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Monthly Archives: September 2010
26 September, 2010: Living in the Country…
There is something to be said for growing up in the country – regardless of which country you live in. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and spent most of my summers riding bikes and horses. Working outside and exploring the forests. Splashing in creeks and turning over rocks. As soon as I could I
23 September, 2010: Dogo Onsen
Got bored when I was at the in-laws and decided to bike up to Dogo Onsen and see if the area had changed in the last couple years – it hasn’t. The area between the Dogo train station and onsen consists of a quaint little outdoor shopping arcade full of locally produced goods and foods
19 September, 2010: Matsuyama Castle
From 1998-2001, I lived on the smallest of the four main islands of Japan, Shikoku, in the city of Matsuyama. Matsuyama is the capital city of Ehime prefecture and has a population of ~500,000 people, but is considered, by most, to be very rural. Very few Japanese go to Shikoku, but of those that do,
17 September, 2010: Kobo Daishi Statue at Ishite-ji
When we were in Matsuyama, Luna wanted to go to the mountains and look for Tottoro before we left for home. To facilitate this effort, on one of our final days we biked up to Ishite-zi in order to climb the mountain (hill?) behind the temple and see if Totorro was around anywhere. To get
7 September, 2010: Tunnels at Ishite-Ji Temple
Have been visiting the in-laws in Matsuyama (Ehime Prefecture) for the past few days and today Luna wanted to go for a ride on the bicycle. We hopped on the bike in the early afternoon and rode into town and, as it was lunch time, we decided to get her new favorite food (Indian Curry)
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31 October, 2010: Trick or Treating in Negishi
Typhoon Chaba has moved through the area, turned back out to sea, and took (most of) the rain with it. Sunday afternoon I messaged a friend living on the Negishi base to see if trick or treating would be canceled or not and received a reply back that it was still on for the evening.
30 October, 2010: Typhoon Chaba for Halloween
Friday evening Typhoon Chaba started to move into the area and the rain really moved in on Saturday afternoon. Went home after I got done teaching on Saturday and Luna was excited about going trick or treating on Sunday, but worried about the rain. To get her mind off the rain, we carved her pumpkin,
20 October, 2010: Kohaku’s First Halloween Costume
After a heated internal discussion with myself over whether to give Kohaku his first octopus costume or not, I gave in and purchased a non-cephalopodic costume for him – this year. We received his costume the other day, but haven’t had a chance to get him to try it on until now…. I am a
12 October, 2010: Luna’s First Sports Day (Undokai)
The second Monday in October is the day that the Japanese typically celebrate Health and Sports day (Taiku no Hi) as a national holiday and, this year, Luna was able to celebrate her first school sports day. Originally it commemorated the opening of the 1964 Summer Olympics being held in Tokyo, but now it primarily
26 September, 2010: Living in the Country…
There is something to be said for growing up in the country – regardless of which country you live in. I grew up in rural Pennsylvania and spent most of my summers riding bikes and horses. Working outside and exploring the forests. Splashing in creeks and turning over rocks. As soon as I could I
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When I first came to Japan in 1998, I bought a 35mm Nikon with one of my first paychecks and took a ton of photos for the 3 years that I was in Matsuyama. I went back to the States in 2001, lived in Washington DC for the next 7 years, and didn’t really take many photos during that entire time… In 2008, my wife and I moved back to Japan and settled in the Yokohama area.
Shortly after arriving back here I was bitten by the bug, purchased a used Canon 40D and a couple of lenses to chronicle all that we see, feel, and experience here in Japan. Most of the photos I take are from the Tokyo/Yokohama areas, but intermingled are shots from other areas we travel to.
Matthew
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