Nittai-ji

Nittai-ji (Japan-Thai Temple). The tmeple enshrines the ashes of Buddha.


You can see Thai flags.


The ashes were given by the king of Thailand.

Stag Beetle

Ohsu Kannon Temple

Scarecrow

i'm not kidding. they are scarecrows. thought they were real when i found them.

Cicadas

Kuma-zemi

kuma = bear, semi (zemi) = cicada

Abura-zemi

abura = oil

No Fishing

Fishing Trip To Sea of Japan - No fishing pics

Kamiko Fishing Port

The town consists of some fishing ports and lots of guesthouses. Nothing else.

Oni-yanma

The largest dragonfly in Japan.

Funamushi

I hate them. Just so creepy.

Trash from Korea. You see lots in some areas.

Nanafushi

Wood-stick-mimic

MegaMac

as advertised. 350 yen.

wth?

Beetle Eggs

Atlas Beetle Eggs (2-3mm)

Geocaching In The Cicada Shower

World Cosplay Summit 2007

Main Stage - Oasis 21

French Cosplayers

Denmarkish Cosplayers

Spainish Cosplayers

Mexican Cosplayers

Local Summer Festival 2

Annual family summer festival at Mitsubishi Nagoya Aerospace Systems

Goldfish Scooping

Thin paper scoop

It's little difficult for kids. You get several even if you can't catch any.

Water balloon yo-yo fishing

Hook and tissue paper line

Character mask fishing

Local Summer Festival

A typical local summer festival scene

My Nephew My Toy

Walking in Nagoya - Sakae Area

Friendly sign

To Los Angeles, 9000+km to go. Nice.

Common street scene

Election posters for House of Councilors

No graffiti on them or you'll get busted.

Tennis school

It says...

Ferris wheel in the mid city

Nagoya Castle Cache Hunt

My first cache in Japan! A big bison tube found in the fence rail by the outer moat of Nagoya castle.

A lot of carps, warterfowls, and turtles.

Kishimen

Nagoya's featured noodle. It is known for its flat noodle in dark soy-source and bonito extract soup.

Sentry Tower

The inner moat is empty and deer live there. They are twice bigger than those you can see in California.

Nagoya Castle West View

Traditional Water Fountain

"Shiyakusho-mae" (city hall front) subway station

Bum Castle (aka blue vinyl mansion)

Atsuta Jingu

Atsuta Jingu (shrine). It is supposed to be the second most important shrine and located here in Nagoya. The most important one is just called Jingu and it is in Ise.

Fortune

You put the fortune paper tie on this thing. If you get a good one, you put it here so it comes true. If you get a bad one, you put it here so it won't happen.

Cicada

I found a cicada hatchling struggling on the ground due to mis-emerging from its shell during my midnight walk.

So weak but there still was little hope. I put him on a window net in my room so he can expand his wings.

20 mins later.

1 and half hours later. The body color is getting darker.

3 hours later. Darker and darker.

About 11 hours later. Right before the release. Bye bye lucky boy.