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After a lengthy period of consideration, I’ve decided to keep posting under the same blog name. Some changes to the site design will have to be made, and I have a ton of content to post. Justin- nice job on … Continue reading →

Perched behind a cliff, I thought I was in a good position to get some good shots of waves pounding against the rocks. I was right, but a huge “sleeper wave” sucked the receeding water back, swelled up, and smashed … Continue reading →

Here are two good articles that you should read: This one talks about the largest attempted bank heist (in a Sumitomo Mitsui in London) and shady dealings in the growing economies of online games like World of Warcraft, putting everything … Continue reading →

Wired has a pretty good gallery of Akibahara up here. Taro hit it spot on when he said that Akibake like to hang out at Yodobashi Camera (the one in the picture looks identical to the one in Umeda).

Everyone who goes through Incheon Airport probably has shot these signs already, but… I asked the vendor “Does this ice cream taste good?”. When he said “Yes, try some!”, I politely declined. If the ice cream wasn’t being sold at … Continue reading →

You can view the set here.

From April 9th to April 16th, my father and I embarked on an eight day tour of Kyushu. We started out in Kumamoto, renting a car at the airport, and then traveled to Saga, Fukuoka, Oita, Miyazaki, Kagoshima, and then … Continue reading →

A Japanese skink in between the cracks of the foundation of the ruins of Usuki Castle (Oita Prefecture). Unlike most skinks in Japan, this one lacks the rainbow stripes against the black body. He was running away when I took … Continue reading →