Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Showing posts with label japan. Show all posts
Thursday, January 20, 2022

Review: Himawari House

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 Himawari House showed up in one of the "best comics of the year" lists and while it was labelled an "indie comic", it ...
Wednesday, March 06, 2019

Review: Gatchaman Complete Collection

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I grew up in Singapore watching Gatchaman II  (in dubbed Taiwanese translation, with the opening and closing songs stripped!), but was proba...
Thursday, February 21, 2019

Review: Gatchaman 1994 OVA

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I realized that the 1994 Gatchaman OVA was part of the Gatchaman Complete collection . I was pretty sure that the original Gatchaman was a ...
Tuesday, October 24, 2017

Review: The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up

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Audible was giving away The Life Changing Magic of Tidying Up , so I picked it up. I had run out of things to listen to, so this became a bo...
Wednesday, May 18, 2016

Review: eConnect Japan

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I have a T-mobile Simple Choice global plan. But word from one of my friends who visits Japan frequently is that it was unreliable, and he ...
Friday, May 13, 2016

Review: Deuter Kid Comfort III Baby Carrier

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In 2013, I killed the Kelty FC 3.0 Child Carrier . My rule with equipment is that if I kill it once, I'll exchange it at REI. If I kill ...
Wednesday, May 11, 2016

Japan 2016: Thoughts and Conclusions

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Japan is very kid friendly. Before we left Xiaoqin was told by people that strollers, etc. were a handful to manage in Japanese cities. We l...
Tuesday, May 10, 2016

Japan 2016: Mitaka

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We got up at 6:15am, got everything packed and left the hotel, making the 7:04 Kintetsu Express to Kyoto. At Kyoto station, we bought brunch...
Monday, May 09, 2016

Japan 2016: Nara

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We grabbed a bus to Kyoto Station and then went in to buy tickets for the express train. To my dismay, the primary ticket machines were inco...
Friday, May 06, 2016

Japan 2016: Kyoto

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The Shinkansen was a great experience, but to my surprise despite it being a mid-day trip we had a hard time getting seats in the non-reserv...
Thursday, May 05, 2016

Japan 2016: Matsumoto

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After our customary early breakfast, we checked out and proceeded to walk to the bus stop, which would take us to a relatively small JR trai...
Wednesday, May 04, 2016

Japan 2016: Tokyo

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Traveling with family is much different and tougher than traveling alone (or with a partner) as an adult. For instance, if you're jet-la...
Tuesday, May 03, 2016

Japan 2016 Index

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For this year's Spring Break, we opted to visit Japan. Since we had to orient around Bowen's school schedule, we weren't able ...
Saturday, August 14, 2010

Review: Battle Royale (The Novel)

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I didn't like the movie, Battle Royale much. Unfortunately, Battle Royale: The Novel wasn't a whole lot better. The writing is t...
Sunday, September 27, 2009

Thoughts on Cycling in Hokkaido and Japan

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I really enjoyed the Hokkaido trip. It's a truism of cycling that cycling brings out the best in the people of the country we visit, and...
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Touring Hokkaido Tips and Resources

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The biggest tip I can give you is to not fly United Airlines to Japan. They've recently revised their bike policy to be $250 each way, s...
Thursday, September 17, 2009

Tour of Hokkaido 2009

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On August 25th, Yana & Mark Ivey, Brooks Sizemore and I did a Bicycle Tour of Hokkaido (the northern-most big Island of Japan). The ride...
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Tuesday, September 15, 2009

Epilogue

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We arrived once again at Hotel COM's lobby, retrieved our bike boxes and proceeded to disassemble our bikes in the lobby and put them ba...
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Monday, September 14, 2009

Lake Shikotsu "Lapland" to Chitose Airport

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We woke up in the morning to a fine clear day. I looked around outside, and then came back in to explore the little cabin. That was when I n...