
Friday, October 30, 2009
birds, dragons - same, same

Labels:
animals,
nikon d200,
shrine,
Utsunomiya
Thursday, October 29, 2009
Wednesday, October 28, 2009
Sorry about the lack of new posts
and comments from me.
We've moved and because we live in the sticks, it will take up to 2 weeks to get us connected to the internet. There's a McDonald's nearby with a wireless access, and I will do my best to throw something on the blog every now and then. But until about November 4th, it will be rather irregular.
Take care guys!
See you all very soon!
We've moved and because we live in the sticks, it will take up to 2 weeks to get us connected to the internet. There's a McDonald's nearby with a wireless access, and I will do my best to throw something on the blog every now and then. But until about November 4th, it will be rather irregular.
Take care guys!
See you all very soon!
Labels:
notes
Tuesday, October 27, 2009
Girls, be ambitious?
Getting ready to ride down the archery track?

Labels:
bike,
nikon d200,
shrine,
Utsunomiya
Monday, October 26, 2009
Yabusame right in the city center
at the Futara shrine:

Labels:
animals,
archery,
festivals,
horses,
nikon d200,
people,
shrine,
Utsunomiya
Sunday, October 25, 2009
This poor horse has that
desperate "get me outta here" look in his eyes (well, at least in one of them).

seen at the Kikusui fest ( 菊水祭 ) in Utsunomiya today.
There will be more photos tomorrow, OK?

seen at the Kikusui fest ( 菊水祭 ) in Utsunomiya today.
There will be more photos tomorrow, OK?
Labels:
animals,
festivals,
horses,
nikon d200,
Utsunomiya
Saturday, October 24, 2009
Just a random kid with a dragon
who was bored out of his mind (the kid, not the dragon):

Labels:
black and white,
Kanuma,
kids,
people,
religion,
shinto,
shrine,
sony alpha 100
Friday, October 23, 2009
while walking home for lunch
I saw this lady:
this was right before she stepped in some doggie poo. And to find and step in a doggie poo on this sidewalk, you have to be true a genius.

Labels:
kimono,
Pentax Optio W80,
people,
street photography,
Utsunomiya,
women
Thursday, October 22, 2009
and speaking of city logos
Why Kanuma chose this as its city symbol, I have no clue:

and here's another Kanuma manhole cover with its starry symbol:

and here's another Kanuma manhole cover with its starry symbol:

Labels:
Kanuma,
logos and signs,
sony alpha 100
Wednesday, October 21, 2009
cemetery bucket
with the Utsunomiya city logo:

Labels:
cemetery,
sony alpha 100,
Utsunomiya
Tuesday, October 20, 2009
sorry this is a backdated post
but I'm down with bronchitis, and hence have no energy to post new stuff right now.
So here's one from our archives:
and this little froggie went to Mashiko...
So here's one from our archives:

Labels:
animals,
Pentax Optio W80,
transport,
Utsunomiya
Monday, October 19, 2009
Everything on this street leans
one way or the other, including that utility pole.
and the street itself can't decide whether it's going downhill or up.

Labels:
architecture,
night photo,
nikon d200,
Utsunomiya
Sunday, October 18, 2009
Cool
Labels:
black and white,
Kanuma,
nikon d200,
people,
street photography
Saturday, October 17, 2009
separated at birth
Labels:
black and white,
festivals,
Kanuma,
nikon d200,
people,
street photography
Friday, October 16, 2009
Kanuma doggies
Seen during the autumn festival in Kanuma:
small goggies....
big goggies...
festive goggies...



Labels:
animals,
dog,
Kanuma,
nikon d200,
people,
street photography
Thursday, October 15, 2009
Autumn festival in Kanuma - kids version




Labels:
festivals,
Kanuma,
kids,
nikon d200,
people,
shinto,
street photography
Wednesday, October 14, 2009
Seen in Kanuma
during the Autumn festival:

Labels:
animals,
cats,
Kanuma,
sony alpha 100
Tuesday, October 13, 2009
kanuma autumn fest at night
鹿沼ぶっつけ秋祭り。夜景編。
fireworks
and buttsuke at night
and going to warp 5. make it so!
To read about the festival visit here.



To read about the festival visit here.
Labels:
festivals,
fireworks,
Kanuma,
night photo,
nikon d200,
people,
shinto,
street photography
Monday, October 12, 2009
Kanuma Buttsuke Autumn Festival - the hairstyle version
Back by popular demand - the hair. This time in Kanuma during the annual fall festival (鹿沼ぶっつけ秋祭り).
Is this the Japanese version of the Utah hair syndrome - the bigger the hair the closer to god(s)?
we "heart" hair spray:
and even more hair spray:
yeah, gotta love them Japanese festival hair styles
and those young ones still have a lot to learn:
If you want to read about the festival, go here. No worries, it's in English. :)
Is this the Japanese version of the Utah hair syndrome - the bigger the hair the closer to god(s)?
we "heart" hair spray:
and even more hair spray:
yeah, gotta love them Japanese festival hair styles
and those young ones still have a lot to learn:
If you want to read about the festival, go here. No worries, it's in English. :)
Labels:
festivals,
Kanuma,
kids,
nikon d200,
people,
shinto,
street photography,
women
Saturday, October 10, 2009
Omiya ramen shop - 近江屋ラーメン屋さん
Because what's a mom-and-pop ramen joint without its very own cujo:

The shop is very cozy:
Still before lunch, so it's nice and quiet.
The ramen is good. No, scratch that, it's very good. Full of home-made, hand-made goodness:

And that dog was actually very sweet and friendly:

I know I'll be back. For directions call: 028-634-9356, Japanese only.

The shop is very cozy:

The ramen is good. No, scratch that, it's very good. Full of home-made, hand-made goodness:

And that dog was actually very sweet and friendly:

I know I'll be back. For directions call: 028-634-9356, Japanese only.
Labels:
dog,
food,
Pentax Optio W80,
ramen,
restaurant,
Utsunomiya
Friday, October 9, 2009
isuzu vehiCROSS
Some morons at some car mag in the US listed VehiCROSS as one of the worst car designs of the 2000s (at number 8). Obviously those morons had never had a V-CROSS. And from the totally ludicrous description of the interior and handling of the car, I can tell they'd never test driven one either.
no, this is not our V-CROSS, but we used to have one just like it, except with the steering wheel on the other side (for the US market). And I loved that car, truly loved it. With all my heart. The best car we've ever had.
This one is normally parked by the train station nearby our home.

This one is normally parked by the train station nearby our home.
Labels:
notes,
sony alpha 100,
transport,
Utsunomiya
Thursday, October 8, 2009
Stream in Nikko
Labels:
nature,
nikko,
nikon d200,
river,
woods
Apartment hunting

Labels:
architecture,
Pentax Optio W80,
Utsunomiya
Tuesday, October 6, 2009
cat studio

FYI, it's a hair salon. For humans.
Labels:
Pentax Optio W80,
signs,
Utsunomiya
Monday, October 5, 2009
Ever-present power lines

Labels:
Motegi,
power lines,
shrine,
sony alpha 100
Sunday, October 4, 2009
Mizuhanomenokami

Takio jinja
Labels:
nikko,
religion,
shinto,
shrine,
sony alpha 100
Saturday, October 3, 2009
Friday, October 2, 2009
No town is complete without its very own...

Wonder GOO!
Labels:
Pentax Optio W80,
signs,
Utsunomiya
Contrast
Labels:
architecture,
black and white,
Pentax Optio W80,
transport,
Utsunomiya
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