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September 29, 2005

It's Super Fast! Shinkansen!!

If you've ever wondered what it would be like to fly along the ground, definitely take the Shinkansen (shin-kan-sen). I got to experience it for the first time this week on a trip up to Morioka. The total distance...

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August 27, 2005

Doggie!

One of the things that regular readers will know about us is that we're suckers for dogs...we can't actually have any with our current living and working arrangements, but someday, that will change. Until then, we mooch off of dog...

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August 16, 2005

Whole Lot of Shakin' Goin' On!

Last year, I had to contend with terrorism in Saudi Arabia, and every time something would happen, I'd alert my family that I was fine...Now, it looks like I'll be doing the same with earthquakes. My interpreter and I were...

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December 30, 2004

My Morning at Inamuragasaki Point, or, Why You Need to be Careful When Feeding the Squirrels

Friday morning after we got back to Japan, Melody had to go back to work. Since she was going to be gone the whole day, I figured that it would be a good time to go visit some of...

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November 23, 2004

3-7 Birthday Girls and Family at Sengei Shrine

This Japanese family graciously allowed our tour group to take their photo at Sengei Shrine. It was a cold and drizzly day so seeing such beautiful bright colors was a treat! Did you notice the 7 year old's peace...

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Yokohama Bay Bridge

Here's a neat view of the Yokohama Bay Bridge. I was driving back from dropping off Dee at Narita Airport and the sun was setting....

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3-7 Birthday Girl at Hacchimangu Temple

View image Dee and I spent the morning on her last day touring around downtown Kamakura. We wandered around Tsurugaoka Hacchimangu Temple which is a large area, beautifully maintained and located a few blocks from the Kamakura JR train station....

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October 09, 2004

Kamakura

Our house in Japan is in Kamakura. It's quite an historical place (Kamakura, that is...not our house), a former location of the Japanese government and a big site for Buddhist temples. The best part of it is that it's also...

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October 08, 2004

How we got here...

For starters, we're both in the military, but are different services (Army and Navy), therefore, it's a mixed marriage. It also makes it difficult to get stationed together. So, realizing the way the military works, we decided to pre-empt the...

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