Took this at Ichigaya when at hanami lunch with some friends. Did you enjoy sakura this season?

The night view from Cinderella’s castle. Do you leave right after the Tokyo Disneyland Electric Parade and fireworks?

When I’m there, I always stay till the park closes. With less people around and a slightly cool night breeze, it’s quite enjoyable taking a night stroll around the park.

Have you tried shooting constellations with an x100?

Craving for any?

no window shoppers.

I’ve not seen a notice quite like this one…

It’s been a while since I last made a blog post. Time has been a rather scarce resource lately. ^^. I think back fondly on the time when I was still within the confines of the university walls. Those were the days. I had a lot of time and I pursued my share of interests. Grownups used to tell me to value my time as a student as I’ll miss them when I join the rat race. I now see the wisdom in that. It seems that I’ve joined their ranks. I now find myself trying to impart that bit of wisdom… How the tables have turned. ^^.

Oh. And by the way, anyone thinking of making a trip up Mt. Fuji this year?

It’s actually pretty good. Even better when served with sashimi soy sauce with some garlic mixed in.

The thing on the right is actually chicken gizzard. This is not a dish easily found in Tokyo. However, it’s easily available in Kagoshima. One could easily pick it up at the supermarkets.

There’s chicken, and then there’s chicken that can be consumed as sashimi. Don’t pick the wrong one. ^^.

Spent new year’s eve in Kagoshima and new year’s day waiting for the first sunrise (hatsu hi no de – 初日の出) at Yoshino Park.

Didn’t manage to get a clear photo of the sun like I did for previous new years, but I’m quite happy with this one; the sun rising just to the left of ash-spewing Sakurajima.

My ritual for this new year is complete!

Happy New Year!

Christmas came and went by pretty quickly this year. Not being a public holiday in Japan, it was good to have christmas eve and day falling on Saturday and Sunday; a christmas weekend.

This post is a little late, but I hope everyone had a good christmas and got what they needed. ^^.

The other night, I remember driving home and wondering why so many people were out looking at the night sky; there was a lunar eclipse. A lunar eclipse occurs when the sun, earth and moon are in alignment, with the earth blocking the sunlight from reaching the moon.

Ever wondered how a lunch eclipse looks like from the moon?

I guess, standing on the moon, I would be viewing a solar eclipse. ^^.