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Mt. Fuji and Sea of Clouds

I live in Osaka on business and often go back to my home in Gunma Prefecture. It’s about 350 miles away. Because there is Mt. Fuji on the way, I see it from the parking on highway, and stay at the hotel and see it.I often stay at a hotel on a hill where I can see Lake Yamanaka and Mt. Fuji well. It may be cloudy and invisible at all, but this year we were able to see the sea of clouds over Lake Yamanaka and Mt. Fuji together.<click the picture, it links to jpg file> Images taken from (more…)
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PEYOUNG Hormon (broiled pig innards)

The broiled big inners is called Hormon in Japan and popular foods. Osaka people love beef than pork, but they love also Hormon. Naming of Hormon is came from Germany, they say it is good images for health and nourishing foods. All reagions in Japan has hormon food menus, but Japanese hormon image is Osaka. I think that Hit of animation of Osaka little girl “Chie” are broiling pig inners on skewers in Osaka downtown. Her father was managed a Japanese style pub, but he does not work and her family is poor. She are broiling hormon in a pub (more…)
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Patlabor in Osaka, again

There is no new movie or TV animation series. though “Mobile police Patlabor” exhibition opened in the south marine port in Osaka. Patlabor is one of popular robot animations like a Gundum in Japan, but this animation is a modern play, is not future story. 1st movie opening on YouTube.In 1990’s, in Japan many robot type construction machines it is called “Labor” were used in construction sites. Sometimes this construction machine is used for crime, Patlabor is police men story fighting Labor crime.30 years Anniversary in OsakaGundum series is changes dramatics persons, but Patlabor is not change. So they are (more…)
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Kouchi Castle

One of popular Japanese sightseeing is Castle. Many of Japan’s castles that has traditional donjon were built after the end of 16th century. Initially it was a fort on the hill, but a powerful samurai began to build a castle with a castle tower( donjon: Tensyukaku).The powerful samurai is surprisingly the same as the president of modern society.An official resume was issued to the general public, and there was a mechanism to change jobs to other powerful samurai.In the days without the Internet, the splendid head office building seen from the town was an effective means of recruiting a competent (more…)