Category Archives: Japan

Went out for sushi on the first Sat. night we were here. Oishikatta – it was delicious!

This shot shows the interior of the Shinkansen bullet train’s Green Car. The Green Car is “first class” for train travel in Japan. No, I am not sure why the Green Car is brown…

My daughter Katie watches Japan go by from the Narita Express train from Narita airport in Chiba to Tokyo Station. It takes nearly an hour by train from the airport to Tokyo Station.

When I lived in Japan in the early 90s, Halloween might have been an American holiday that people were aware of, but it wasn’t something they celebrated… This shot from one of the shopping avenues here in Fujinomiya shows that … Continue reading →

Tried to take a picture of the Mister Donut at the food court but  Donarudo Makudonarudo jumped up to block my view. Did you know that Ronald McDonald is known as Donald McDonald at Japanese McDonald’s? Ronald, Donald… Either way, … Continue reading →

My previous post introduced the Bobby Burger, an revolution in hamburgers “produced” by Bobby Valentine, former NY Mets manager and now kantoku of the Chiba Lotte Marines. Now it can be revealed: How did Bobby come up with the idea … Continue reading →

Bobby Valentine, the former Mets manager, is now in his second year as kantoku or manager of the Chiba Lotte Marines. The Lotte conglomerate also owns Lotteria, a fast food chain which serves up a pretty mean teriyaki burger. Lotteria … Continue reading →

Here’s a neat picture of Mt.  Fuji  (富士山) that my wife took while she was out today. Did you know that Japanese people refer to Mt. Fuji as Fuji san? That’s not san as in Miyagi san or Mr. Miyagi, … Continue reading →

There are lots of fields and parks along the river in Fuji, Japan.

A stroll through the neighborhood back in November.

At the Fujinomiyama Kokusai Hanaen: Now that’s a nice place to sit and have a coffee. Or even a beer