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Being near the ocean gives one the chance to experience the freshest seafood. That’s exactly what I’m doing. This lady was cooking up fresh squid and scallops right out to Pacific. She had a little stand right on the beach, and you didn’t have to go anywhere to enjoy the food. If you haven’t [...] Continue reading Food – Grilled Scallop 
You can’t miss what is on offer in this Hokkaido mega-gift shop. Just before you load the ferry to head back to the main island, you can stock up on all the crab you can fit in your car…some of them are almost as big as the cars. The bear is another symbol of [...] Continue reading Things that make me happy….Crab in Japan! 
Getting to Nikko was half the fun, especially on a snowy January day. The train takes well over an hour from Tokyo and then it’s a bus ride or a walk to the temple. It was a cold, wet snow so every step made me colder than the oen before it. Of course photographing [...] Continue reading World Heritage Site – Nikko, Japan 
I’ve never been much of a fan of still life paintings, but for some reason, I love still life photography. There is no doubt that the owner of this boat is a fisherman. The colors are bright and it’s just a peaceful scene from the Shimokita Peninsula in northern Japan. [...] Continue reading Art – Still Life 
Doesn’t this look relaxing? As the snow fell all around, this lucky Japanese macaque takes advantage of the warm waters of the hot springs to relax. One of our favorite trips ever, was to the Jigokudani Monkey Park, near Nagano in Japan. I’ve written a little more about it here. I would love to [...] Continue reading Things That Make Me Happy – Snow Monkey Spa 
A frequent sight in Asia, this squid drying on a net was located on the Shimokita Peninsula. The Japanese love to eat dried squid by itself ast a snack. I do too. It has a sweet and salty taste all in one. You can buy packages of dried squid in any Asian food [...] Continue reading Food – Ika! 
This is an old photo that was actually taken on film. I have so many of those, and scanning them can be a real pain. This photo could have been taken just about anywhere, but it was a crisp fall day in northern Japan. We were out driving and stopped here to take [...] Continue reading A Perfect Afternoon! Time-Lapse Japan Japan is a country where everyone is polite and the streets are clean; it’s has so much to offer the tourist. If you haven’t done much travel in Asia, Japan is a great place to start because it has all the exoticism of Asia, but at the same time is meticulously clean [...] Continue reading Time-lapse Japan |
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