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Category: Yokohama
20 December, 2009: Kamonyama Park
Took Luna for a walk today to get her out of the house and decided to find Kamonyama Park in downtown Yokohama. It is only a 10 minute walk from Sakuragi-cho station and we were able to pick up some hot pork buns en-route to the park. The hill is covered with cherry trees and
13 December, 2009: Narita-san Yokohama Temple
Went with Luna to buy a Christmas tree today, but decided en route to try and find Iseyama Shrine in the Noge area of Yokohama first. Wasn’t really sure where it was and never did find it, but did find a temple that we had never been to. The temple we found, Narita-san Yokohama Temple,
30 November, 2009: The Hikawa Maru, Yokohama
For over a year now we have walked by this ship at least two times a month and many times more often than that when the weather is nice, but I never realized that this ship is now a floating museum. Have taken photos of it since I got here (seagulls love the chains anchoring
27 November, 2009: Thanksgiving in Japan
Megu was sick on Thanksgiving, so we didn’t get to go to Kamakura for Shichi-Go-San (see previous post) and I hadn’t planned on doing a turkey dinner – you can get turkeys on the Navy bases here, but not many other places… With Megu sick, Luna and I went for a couple bike rides, played
15 November, 2009: Shichi-Go-San at Sankeien Koen, Yokohama
Weather was nice and we decided to go to Sankeien Koen to take pictures for Shichi-Go-San. Difficult time getting Luna to smile, but she did a good job walking around all morning for the first time in a full kimono. We were going to go to a temple in Kamakura the following weekend for the
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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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