The tallest tower in the world
Two days ago (April 29th) was the Japanese holiday 「昭和の日」 (“Showa Day”). It was a Sunday so the holiday was “observed” y....
1 May 1:27 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
PHOTO OF THE WEEK: FLOWERS
HAVE A BEAUTIFUL WEEKEND !....
25 Sep 1:27 pm  from  Mikes Ryukyu Gallery   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Kiyosumi Teien Garden
Located in Tokyo’s Koto ward, the Kiyosumi Teien Garden is a Japanese style garden set out in the sukiya style (a pond inhabited by birds ....
2 Sep 2:36 am  from  Konnichiwa   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Semi-wild, semi-cultivated space in Yoyogi
I noticed this interesting semi-wild, semi-cultivated space alongside a busy Yoyogi road and in between two train tracks, an elevated overp....
25 Aug 9:05 am  from  Unknown   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Chrysanthemum hills – Osaka castle
If there is a flower symbolizing Japan – this is definitely the chrysanthemum. In Japan it is known as the “sun” flower and as the emp....
19 Aug 9:54 pm  from  Chottomatte\\   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shizuoka Agricultural Products: The Nemotos’ Garden
Royichi/良一 and Sumiko/スミ子 Nemoto/根本 It was another one of those blistering days this year’s summer seems intent on on infli....
2 Aug 8:52 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Shizuoka Agriculture Portal: Agrigraph
AgriGraph Japan is an enterprise commissioned by Shizuoka Prefecture. It is a project aiming at making the agriculture (and also tourism, e....
27 Jul 4:26 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Egg Farm in Shizuoka City: Bi-Ou-Ran (Part 1)
Eggs do come in many shapes, don’t they? The Japanese have always eaten of lot of eggs. Not so long ago, in the Edo period,they were even....
23 Jul 12:24 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Egg Farm in Shizuoka City: Bi-Ou-Ran (Part 1)
Eggs do come in many shapes, don’t they? The Japanese have always eaten of lot of eggs. Not so long ago, in the Edo period,they were even....
23 Jul 12:24 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Learning Agricultural Skills at an Early Age at Shizuoka City Ryunan Primary School
From time to time I go coaching the game of cricket in some local primary schools in Shizuoka City. It is a good break fom everything and k....
21 Jul 1:05 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Learning Agricultural Skills at an Early Age at Shizuoka City Ryunan Primary School
From time to time I go coaching the game of cricket in some local primary schools in Shizuoka City. It is a good break fom everything and k....
21 Jul 1:05 pm  from  Shizuoka Gourmet   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Nature Spirits on Flickr
....
4 Jul 4:00 am  from  allthingskawaii   [Profile]  [Recent] 
yesterday’s poodles
breakfast: coffee & yogurt with apple sauce that i made months ago lunch: miso soup with chinese chives and tofu, red rice balls, blac....
20 Jun 11:03 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
damn right i do
breakfast: coffee & chocolate chip melon pan (99kcal per stick) lunch: rice (that’s cooked kelp in a container) & miso soup with....
23 May 1:45 am  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
nara #4: takabatake
Nara Station is only one stop away from Shin-Ohmiya. From there I walked through touristy Naramachi to get to a much quieter residential a....
19 May 10:20 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
nara #1: futaiji
breakfast: coffee & pain au maïs from johan lunch: sushi wrapped in persimmon leaves from hirasou and green tea i liked saba better t....
16 May 10:25 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Lemon blossoms on balcony
The Saipan lemon tree I planted on my balcony last year is full of blowers: what a great scent, and hope for future lemons. I have been doi....
10 May 9:04 am  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
Title dilemma
"Froggy Bottom"? Or "Frogs 'n' Roses"?....
8 May 11:19 pm  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
子どもの日
Today is 「子供の日」 (“Children’s Day“) in Japan. The final day of “Golden Week“. Tomorrow morning we’ll all be going bac....
6 May 12:56 am  from  Tokyo Five   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Rose progress
Jasmine, too.......
4 May 12:11 am  from  present simple   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Azalea Plants of Nezu Shrine 根津神社のツツジ
For Today’s Japan Photo series we will be visiting Nezu Shrine 根津神社, but instead of looking at man-made structures, lets enjoy the....
1 May 10:03 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Hitsujiyama Park – Chichibu
Japan offers lots of flowers to enjoy in spring. Although Sakura season is over, the Shibazakura (Moss Pink or Phlox Subulata) season is at ....
28 Apr 10:52 pm  from  Thumbnail Of Life   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Today’s Japan Photo: Hitsujiyama Park 羊山公園
For Today’s Japan Photo, we will be visiting Hitsujiyama Park 羊山公園 in Chichibu, Saitama Prefecture. IF you love pink flowers, this....
27 Apr 10:35 am  from  alafista   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Beginner Lesson S5 #8 – Somebody Wants to Learn Japanese!
Learn Japanese with JapanesePod101.com! You are helping your friend, who doesn’t speak Japanese, through her tours of the various cities o....
19 Apr 6:30 pm  from  JapanesePod101   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura almost gone from the Kanda river banks, Tokyo (Japan)
Construction began in the 1980s of a diversion tunnel which could temporarily store excess water which historically has been a big proble....
13 Apr 10:43 pm  from     [Profile]  [Recent] 
April’s Flowers in Tokyo
Yesterday was a very very nice warm day.. so I decide to make a little walk in my neighborhood. April is THE season for the flower lovers. E....
12 Apr 3:30 pm  from  LifeYou.tv   [Profile]  [Recent] 
panda man
breakfast: coffee & strawberries i also had the leftover katsudon from last night (not pictured). lunch @ salvatore cuomo: fried gno....
11 Apr 10:46 pm  from  it will stop raining*   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Photowalk: Kamata to Omori
What better way to spend a sunny Tuesday afternoon than a nice photowalk with one’s son. Yesterday was Ami’s first day at shougaku and i....
7 Apr 10:03 pm  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Sakura: the end of days
A few quick scenes from the final act of this year’s cherry-blossom and hanami season. Lots of shooting recently, and little time to get b....
7 Apr 9:10 am  from  Japanorama   [Profile]  [Recent] 
Ueno park for Hanami, Tokyo (Japan)
The practice of hanami is many centuries old. The custom is said to have started during the Nara Period (710–794) when it was ume bloss....
5 Apr 10:08 am  from  Alexandregervais   [Profile]  [Recent] 
    • Page 1 of 2
    • 1
    • 2
    • >
Thumbnails powered by Thumbshots
\
Follow Tweets
memory=26408544 db: 425 queries. 0.272 seconds