tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2039495943806960182024-09-08T23:45:54.976+09:00Personal reflections on Japan's economy, living in Kyoto, and things that strike my fancyDavid Flathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172826098840888728noreply@blogger.comBlogger5125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203949594380696018.post-6116261894394518022009-01-30T20:03:00.004+09:002009-01-30T20:05:51.655+09:00<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3238855632_61af06b3a9.jpg?v=0"><img style="cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 376px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3420/3238855632_61af06b3a9.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Mandarin ducks at Takaragaike.David Flathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172826098840888728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203949594380696018.post-65009741295290594122009-01-18T16:43:00.004+09:002009-01-18T16:53:41.815+09:00<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/3206006872_07bb57c561.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3119/3206006872_07bb57c561.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />Snow at Kinkakuji, January 8, 2009.David Flathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172826098840888728noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203949594380696018.post-66517310318752541882009-01-03T10:55:00.003+09:002009-01-03T21:33:58.625+09:00<a href="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/3160997003_0b60a84222.jpg?v=0"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 500px; height: 375px;" src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3126/3160997003_0b60a84222.jpg?v=0" border="0" alt="" /></a><br />The leaves were spectacular this fall. The garden at <a href="http://www.mitera.org/institution.php">Sennyu</a> temple was more beautiful and much less crowded than <a href="http://www.tofukuji.jp/index2.html">Tofukuji</a>.David Flathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172826098840888728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203949594380696018.post-14358177344054256692009-01-01T11:18:00.007+09:002009-01-03T10:52:19.164+09:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33893514@N07/3161013391/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/3161013391_0f6d2e8519.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33893514@N07/3161013391/">DSCF0991</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/33893514@N07/">David Flath</a>.</span></div><p>Toyomi prepared a breakfast feast.David Flathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172826098840888728noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-203949594380696018.post-59777812451510256022009-01-01T08:06:00.005+09:002009-01-03T10:51:21.205+09:00<div style="text-align: left; padding: 3px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33893514@N07/3161010639/" title="photo sharing"><img src="http://farm4.static.flickr.com/3257/3161010639_2d8aec6e98.jpg" style="border: solid 2px #000000;" alt="" /></a><br /><span style="font-size: 0.8em; margin-top: 0px;"><a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/33893514@N07/3161010639/">DSCF0975</a>, originally uploaded by <a href="http://www.flickr.com/people/33893514@N07/">David Flath</a>.</span></div><p></p>This is the view from my window on Kamanza Dori, looking south toward the Kyoto Tower. Before moving here I had thought of the Tower as an affront to Kyoto aesthetics, but I have grown to like it. Not much of traditional Kyoto is evident anyway from our ninth story perch. Japanese style is quite visible once we go down the elevator and step outside.David Flathhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12172826098840888728noreply@blogger.com0