tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-267893842008-07-21T11:07:52.182+09:00Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comBlogger247125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-65051012212119047252008-04-06T18:44:00.001+09:002008-04-06T18:44:57.722+09:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R_ibfHMrGsI/AAAAAAAACDE/kieYvzjCXYY/s1600-h/IMG_5413.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5186065929727580866" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R_ibfHMrGsI/AAAAAAAACDE/kieYvzjCXYY/s400/IMG_5413.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">Small house neighbourhood in Uenomachi, Kitakami.</span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-65569518335838945202008-02-26T06:18:00.002+09:002008-02-26T06:28:37.949+09:00<div><a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R8Mw2XwcjDI/AAAAAAAACAU/g3yuUAMqbTo/s1600-h/IMG_7424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171030507799743538" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R8Mw2XwcjDI/AAAAAAAACAU/g3yuUAMqbTo/s400/IMG_7424.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><span style="font-family:arial;">... for chirashi sushi (scattered sushi). It is very easy to make as doesn’t require any particular ability, and the ingredients are casually scattered and layered on top of the rice.<br /></span></div><div><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5171032681053195330" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R8My03wcjEI/AAAAAAAACAc/H592y9RudbU/s400/IMG_7428.JPG" border="0" /></span></div></div>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-80781549327110034692008-02-25T05:08:00.004+09:002008-02-26T06:18:08.291+09:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R8HPl3wcjCI/AAAAAAAACAM/qGBzeyRvGvU/s1600-h/IMG_8303.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5170642096727297058" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R8HPl3wcjCI/AAAAAAAACAM/qGBzeyRvGvU/s400/IMG_8303.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Foreign languages are often used in Japan to make things or shops fancier, usually english and french. It's rare to see a shop with such a german name ("precious thing").Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-13565364534126443712008-02-22T05:28:00.000+09:002008-02-22T05:31:59.466+09:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R73fYHwciyI/AAAAAAAAB9w/edZGOzuBPqs/s1600-h/IMG_7743.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5169533552783297314" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R73fYHwciyI/AAAAAAAAB9w/edZGOzuBPqs/s400/IMG_7743.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-84006661175389490902008-02-15T06:16:00.000+09:002008-02-15T06:19:05.550+09:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R7Sv9XwcixI/AAAAAAAAB9o/xAIKgGkLcSc/s1600-h/P6170038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166948141384895250" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R7Sv9XwcixI/AAAAAAAAB9o/xAIKgGkLcSc/s400/P6170038.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><span style="font-family:arial;">At the beach of Rikuzentakata.</span></div>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-62215768197413710272008-02-14T05:49:00.000+09:002008-02-14T05:54:01.838+09:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R7NYz3wcivI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/9SFufxzBGQg/s1600-h/IMG_4218.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5166570845687810802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R7NYz3wcivI/AAAAAAAAB9Y/9SFufxzBGQg/s400/IMG_4218.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-83406571360933467742008-02-12T06:38:00.000+09:002008-02-12T06:39:40.304+09:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R7DAYXwciuI/AAAAAAAAB9M/gzHLlPqAsl0/s1600-h/IMG_6617.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165840297520564962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R7DAYXwciuI/AAAAAAAAB9M/gzHLlPqAsl0/s400/IMG_6617.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> </span><a href="http://www.namari-onsen.co.jp/"><span style="font-family:arial;">Namari onsen</span></a><span style="font-family:arial;">, a famous hot spring in Hanamaki.</span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-391987268921280082008-02-11T05:48:00.000+09:002008-02-11T05:53:40.403+09:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R69jZXwcirI/AAAAAAAAB80/Q8vIVVl0l-c/s1600-h/IMG_4289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5165456585142340274" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R69jZXwcirI/AAAAAAAAB80/Q8vIVVl0l-c/s400/IMG_4289.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> ... every icy street a challenge.</span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-49214222059978821872008-02-07T06:05:00.000+09:002008-02-07T06:06:52.936+09:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6ohRYMFu3I/AAAAAAAAB8s/iZ6YKvduFlw/s1600-h/IMG_3116.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163976505168345970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6ohRYMFu3I/AAAAAAAAB8s/iZ6YKvduFlw/s400/IMG_3116.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div> </div>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-73028213844839788382008-02-06T05:17:00.000+09:002008-02-06T05:21:38.572+09:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6jEk4MFuuI/AAAAAAAAB7k/h4syk-Ws93E/s1600-h/P8230090.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5163593110617701090" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6jEk4MFuuI/AAAAAAAAB7k/h4syk-Ws93E/s400/P8230090.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> ... in the heart of the amusement district.</span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-29263192259368063072008-02-04T06:31:00.000+09:002008-02-04T06:37:15.301+09:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6YzqYMFutI/AAAAAAAAB7c/EnDuPq_9q1k/s1600-h/IMG_7554.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162870825967532754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6YzqYMFutI/AAAAAAAAB7c/EnDuPq_9q1k/s400/IMG_7554.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-87073089403979646802008-02-03T08:11:00.000+09:002008-02-03T08:16:33.317+09:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6T5eIMFuiI/AAAAAAAAB6E/FHcWMYdz7xQ/s1600-h/IMG_7548.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5162525368863013410" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6T5eIMFuiI/AAAAAAAAB6E/FHcWMYdz7xQ/s400/IMG_7548.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div><a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6T48YMFuhI/AAAAAAAAB58/0lD4ZwJsFrE/s1600-h/IMG_7549.JPG"></a><br /><br /><div></div></div>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-6662529708901174132008-01-31T05:47:00.000+09:002008-01-31T06:02:34.102+09:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6DixoMFugI/AAAAAAAAB50/XhYELO9gDZM/s1600-h/IMG_7664.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161374515196180994" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R6DixoMFugI/AAAAAAAAB50/XhYELO9gDZM/s400/IMG_7664.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-65215618120241170512008-01-30T06:08:00.000+09:002008-01-30T06:10:41.686+09:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R5-V1IMFudI/AAAAAAAAB5c/4i5eOzHQDuU/s1600-h/IMG_7733.JPG"><span style="font-family:arial;"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5161008437953673682" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R5-V1IMFudI/AAAAAAAAB5c/4i5eOzHQDuU/s400/IMG_7733.JPG" border="0" /></span></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> The famous little railway line between Enoshima und Kamakura.</span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-5538337693596536312008-01-29T06:59:00.000+09:002008-01-29T07:04:27.366+09:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R55RQIMFucI/AAAAAAAAB5U/AmKWrnnvu-4/s1600-h/IMG_9761.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160651560531114434" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R55RQIMFucI/AAAAAAAAB5U/AmKWrnnvu-4/s400/IMG_9761.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-20162324595868797192008-01-27T20:27:00.000+09:002008-01-27T20:29:25.978+09:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R5xq3YMFuaI/AAAAAAAAB5E/NeSi2GdYCf0/s1600-h/IMG_7341.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5160116772678252962" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/R5xq3YMFuaI/AAAAAAAAB5E/NeSi2GdYCf0/s400/IMG_7341.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-17239381564966300102007-06-19T15:44:00.000+09:002007-06-19T15:52:45.264+09:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/Rnd7Vt52_wI/AAAAAAAABPo/-Xr-lsqKp9M/s1600-h/IMG_0096.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5077662717913267970" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/Rnd7Vt52_wI/AAAAAAAABPo/-Xr-lsqKp9M/s400/IMG_0096.JPG" border="0" /></a> <span style="font-family:arial;">... next week already, because of a surprising and exciting, but very short-term job offer back in Germany. </span><br /><span style="font-family:arial;">I will miss Japan terribly, for lots of reasons, like for afternoons like the one when I took the photo above: We spent it with friends in their big garden, which included also a lotus pond.</span><br /><span style="font-family:Arial;">The preparations for the moving started very smoothly two weeks ago, only the packing was left to be done, but then I had tonsillitis for one week, without being able to do anything than staying in bed, now our son has tonsillitis as well ... I wonder how we'll manage to be ready in five days! </span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-42042712021457877242007-06-10T19:29:00.000+09:002007-06-10T19:38:35.230+09:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmvUZd52_hI/AAAAAAAABNw/4R3qBZYpifw/s1600-h/IMG_9845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074382939152121362" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmvUZd52_hI/AAAAAAAABNw/4R3qBZYpifw/s400/IMG_9845.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> ... on the lake of the Irihata dam, in the mountains above Kitakami.</span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-16573688798824727342007-06-09T21:52:00.001+09:002007-06-09T21:54:08.969+09:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/Rmqi3t52_gI/AAAAAAAABNo/cWw9WPMJRIM/s1600-h/IMG_9371.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5074047008285064706" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/Rmqi3t52_gI/AAAAAAAABNo/cWw9WPMJRIM/s400/IMG_9371.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-10812665835368541322007-06-08T09:10:00.000+09:002007-06-08T09:19:45.706+09:00<a href="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/Rmifnt52_bI/AAAAAAAABNA/mEF1NnG_N1c/s1600-h/IMG_9658.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073480484918853042" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp2.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/Rmifnt52_bI/AAAAAAAABNA/mEF1NnG_N1c/s400/IMG_9658.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Japanese students wear uniforms in junior high school and high school (also in kindergarten, but not in elematary school). On the first day of June, they change from winter to summer uniforme which means no jacket and short shirt sleeves.The girls wear skirts in summer and winter.</span><br /><div></div>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-59703168026091143282007-06-07T08:05:00.000+09:002007-06-07T08:22:15.765+09:00<a href="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmdABt52_RI/AAAAAAAABLw/ErKdxL1TmrM/s1600-h/IMG_6845.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5073093903502474514" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp1.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmdABt52_RI/AAAAAAAABLw/ErKdxL1TmrM/s400/IMG_6845.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> Nice contrast to the old houses in the background.</span><br /><div></div>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-40776733081468124192007-06-06T14:44:00.000+09:002007-06-06T14:48:50.836+09:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmZKLt52_QI/AAAAAAAABLo/8xlk3wboKOg/s1600-h/IMG_6829.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072823595440733442" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmZKLt52_QI/AAAAAAAABLo/8xlk3wboKOg/s400/IMG_6829.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;"> ... said my three-year-old son when he saw this young lady the other day.</span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-35929569290469265422007-06-05T09:49:00.000+09:002007-06-05T10:12:00.068+09:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmS4QN52_AI/AAAAAAAABJo/J0rVvzaeEkE/s1600-h/IMG_9276.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5072381669075778562" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmS4QN52_AI/AAAAAAAABJo/J0rVvzaeEkE/s400/IMG_9276.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-76025172914687533812007-06-03T10:18:00.000+09:002007-06-03T10:21:47.010+09:00<a href="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmIXIM_I0dI/AAAAAAAABJQ/gHnwi8sStIA/s1600-h/IMG_8965.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071641560065036754" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp0.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmIXIM_I0dI/AAAAAAAABJQ/gHnwi8sStIA/s400/IMG_8965.JPG" border="0" /></a>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-26789384.post-87255516761692606192007-06-02T12:02:00.000+09:002007-06-02T12:13:22.786+09:00<a href="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmDewc_I0cI/AAAAAAAABJI/ozEZm9vlU1U/s1600-h/IMG_9331.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5071298104415277506" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; CURSOR: hand; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://bp3.blogger.com/_3wMlax703Vg/RmDewc_I0cI/AAAAAAAABJI/ozEZm9vlU1U/s400/IMG_9331.JPG" border="0" /></a><span style="font-family:arial;">In the comments to yesterday's post, somebody asked about the frogs around here. Here are two of them, living quietly in our little garden.</span>Juliahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15893276237508594211noreply@blogger.com