Iris

Another rainy season flower. Today I went geocaching. I left home around noon and came back around 5:30. It started raining when I got almost home. Lucky me.

Star Soldier R

I've been playing this shooting game for a week now. So addictive. You have to get as high score as possible in two minutes. This is one of the best plays on youtube. My high score is 1063200 as of today. Both my thumbs are swelling bad.

Guitar and drum games

I stopped by an amusement center during my lunchtime walk in Shibuya. I've never played them but it seems they're quite popular.

Police Bike

I asked a police officer what this pipe is. It houses a police club. I just didn't think the club is that long.

Blood Drive

Free drink, snack, and a toothbrush for 400ml of your blood. I filled up my point card so I got a reusable shopping bag too.

Beetle

The first one of this year is female :) It's a strange feeling that she doesn't know how much time I spent for them at all. She's larger than I expected from her weight while she was still a larva.

Male Beetle Pupa

PASMO

You can use public transportation and vending machines with this card. 'Unlike' credit cards, you can use it without taking it out of your wallet. All you need to do is to swipe your wallet over the reading device. Really nice.

Izakaya

Izakaya is a place where Japanese businessmen drink and eat. I found a thing that I had wanted to try for a long time. It's called "hoya". I can't explain how it tastes like. The closest I can think of is sea cucumbers while its texture is quite different.

Ajisai - Hydrangea

I have to take my camera with me. This is the best my cell phone can do.

My Commuting Road

A typical Japanese neighborhood scene in a sunny morning

Wicket lines at the Kichijoji Station

Wake up at 7:00 and leave around 7:55. 10 mins walk to the station. About 25 mins DS play on a train.

Police Car & Bike

Tokyo has been "officially" in Tsuyu (rainy season) since yesterday.


I have to figure out what the pipe thing by the front wheel is.

Undoukai - Athletic Meet

I was waken up by noises coming from a local elementary school.

4th grade 80m dash

6th grade 100m dash

Bamboo tug-of-war? 4th grade.

Ajisai - Hydrangea

The rainy season flower here in Japan. They will be at their best soon.

Pet Store

Vending Machine

So thin. You can find so many vending machines in Tokyo. I guess I should say "too many".

Nagoya Municipal Subway

Garmin

eTrex Vista price drop to 79800 yen. I wonder how much it was. It's $770 per today's exchange rate. How ridiculous.

Ueno/Akihabara Cache Hunt

I went geocaching to Ueno and Akihabara. I stopped by Omiya Hachiman (shrine) in Eifuku-cho first.

Omiya Hachiman Entrance

Azalea

Bamboo Grove

A Cache

Bailey's Nippon 2006 Geocoin

Omiya Hachiman Shrine

A camo'ed cache found in Ueno

Pedestrian Paradise

Ok, I forgot to take pictures in Ueno and Akihabara.

Result: 8/8 :)

Terapia Fishing at Arako River

I took my nephew to a local river for fishing per his request.

Terapia

Arako River

The river usually has a lot of terapias when it has water. Water was not clear as it rained on the previous day.

Result: me 20+, my nephew 2 w/ my help.

Sekibutus - Buddhist Statues

I found them at the Sanpou-ji temple while I was geocaching. I used to live nearby but I did't know them. Actually, I didn't know the temple itself.

I carefully observed and found them very old. This one has been there since 1682. I believe there are older ones. I have to go back there again.

Ginza at Night

Roads are full of taxies.

Akihabara

A view from the Akihabara station

About $25 worth of toy crane machine result: chocolate and stupid toys. I totally hated myself. GPS is not included, of course.

Benchmark

The Blue Train "GINGA (galaxy)" Last Run

Railfans sending off GINGA at Tokyo Station (2008/03/14).

GINGA made an 8 hrs 20 mins trip to Kyoto (2hrs 20 mins by bullet train) and finished its 59 years of service this morning.

Homogenized Milk

Tokyo Metro - Tokyo Station

There is no way to fall off (unless you're so determined...). I wonder how they installed these gates in such a busy station.

Chinese Spring Festival

There were a lot more people than I expected.

Looks good. Let's get one.

Ok, it's a Chinese festival.

Sim City

A View of Nagoya

Finally...

It started snowing during daytime.

Hatsune Miku

Amazing computer synthesized song by Vocaloids2.

How the software looks like:

So adorable:

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Atsuta Shrine

Making various wishes. 2.32 million people visited during the first 3 days. On the white sheet is money (mostly).


Buying luck charms and stuff.

Only christians...

Osu Kannon Temple w/ the new year's decoration.

Omikuji at Osu Kannon. Shake this hexagon tube then a numbered stick comes out. You will get a strip of paper that corresponds to the number and it tells your fortune.