Tadaimatte

  Breakfast at Komeda Coffee to start our day The Japan trip to end all trips - that was the idea when my mom suggested going overseas to ce...

Today I was linked to this fantastic HD video on YouTube of Tokyo in 1992. It's so clear! I really dig urban history, so I snapped a ...

"At 5:46, on the morning of January 17th 1995, the Great Hanshin-Awaji Earthquake caused this marina to collapse, and at that po...

Nothing special, but this was the flower arrangement I did as part of Mid-Year-Seminar cultural studies in December 2008. I always rea...

These traditional mailboxes can still be found around Japan I've mentioned before how fun and interesting it is to take part in ...

My friend and former co-worker recently sent me this box of sweets from Japan. I was absolutely thrilled to open it - it was like Christm...

Halloween is just past, so why not a costuming photo!? These Final Fantasy VI cosplayers at Tokyo Game Show 2007 were so adorable!

This oversized dosei-san  character from the video game series MOTHER (known in North America as EarthBound) came to visit arcades arou...

Keihan-chan (Keiko Morishoji) showcasing the goods of Higashiyama In a PiTaPa ad In 2000, the Keihan train line launched an adve...

Swinging in the rain, Japan’s “now” generation invades Dotombori, a street in downtown Osaka lined with restaurants and places of amuseme...

I really dislike winter. However, I am SO ready for this kotatsu to transform into winter mode!

Note: I don't really recommend going to Shinsekai on your own at night. But it's cool to look at from a distance!

VHS tapes were quickly going out of style at all the video rental stores near me. My television had a built-in VCR, though, so I snapped ...

Conservation of floor space. Yes, that is a futon set up in that closet, the perfect size for short people!

The biggest downside to being in Japan before the smartphone revolution was that my phone's camera was absolute garbage, and I was...

I absolutely love this photo of the school courtyard, taken from a second-floor hallway window. It always makes me nostalgic for my schoo...

I came across some photos on the Tokyo Metropolitan Government website (yeah, don't even ask) and couldn't resist sharing. Love, lov...

Dotonbori Hotel, Osaka. That's how small these rooms were!

Sometimes you have a picture that just cannot be added to an article. It needs an article to itself. This is one of those pictures (taken...

This bird landed on the windowsill right by my desk and hopped around awhile! Ah, spring...