Author: Kazuo Yokobori

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2023 New Year Ekiden

Ekiden is a marathon in which multiple runners run in relays.The New Year Ekiden is a popular event that is held in Japan on January 1 every year and is broadcast on TV and web.　(1) 【LIVE】《全移動車》をライブ配信【ニューイヤー駅伝2023】 – YouTube￥This ekiden course is near my home in Gunma Prefecture, so I go to support it along the road and watch it on TV.　I didn’t go back to Gunma Prefecture this year to prevent coronavirus infection, so I’m watching the game on TV from Osaka. Each participating runner team is a corporate club team, so it is easy to understand because the name (more…)
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New Year Card 2023

Due to the prevention of coronavirus infection, I could not go sightseeing anywhere in 2022.When I was looking for an image that could be used for New Year’s cards, I found an image that I tried to use in 2017 but did not use. This photo of the American space shuttle is not of the United States, but of an amusement park called Space World in Fukuoka Prefecture in Japan.Unfortunately, it closed in 2017. Therefore, I wanted to use it for the 2018 New Year’s card, but this photo had a greater impact, A Happy New Year 2017 ! Slime (more…)
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Autumn Sky and TAIYO2

Autumn sunny Hamadera Marina 2 I went to maintain the TAIYO2 and there was a strong westerly wind.Perhaps because of the strong wind, I was able to take beautiful photos with a very blue sky.I go to check once every two weeks, so sometimes I come across a very beautiful landscape.If you want to see more photos, please also see the website of Taiyo Kogyo Yacht Club.Jump to TAIYO YACHT CLUB pages – yokobori blog (more…)
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Nichijou “Selamat pag”?

“Nichijo” is Japanese comic(manga) and animation.(2) Nichijou – Yukko goes to a coffee shop – YouTube 【日常MAD】ヒャダインのじょーじょーゆーじょー FULL – YouTube This manga is set in my hometown of Isesaki, Gunma Prefecture.Recently, I learned that the high school that the main characters attend is modeled after my little sister’s high school.　Every time I saw the school gate in the animation, I felt like I had seen it before.　It is said to be the alma mater of the original author.I found one with an English ticker on YouTube, so I added a link above.When my coffee shop Starbucks opened in Japan, how (more…)
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I finally bought it

More than 40 years ago, when I was in elementary school, Gundam was broadcast on TV but was canceled halfway through due to low viewership.After the broadcast was discontinued, a plastic model of Gundam was released, which was a big hit. Panic broke out because products were not available, and it became a social problem.　I also remember lining up at a model shop with my friends from 7 am on Sunday morning.They say that history repeats itself, but it was completely reminiscent of that time, but I was finally able to buy it.　In lottery sales.What is different from 40 years (more…)