Hanami by Night
Mimi and I had the chance to Hanami (花見) at night (technically called yozakura – 夜桜) with a nicely sized group of friends who chose to visit the Sankeien Sakura […]
Monthly Archives: March 2013
Car spotting
I thought it was about time to post some interesting rides I have run into on the streets here. It is always nice to see cars being enjoyed at random […]
Hafuu, Kyoto
I have to apologize for taking so long to post this one. Such a gem of a steak house should not be hidden away in the depths of my files. […]
Gundam Light Shows
During our visit to Odaiba, Mimi and I were able to catch the light shows for the Gundam in front of Diver City Plaza. One video is the entire short […]
Gundam RX-78-2, Odaiba
Being the huge Gundam fan that I am, it was criminal that I took this long to visit the 1:1 scale RX-78-2 that stands in front of the Diver City […]
Ume Matsuri
The Yoshino Baigo Ume Matsuri wasn’t only for viewing flowers. Tons of people gathered to watch the performers and enjoy the games and street food on hand. We made sure […]
Yoshino Baigo
After stumbling across the beautiful plum blossoms during my bike ride through Kamakura a couple of weeks back, I was eager to share the experience with Mimi. After searching a […]
Gonpachi
Mimi and I took a recent visit from a friend as an opportunity to check out Gonpachi in Roppongi, Tokyo. This is the restaurant that purportedly inspired the set for […]
F. Dream Night Race
One of Mimi’s coworkers, Sakimura-san, heard I was into racing so he set up a group excursion to a nearby karting track called F. Dream. Being my first time karting […]
Crazy Clouds Over Med Center
Thought I’d leave the Houston posts with this view of the wispy clouds over the Medical Center skyline. The clouds were particularly cool that day so I couldn’t resist capturing […]
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