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Pachinko addicts
04.29.05 | Permalink | 1 Comment

This is when I introduced my parents to the wonderful art of Pachinko AKA pinball gambling. Look at the glazed eyes, indifferent expressions and untraceable hand trembling withdrawal symptoms. I promise I haven`t gone 100% photoblog. I have been incredibly busy these last few days. I`m running out of pictures to post here (Donations accepted [...]
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10,000 visits
04.28.05 | Permalink | Comment?

The beautiful sitemeter on the bottom right has managed to notch up a quite stunning 10,000 visits in under eight months of counting. Thanks for reading my blog.
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i-unit
04.28.05 | Permalink | Comment?

This is the car unveiled at the Aichi World Expo named the i-unit. From a press release: The “i-unit” is a form of “personal mobility” that seeks to attain a greater balance of meeting individuals’ wishes to enjoy freedom of movement, harmony with society, and harmony with the Earth’s natural environment. Yes.
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Prayer statues
04.27.05 | Permalink | Comment?

Yet again a picture taken in a shrine. Am I in doubt? Perhaps. I had a busy day today and no time to post. Sorting through a true torrent of junk mail including two great ones promising me 20% of 15 million US dollars if I open a bank account in Ghana. No thank you.
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Tigers barrel
04.26.05 | Permalink | Comment?

When in doubt post a picture taken in a shrine. The kanji on the Hanshin Tigers barrel means “sake” which means alcohol and so these are barrels for alcohol. Quite why the mighty Hanshin Tigers are on it is beyond me though.
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Sign
04.25.05 | Permalink | 2 Comments

Not much use when you`re lost.
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Beer machine
04.24.05 | Permalink | Comment?
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Beer Fridge
04.23.05 | Permalink | Comment?

Much like Willy Wonka and the chocolate factory where he gave out golden tickets in his chocolate bars, the mighty Japanese Asahi beer company are giving out the item on the left in a prize draw if you first collect a liver-rotting 36 stickers off of the cans. 36 Cans I hear you cry? But [...]
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Border
04.23.05 | Permalink | Comment?

Thanks go to Isabo for the explanation: That is a shinto shrine, the rope is called shimenawa and the paper strips are gohei. They mark boundaries to sacred areas/objects/kami. that’s why they’re on torii gates, mark the boundary to a sacred shrine/area. Also, Simon, as you’re obsessed with sumo, you’ll notice it looks an awful [...]
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Tie part II
04.23.05 | Permalink | Comment?

I started a teaching position yesterday. Once a week on Fridays from 4-9 in the evening teaching classes from four years old up to adults. In the first lesson the woman owner blazed in, squawked at the kids for five minutes and then left me alone with them for the rest of the hour. The [...]

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