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国分町 Kokubuncho
Ramen (ラーメン)
Aug 18th, 2010
Most come in three flavours: Miso, Shoyu (soy sauce), and Shio (salt). Personally, I prefer the miso chashu (miso with sliced pork) variety.
Power Line (Densen,電線)
Jun 12th, 2010
Japan can’t put wires underground due to all the earthquakes, so we’re left with… this.
The Ride Home
Nov 7th, 2009
Decided to take my bike into work for a change today. Downtown it’s illegal to park your bike on the sidewalk, although hundreds of people do. Once a week or so the city comes around though and impounds all the offending bicycles. It’s about $25 to get your bike back. The closest bicycle parking lot near my office is in a pedestrian underpass. It’s only 50 yen per day, but I guess it can add up if you ride your bike downtown everyday. Some department stores, like Mitsukoshi, have free bicycle parking but it’s too far away from where I work.
I chose to take a small detour to Kokubuncho on my way home tonight, but just did a quick drive-by. Some night I’ll go back and give it the full attention that it deserves. All photos taken with a Nikkor 35mm f/1.8 lens.
Fall Colours
Nov 1st, 2009
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 Nishi Koen (West Park) with the telephoto and the prime.