Author: Kazuo Yokobori

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Hamamatsu diorama Museum

Shizuoka Prefecture, where Hamamatsu City is located, is famous for its model industry.Major plastic model manufacturers such as TAMIYA Model, Hasegawa, and Bandai are home to their headquarters and factories in Shizuoka Prefecture.　Originally, there were many craftsmen who carved shrines and temples, and in modern times, making plastic models became an industry.　Takuji Yamada is a well-known professional modeler.浜松ジオラマファクトリー | iN HAMAMATSU.COMSince I was in junior high school, I have seen Mr. Yamada’s work in magazines and other publications, and I was impressed by his high level of technology.It is a diorama of Noah’s Ark displayed at the entrance of the (more…)
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Hamamatsu Airpark

Hamamatsu Air Park is a public relations facility of the Japan Air Self-Defense Force of Japan.航空自衛隊浜松広報館 エアーパークIn this SF like building, an aircraft of the Air Self-Defense Force is exhibited.What’s more, admission is free!　There is also a 3D theater inside, but that is also free.　In addition, you can borrow a pilot suit and helmet for free for a commemorative photo.Hamamatsu is an industrial city, with the headquarters and factories of various industrial manufacturers.Especially before World War II, it was the center of the aircraft industry.I think that’s why there’s an air park here.Since it is a little far from Tokyo, (more…)
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New Year Day’s routine

On New Year’s Day, I first go to the temple in hometown at 9:00 to greet the New Year.In Japan, temples managed the family register before Westernization, so even now, in rural areas, temples = local communities.After the greeting, I drove 600 km (375 mile) from my hometown of Isesaki City in Gunma Prefecture to Osaka City, where I currently live.It runs on the highway, but there is a route on the mountain side and a route on the sea side.Snow is also removed on the highway on the mountain side, so you can run during the day even if (more…)
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Happy New Year 2024!

To commemorate 30 years of service, I went to Kusatsu Onsen.Kusatsu Onsen – 1 : Yumomi -Dance – yokobori blogKusatsu Onsen-2 : Lavista Kusatsu Hotel – yokobori blog Kusatsu Onsen-3 : Russian cuisine Manos – yokobori blogKusatsu-Onsen 4: Kusatu Nettai-ken – yokobori blogKusatsu-Onsen 5: Private bath – yokobori blog (more…)
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Year-end cleaning

I usually live in Osaka, but I spend the year-end and New Year holidays at my home in Gunma.　I go back to Gunma about once every two months to take care of the farmland and clean the house.　I have two younger sisters who live in the neighborhood, so she and her husband are helping to maintain it, so we manage to maintain it.　Much of the farmland is rented out to people who cultivate it.　In the past, I used to grow my own rice and wheat, so it was difficult to go to Gunma frequently.　Now I only manage small orchards that (more…)