Archive for August, 2006

earthquake, magnitude 4 in tokyo

2006.08.31 - 17:08
earthquake, magnitude 4 in tokyo
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

Just experienced biggest earthquake so far. There was an announcement from building management too advising not to use elevators.

The Future of … : Tenga! (please beware this post is PG-18)

2006.08.31 - 15:08
  The Future of … : Tenga! (please beware this post is PG-18) 
  Originally uploaded by jabberer.

Made in Japan. I acquired three of them in this picture during my

Akihabara exploration. I have no way of personally verifying how well

these are designed, but it seems promising.

For more information:

http://www.tenga.co.jp/e/top.html

whats up in helsinki?

2006.08.30 - 11:08
whats up in helsinki?
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

Long phone call w travel agent this morning. All hotels are fully booked in helsinki, and even flights from japan to helsinki!

Despite our effort to find optimized travel plan, i’m left hotel-less on sept 5 and 6. She recommended a hotel in salo, and i recommended her to look at porvoo.

So i’m on the look out for a generous host who would be willing to let me crash at the sofa for two nights sept 5-6. No animal allergy, no history of serious snoring.

alps of japan

2006.08.28 - 23:08
alps of japan
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

camping site near ‘koumi’ in nagano area.

very controlled nature – especially compared to almost untouched

finnish forests.

self-service tea in the local onsen

2006.08.28 - 23:08
self-service tea in the local onsen
Originally uploaded by jabberer.


restaurant in a local onsen

2006.08.28 - 23:08
restaurant in a local onsen
Originally uploaded by jabberer.


local milk in a glass bottle – yatsugatake

2006.08.28 - 23:08
local milk in a glass bottle – yatsugatake
Originally uploaded by jabberer.


koumi (near Nagano) station yard

2006.08.28 - 23:08
koumi (near Nagano) station yard
Originally uploaded by jabberer.


on the way to ‘koumi’

2006.08.27 - 18:08
on the way to ‘koumi’
Originally uploaded by jabberer.

Switching to a local train from shinkansen.

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