disposable" umbrellas in satsuma imo , taro...

Crows gathered here again. About 40. Fluffing and drying their feathers at 5:30 A.M. And... Gathering and eating their breakfast ...

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...

This is a well-established chain of shops. It's been in Japan for a long time. These are current photos. The mascot for the shop i...

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 enl...

This was the photo for May's title page of Here and There Japan . Sun through green bean leaves.   Open sky is needed for the title ...

I don't know her name, but she's cute as a bug! Can't find a match in my bug book. A friend told me she is female. And...

On the front page of "The Daily Yomiuri" there is a photo and an article about  the Venus Transit as well as the announcement ...

The sun was hidden behind clouds most of the day in Tokyo. We missed seeing the Venus transit, but had spectacular sunlight in late af...

Click here for the story of this coin design. And here for the story of the Miracle Tree.

When I first walked up, the dog was watching and responding to the jumping, chattering bird. It looked like they were enjoying each other...

An electrician came to check Baba's circuit breakers. He parked outside the gate. His toolbox wasn't locked.