Wii !!!!!!

Got me a Wii! (at regular price too)


Boxing match.


My defeat at tennis....

Mishima-tei Sukiyaki

Mishima-tei Sukiyaki in Kyoto. This is the best sukiyaki you will ever have!



Open in 1873 Mishima-tei has helped introduce meat dishes to japan. They are a full service meat market and restaurant.



The cooking starts with heating sugar in a cast iron pan.



The meat is added and then a soy sauce base sauce.



Let cook and then dip in raw egg.... mmmmm good.

Mos Burger

Mos Burger - Japan
I love this burger chain in Japan. One of my favorites is the teriyaki chicken burger.

Kyoto Leaves

Leaves in Kyoto last month.

Neo Mart - Kyoto

Neo Mart in Kyoto sells vintage furniture and new zakka.

KFC - Japan

Christmas themed KFC in Kyoto.

Motoi - Kyoto

Motoi in Kyoto is a small shop that sells handcrafted items from craftsman around Japan. They have ceramics like bowls and plates and hand carved wooden spoons and objects.

... what we bought

Triton Cafe - Kobe

Triton Cafe in Kobe. It is a gallery, store and cafe. I had a great taro potato risotto.

Keibunsha - Kyoto

Keibunsha is a bookstore, gallery and craft store. They sell hand crafted items as well as items from around the world. The most of the books are about art, design and culture. I could spend hours here.

We bought some dead stock retro glasses, cute matchboxes and hand crafted chopsticks.

Nakatanaka - Fukuoka

Nakatanaka - Fukuoka
Great little restaurant in Fukuoka, Japan. You choose 2 items from a list on the menu and it comes with all you can eat rice and soup. I had the fried shrimp and chicken nanban (fried chicken with a tartar sauce). All for about $7.50 (u.s.)

Naoshima - Polaroids

See more SX-70 Polaroids from Japan, click here.

Naoshima - Benesse House - Part-2

Lobby - Benesse House - Park

Park Room


Japanese Mediterranean Cuisine

2nd Night we stayed at the park section of Benesse House.

Naoshima - Benesse House

Pumpkin


Museum Room

Oval Pond

Kaiseki Ryori - Traditional Japanese Cuisine

Benesse House - Naoshima, Japan. We stayed here for two nights. The first night we had a room in the museum section. Art, Architecture and Food.

Sony PSP

New toy, a Sony PSP. Now I can play games, watch videos and carry my Polaroids with me.

Last Two...

My last two boxes of Time-zero film.

Sunset

Panasonic FX-01

Too much food

The portions are way too big here, it's like 4 sandwiches!
Jack n' Jills

Modern Furniture Toys 2

Design Interior Collection 2 & 3 from Japan!

SX-70 ND Filter and Close-up Lens

From Japan an ND Filter and Close-up Lens set for the SX-70 when using 600 film. No camera modification required except the adhesive ring for the magnet.




SX-70 with ND filter.


SX-70 with ND filter and Close-up lens.

More Shells

SX-70 - Close-up Lens (Time Zero Film)

Fake Beer for Kids

Kodomo no nomimono (kid's drink). Here is a drink in Japan for the kids who want to enjoy a beer with the adults. It's a carbonated drink that taste like carbonated sweet flat beer.... mmmm?

New Car!

New car !
Audi A3 2.0T

New Glasses

I got 2 news pairs of glasses, Kata frames.

Fire

A fire last week added 45 min. to my drive home. Helicopter drops were pretty cool.

Trash Can

I have never paid this much for a trash can but this one was worth it.
The trash can is from Simple Human.

Beard Papa!

Now I can get my cream puff fix, just minutes away on Sawtelle!