Ogijima - 男木島

Black Ramen

David — Fri, 24 Feb 2012 02:55:31 +0000

When it’s that cold (although to be honest, Spring may be around the corner, it was almost warm yesterday) it doesn’t get any better than a big bowl of Ramen! Why “black Ramen”? Well, the noodles are actually normal (the dark things on the top are sliced mushroom), but as you can see Continue reading »

Genbaku Dome

David — Thu, 23 Feb 2012 03:02:16 +0000

A little quiz game today

David — Wed, 22 Feb 2012 01:52:50 +0000

Can you guess what this is? Give your answer in the comments.

Otaku Car

David — Tue, 21 Feb 2012 01:40:51 +0000

They’re not exactly common (I’ve seen only two so far) and I still don’t understand. But maybe I still don’t understand “otakuism” and how grown up men can be infatuated with manga characters and too afraid to speak to a real woman…

Yesterdey Coffee House

David — Sat, 18 Feb 2012 14:05:21 +0000

I didn’t try this coffee shop in Hiroshima, but I really like its front decoration.

Very small Shintō shrine

David — Thu, 16 Feb 2012 02:56:58 +0000

One thing I like about Shintō shrines is that they really come in all shapes and especially sizes. Ranging from huge mountainside shrine complexes like Konpirasan to this very small shrine in my neighborhood. I particularly like the plastic chair in front of it.

Seto Inland Sea, Pollution, Beach-combing and Recycling

David — Tue, 14 Feb 2012 15:33:41 +0000

On Sunday I took part in a pretty interesting workshop. If I understood correctly, it was organized by Archipelago and JEAN – Japan Environmental Action Network (as well as Ogi de Asobitai?) and led by Yoshifumi Oshima. It was about creating picture frames from various scraps and junk found on the area’s island beaches. Continue reading »

The Real Anpanman

David — Sat, 11 Feb 2012 14:22:13 +0000

A few days ago I met the real Anpanman! What happened next was… well… not exactly unpredictable… To my defense, he had it coming.

Tanuki

David — Fri, 10 Feb 2012 03:02:02 +0000

Not a real Tanuki unfortunately (I have yet to see a real one, I’m not even sure there are any in the area) but a cute little statuette found in Daiso, the 100 Yen shop. On a completely unrelated note, you may have noticed a few major changes on the blog lately. Continue reading »

Tengu

David — Thu, 09 Feb 2012 01:52:48 +0000

Tengu at the Karato Matsuri on Teshima