My sister Mika has started a volunteer gig at the Monterey Bay Aquarium, one day a week, at the penguin exhibit. MY SISTER IS A PENGUIN WRANGLER! AT THE MONTEREY…

“The Kaen is the oldest form of the free reed family, the great great grandaddy of the harmonica and accordion. This type of instrument goes back to at least 1100BC…

WANKO – “Sweet life with precious dogs” That’s just wrong.

(Thx to XY)

Someone sent this to me with the caption, “CANON 30D.” It is immediately apparent that I was wrong in recommending a Nikon to my little brother last week. Maybe they’ll…

One of the simple joys of winter in Japan is nabe, any combination of meat and vegetables you throw in an earthenware pot filled with water, season as you see…

This is my new wallet, and I am secure in my manhood. Spicy move!

(from osaka bill)

(click to enlarge) A new love hotel shopping center (see comments) being put up in Kobe. I love my new camera.

I hate flies, but this one was cooperative. Taken on a nature trail at the Awaji Highway Oasis last Sunday.

Found this in Kobe between a stairwell and a hidden shotengai a couple weeks ago. The artwork is reminiscent of gishigishikun (an ultraviolent schoolboy manga) for some reason… Maybe that…