Dec 6, 2009 - 11:15 am
Posted in 榴ヶ岡 Tsutsujigaoka | No comments
The east (rear) side of Sendai Station was totally revitalized some years ago. The train lines were all moved underground, allowing the main boulevard, Miyagino-dori (宮城野通) to be widened. Today it’s a beautiful area. The sidewalks are wide and uncrowded, lined with trees, and there are all kinds of interesting sculptures and [...]
Nov 21, 2009 - 11:55 am
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Leaving Nishikicho Park, we headed north along Atago-Kamisugi Avenue. Golden yellow trees line the streets in this area, and we eventually ended up at a small (perhaps) unnamed park in the Kamsugi District. We played in the playground, tried to pick persimmon high above us, and harassed some pigeons.
We ran into this park [...]
Nov 20, 2009 - 12:48 pm
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Our next stop on was at one of the numerous downtown parks, Nishikicho Koen. There are two large circular halves to the park, one grass and one dirt, which are divided by a row of trees. Lots of events are held here throughout the year, the most popular probably being the Oktoberfest festivals.
The [...]
WARNING: The following may very well be the most boring paragraph I’ve ever said or written.
As part of an ongoing photography project I’ve been trying to take different routes home from work. They are getting progressively longer though, as I have to take increasingly indirect paths. Also hindering my return home are the [...]
Nov 4, 2009 - 10:16 pm
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Every Wednesday evening I have to work outside the city in a small town called Tagajo. Basically it’s a suburb of Sendai, but it’s also home to many factories for big companies like Mitsubishi and Sony. I walk through the main entertainment area on my way to work, so I thought I’d keep trying out [...]
This was more of an exercise in Photoshop batch-processing than anything else, to automate the resizing and inclusion of a watermark in CS4. Selected photos were taken around downtown Sendai over the past week.
Been messing around with my “new” Nikon D40. I’ve got three lenses now, the 18-55mm kit lens that came with the camera, a 55-200mm VR telephoto lens for spying on people, and a 35mm prime lens for ninja photography. Went for a stroll around the Asaichi (Morning Market), Kokubuncho (the red-light/drinking district), and [...]
On mornings I go running, I take the train to work. The station is right next to my place, and the station I get off at is like 50 feet from my office entrance. The train I take is on the Senseki Line, which goes from Sendai all the way out to Ishinomaki [...]
We’ve been meaning to make it up to the zoo since last year, even before we moved to Sendai. It’s pretty good considering its small size, with a variety of birds, reptiles, and animals from all around the world. The primates were particularly interesting; we got to feed some of them, and witnessed [...]
Got the call from Sendai today, our apartment application has been approved! Let’s take a look at a couple places that are in our new neighbourhood.
Just a short walk (or a 2 minute train ride) away stands the home of the Tohoku Rakuten Golden Eagles, aka the Rakuten Eagles. Pro baseball teams in [...]
Dec 2, 2009 - 1:00 pm
Wow. You had the whole park to yourself! I should get over there when I have a chance.
Dec 4, 2009 - 12:51 pm
Yeah it was really nice to be all alone there. Weekdays for the win!
Dec 17, 2009 - 7:34 pm
я вот что скажу: отлично!