'Travel' Category
過生ら祭り、川崎、Kanamara Festival Kawasaki, Penis Festival
by James in General, Japan, Travel on April 12th, 2008
This post has been sitting in a draft for almost a week as I tried to figure out what to write about. What was the major event. I decided there really wasn’t one major thing that stuck out in my head. It was rather just the photos. A photos is worth a thousand words so [...]
Byōyomi 1.0
by James in General, Japan on April 3rd, 2008
It’s been far too long since I’ve updated lomohut. Apologies for that. I spent a lot of my break working on a new application for Sugoi Software, my mac shareware business. For about three years I have had only a single product, Jisho. That was until April 1st when I released Byōyomi.
<img src=”http://www.lomohut.com/images/byoyomi/128.png”/ [...]
ジェーコブと浅草と上野で遊そぶ、Playing in Asakusa and Ueno with Jacob
by James in General, Japan, Travel on March 16th, 2008
Jacob came in to town and after a good night’s rest the first thing we decided to do was give him a dose of Japanese culture. And possibly get on TV 4 times.
As we were walking down the main path it suddenly came to a halt. I saw a boom mike in the air [...]
江ノ島２, Enoshima Part II
by James in General, Japan, Travel on March 9th, 2008
I think it’s safe to say that the worst of winter is gone and spring is breaking through in Japan. To celebrate this Yumi and I decided to hit up Enoshima. I haven’t been there since August during the Enoshima Hanabi.
The contrast between the two visits is huge. Day vs. Night. Being more proficient in [...]
Train them while they are young
by James in Environment, General, Japan on March 5th, 2008
As a child some of my favuorite books were those of Dr. Seuss’. I hadn’t realized until expressed by a professor in Economic Geography about a year ago that social undertones in children’s can effect the norm by the time we reach adulthood.
His example was Dr. Susses with the book titled “The Lorax”. The [...]
ケイタイの常習でアメリカと日本を比べる、Comparing Japanese and American Culture by Cellphone Habits
by James in General, Japan on February 20th, 2008
When people think of Japan one of the first things they think about is their advanced cellphones. The difference between the capabilities of Japanese cellphones and American phones is really astounding.
With Japanese phones I can of course do the regular email, surf the internet, take photos, videos, play music, buy music, scan barcodes and [...]
原宿、明治神宮、建国記念の日, Harajuku, Meiji Jingu, National Foundation Day
by James in General, Japan, Travel on February 13th, 2008
Living in Tokyo, I often forget that I am close to lots of famous places. Living in South-West Tokyo, I forget that I am close to the a few of the major tourist spots in Tokyo (Shibuya, Shinjuku, Harajuku).
Harajuku is famous for a few things: Meiji Shrine and Cos Players. I happened to go [...]
Expanded Site on the way
by James in General, Japan on January 27th, 2008
It’s been a little bit since the last update and a lot has been going on. I’ve started building lomohut locally that will accommodate more features and better utilization of the site. Of course the blog will still be the main feature, however to see all posts you will need a login and password to [...]
本当に辛いラメーン, Really Spicy Ramen
by James in Food, General, Japan, Travel on January 17th, 2008
If you generalize Japanese cuisine it is not spicy. The spicy dishes that they eat are generally imported from Korea or China and even then they aren’t spicy. I think I figured out why too.
The other day I went to this Ramen shop with my friend for lunch in 目黒 Meguro. We walk into [...]
回転鮨, Kaitenzushi, Sushi-go-around
by James in Food, General, Japan, Travel on January 16th, 2008
In my travels and studies in/about Japan I thought they could not possibly top the awesomeness that is the Beer Vending Machine. Especially during summer time when it is hot and humid. The only thing you want is a nice cold Asahi Super Dry to help make the mugginess a bit more tolerable. I was [...]
