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https://timog.net/t/night-climbing-mount-tsukuba-on-new-year%E2%80%99s-day/170/1 Night-climbing Mount Tsukuba on New Year’s day - Blog - Timog BBS A large bonfire just before the trail to the summit where people could warm themselves up. Today being New Year’s day, I thought I might post another memorable... day blognightclimbingmounttsukuba https://timog.net/t/%C5%8Darai-beach-circa-2005/166/1 Ōarai Beach circa 2005 - Blog - Timog BBS Japan seems to be in the throes of a cold wave and the last few days feel like chilling me to the bones. You know it’s definitely winter when just being... blog timogbeachcircabbs https://timog.net/t/the-great-rush-until-the-end-of-the-fiscal-year/93/1 The great rush until the end of the fiscal year - Blog - Timog BBS The end of the fiscal year in Japan is fast approaching and it seems everyone is caught up in a great rush to wrap things up and finish deadlines before... fiscal yearblog timoggreatrushend https://timog.net/t/3-award-winning-japanese-designs-fractal-23-tenori-on-wasara/44/1 3 award-winning Japanese designs: Fractal 23, Tenori-on & Wasara - Blog - Timog BBS A panel of judges from Japan’s design industry assembled by PEN magazine have named the magazine’s Creative Awards 2008-2009 winners, honoring cutting-edge... award winning japaneseblog timogdesignsfractalbbs https://timog.net/t/lucifer-the-house-cat-mauled-by-pyton-the-constrictor/41/1 Lucifer the house cat mauled by Pyton the constrictor - Blog - Timog BBS Whenever Lucifer, our cat, gets bored, his instincts are numbed and his guard goes down. Usually he escapes before danger gets too close but his luck ran out... house catblog timogluciferconstrictorbbs https://timog.net/t/macro-photography-with-iphone/188/1 Macro photography with iPhone - Blog - Timog BBS “Hidden Gem” (water bead in leaf) by Jirasak Panpiansin (@joez19). Shot on iPhone 13 Pro Max. I have had a number of SLR macro lenses from Contax, Tamron and... macro photographyblog timogiphonebbs https://timog.net/t/narita-airport-photos-2022/50/1 Narita Airport photos 2022 - Blog - Timog BBS I recently went to Narita Airport and it was startling how much livelier the place was compared to my past visits. Travellers are coming and going, and even... blog timognaritaairportphotosbbs https://timog.net/t/cool-posters-of-the-japanese-communist-party/181/1 Cool posters of the Japanese Communist Party - Blog - Timog BBS Japanese Communist Party poster advocating compensation for people (and business establishments) exercising self-restraint regarding the Covid pandemic Nice... communist partyblog timogcoolpostersjapanese https://timog.net/t/lagevrio-antiviral-drug-for-covid-19/190/1 Lagevrio, antiviral drug for Covid-19 - Blog - Timog BBS So my luck ran out, and even our coronavirus omamori and usual prevention measures couldn’t stop the inevitable and I came down with Covid-19, with mild... blog timogantiviraldrugcovidbbs https://timog.net/t/got-an-imac/74/1 Got an iMac - Blog - Timog BBS Lugged this thing all the way from Tokyo. But it’s a Mac so I really didn’t mind. Now I will have to wait to know whether this will replace the Dell machine... blog timoggotimacbbs https://timog.net/t/20-really-thin-buildings-and-houses-in-japan/48/1 20+ really thin buildings and houses in Japan - Blog - Timog BBS Thin buildings–in Japan, where real estate is prohibitively expensive, there are lots of them. You’ve probably seen one of these: quaintly slender buildings... japan blogreallythinbuildingshouses https://timog.net/t/a-trip-to-ushiku-daibutsu-the-worlds-tallest-statue/113/1 A trip to Ushiku Daibutsu, the world's 'tallest statue' - Blog - Timog BBS Autumn is a good time to visit the Ushiku Daibutsu located in the city of Ushiku in Ibaraki, just north of Tokyo. (The photos below were taken in late summer.)... blog timogtripworldtalleststatue https://timog.net/t/birdwatching-masdan-ang-mga-ibon-sa-palayan/63/1 Birdwatching: masdan ang mga ibon sa palayan - Blog - Timog BBS Little egret by OrnaW Hindi ko dati maintindihan ang gawaing ito. Hindi man lang bird photography. Okay, nakakita ka ng ibon. E ano ngayon? May kaibigan ako... ang mgablog timogbirdwatchingsabbs https://timog.net/t/d%C5%8Dsojin-protector-of-travellers/184/1 Dōsojin, protector of travellers - Blog - Timog BBS Dōsojin shrine in a park in Arakawaoki, Tsuchiura, surrounded by sakura trees. Bicycling on around Arakawaoki in Tsuchiura yesterday, we came upon this small... blog timogprotectortravellersbbs https://timog.net/t/memories-of-silk-and-straw-a-self-portrait-of-small-town-japan-by-junichi-saga/179/1 Memories of Silk and Straw: A Self-Portrait of Small-Town Japan by Junichi Saga - Blog - Timog BBS I’ve done some pretty bad things in my life: I’ve been in dozens of fights, I was picked up by the police for gambling a few times, and I even committed... self portraitsmall townblog timogmemoriessilk https://timog.net/t/mount-tsukuba-with-blazing-building/180/1 Mount Tsukuba with blazing building - Blog - Timog BBS Lately, because of a Covid outbreak in the workplace, I’ve been trying to quasi-quarantine, coming home late and only to shower and sleep and leaving before... blog timogmounttsukubablazingbuilding https://timog.net/t/how-to-make-natt%C5%8D-toast/160/1 How to make nattō toast - Blog - Timog BBS I sometimes need to scavenge inside the ref for a quick bite and for some reason there’s always left-over bread and nattō lying around somewhere. Here’s how to... blog timogmaketoastbbs https://timog.net/t/20-photos-of-ana%E2%80%99s-cute-pokemon-jets/47/1 20 photos of ANA’s cute Pokemon jets - Blog - Timog BBS In the winter of 1992, All Nippon Airways (ANA) held a contest to design one of its Boeing 747 jets. The result was Marine Jumbo, a whale-shaped airplane... blog timogphotoscutepokemonjets https://timog.net/t/ceatec-2008-a-cute-little-robot-pleo/66/1 CEATEC 2008: A cute little robot, Pleo - Blog - Timog BBS In one of the medium-sized booths in CEATEC, I found this lovable mechanical wonder. Pleo is a little dinosaur that can move and interact with his surroundings... cute littleblog timogceatecrobotpleo https://timog.net/t/what-is-japan%E2%80%99s-%E2%80%98flattest%E2%80%99-prefecture/165/1 What is Japan’s ‘flattest’ prefecture? - Blog - Timog BBS View from Minami Bōsō Quasi-National Park from Wikipedia. Seventy-five percent of Japan’s land area is mountainous and even parts of the country that we... blog timogprefecturebbs https://timog.net/t/breakfast-with-rice-fried-egg-tomatoes-and-natt%C5%8D/64/1 Breakfast with rice, fried egg, tomatoes and nattō - Blog - Timog BBS Nattō, tomatoes, fried egg and rice I don’t know what’s the equivalent of bangsilog or longsilog in Japan, but this is a fairly typical breafast in our house.... fried eggblog timogbreakfastricetomatoes https://timog.net/t/plen-the-skateboarding-robot/96/1 Plen, the skateboarding robot - Blog - Timog BBS If you liked Asimo, you’ll love Plen, the skating robot. You can have this diminutive robot for ¥250,000 excluding tax. From the website (translated from... robot blogplenskateboardingtimogbbs https://timog.net/t/robo-japan-2008-hello-kitty-robo/109/1 Robo Japan 2008: Hello Kitty Robo - Blog - Timog BBS Kitty-chan is possibly the cutest robot, if you can call her that, in Robo Japan. A good companion robot for people living alone or the elderly. She can say a... hello kittyblog timogrobojapanbbs https://timog.net/t/shohei-otomo%E2%80%99s-intense-illustration-art/120/1 Shohei Otomo’s intense illustration art - Blog - Timog BBS Shohei’s illustrations, sketched with ballpoint pen, are characterized by sparse use of color, bold lines, high contrast and gritty subjects. “Intense”, as one... illustration artblog timogshoheiintensebbs https://timog.net/t/ten-japanese-habits-worth-emulating-by-filipinos/86/1 Ten Japanese habits worth emulating by Filipinos - Blog - Timog BBS Salamin writes that Filipinos could learn things from the Japanese like punctuality, self-reliance, honesty, cleanliness, great customer service and diligence... blog timogtenjapanesehabitsworth https://timog.net/t/christmas-2021-at-narita-airport/145/1 Christmas 2021 at Narita Airport - Blog - Timog BBS I visited Narita Airport again recently pre-Omicron and it was so much vibrant than before, with a new, cheerful Christmas motif to boot. Covid infections in... blog timogchristmasnaritaairportbbs https://timog.net/t/poppies-in-the-morning/100/1 Poppies in the morning - Blog - Timog BBS Don’t you ever wonder why growing certain plants is against the law? And have you thought of a rational explanation for that? (Just thinking aloud.) Things are... blog timogpoppiesmorningbbs https://timog.net/t/dinner-rice-fish-tomatoes/193/1 Dinner: rice, fish, tomatoes - Blog - Timog BBS Dinner of rice, fish and tomatoes Rooting around in the kitchen for left-overs to make a quick meal, this is what I came up. Carbohydrates, protein,... blog timogdinnerricefishtomatoes https://timog.net/t/hidden-characters-shapes-and-symbolism-in-japans-prefectural-flags/183/1 Hidden characters, shapes and symbolism in Japan's prefectural flags - Blog - Timog BBS Prefectural flags of Japan by The_Irish_Jet. I recently collected all the prefectural flags of Japan for a project, and here they are below in rasterized form,... blog timoghiddencharactersshapessymbolism https://timog.net/t/migrating-to-the-mac-moving-my-files/80/1 Migrating to the Mac: moving my files - Blog - Timog BBS The move of my files from my Windows machine went more smoothly than I expected. I have a router at home connected to the iMac and my old PC and turning on the... blog timogmigratingmacmovingfiles https://timog.net/t/migrating-to-the-mac-desktop-and-mouse/79/1 Migrating to the Mac: desktop and mouse - Blog - Timog BBS The Mighty Mouse that came with the iMac sucks so it was promptly replaced by the black and gray standard Dell mouse which worked flawlessly. I’ll have to try... blog timogmigratingmacdesktopmouse https://timog.net/t/driving-along-route-6-on-a-rainy-day/191/1 Driving along Route 6 on a rainy day - Blog - Timog BBS [ibaraki-tsuchiura-kandatsu-rainy-day] along routerainy dayblog timogdrivingbbs https://timog.net/t/hatsum%C5%8Dde/171/1 Hatsumōde - Blog - Timog BBS Torii at Yasaka Jinja Hatsumōde (初詣) is the year’s first visit to a shrine (jinja) or temple (otera) in Japan, traditionally done on New Year’s Day. Today we... blog timogbbs https://timog.net/t/urban-hiking-in-tsukuba-ibaraki/203/1 'Urban hiking' in Tsukuba, Ibaraki - Blog - Timog BBS ‘Benches are for seating plants’–beauty salon along Nishi Ōdori. This morning my wife and I went out on a walk like we always do on weekends lately. We would... blog timogurbanhikingtsukubaibaraki https://timog.net/t/ceatec-2008-nissan%E2%80%99s-biomimetic-car-robot-br23c/107/1 CEATEC 2008: Nissan’s biomimetic car robot BR23C - Blog - Timog BBS Nissan’s booth at CEATEC 2008 with the latest model Nissan March (Micra in other countries) Nissan has one of the most interesting booths in CEATEC where they... blog timogceatecbiomimeticcarrobot https://timog.net/t/another-foggy-day-in-tsukuba/59/1 Another foggy day in Tsukuba - Blog - Timog BBS I went outside in the morning to throw away the garbage (today is “Plastic Containers and Packaging”) and it was another foggy day, the mist–I would learn... blog timoganotherfoggydaytsukuba https://timog.net/t/our-homes-coronavirus-omamori/176/1 Our home's coronavirus omamori - Blog - Timog BBS Coronavirus paper mache omamori hanging in the living room As we enter the third year of the Covid pandemic, I feel grateful that no one in the family has... blog timogcoronavirusbbs https://timog.net/t/weekend-early-morning-bicycling/127/1 Weekend early-morning bicycling - Blog - Timog BBS Walang tatalo sa pagbibisikleta para sa pag-explore ang lugar sa paligid ng tirahan. 5x na mas mabilis sa paglalakad, pero maaring huminto halos kahit saan... early morningblog timogweekendbicyclingbbs https://timog.net/t/natt%C5%8D-the-dreaded-food-of-the-gaijin/85/1 Nattō, the dreaded food of the gaijin - Blog - Timog BBS Mixed nattō by JD at flickr Nattō (納豆) has three things going against it: it looks yucky, it stinks and it tastes aweful. Other than that, it’s perfectly... blog timogfoodgaijinbbs https://timog.net/t/shooters/89/1 Shooters - Blog - Timog BBS Sometimes when the scenery is flat, it’s much more interesting to take pictures of people. Even of people taking pictures. Of yourself. (Also, it’s even much... blog timogshootersbbs https://timog.net/t/population-of-filipinos-in-japan-from-1964-to-2021/43/1 Population of Filipinos in Japan from 1964 to 2021 - Blog - Timog BBS Filipino athletes in Tokyo, Japan for the 1930 Far Eastern Championship Games. US Library of Congress photo provided by John Tewell; photo info by Paul Eric... blog timogpopulationfilipinosjapanbbs https://timog.net/t/tsukuba-matsumi-park-tower-with-pigeons/146/1 Tsukuba Matsumi Park tower with pigeons - Blog - Timog BBS Every college student biking from Tsukuba Station to the University of Tsukuba gets to have a peek at this strangely shaped observation tower in Matsumi Park... blog timogtsukubaparktowerpigeons https://timog.net/t/%E3%81%99%E3%81%BF%E3%81%BE%E3%81%9B%E3%82%93/78/1 すみません - Blog - Timog BBS I heard the word for the first time when a senpai explained to us in the dorm that we should make sure our laundry won’t be blown off to the neighbor’s house... blog timogbbs https://timog.net/t/a-foggy-morning-in-tsukuba/139/1 A foggy morning in Tsukuba - Blog - Timog BBS Especially on autumn and winter days, when cold, moist, dense air settles near the low-lying rice fields, a fog might form and we get these surreal images in... blog timogfoggymorningtsukubabbs https://timog.net/t/the-way-of-the-tank-girls-und-panzer-original-soundtrack/186/1 The Way of the Tank: Girls und Panzer Original Soundtrack! - Blog - Timog BBS Girls und Panzer der Film Original Soundtrack CD front. I’m not a Girls und Panzer expert: my whole knowledge of this anime comes from being forcibly dragged... girls und panzeroriginal soundtrackblog timogwaytank https://timog.net/t/sakura/92/1 Sakura - Blog - Timog BBS I came to Japan in spring and inside the dormitory which would be my home for the next twelve months was a tree with no leaves but full of flowers. I had never... blog timogsakurabbs https://timog.net/t/gradations-by-daihei-shibata/158/1 Gradations by Daihei Shibata - Blog - Timog BBS It occured to me that I haven’t once posted a video in this blog, so here’s the lovely Gradations by Daihei Shibata, a short video of hard colors and pointy... blog timogshibatabbs https://timog.net/t/colored-illustrations-of-lilies-of-japan/204/1 Colored illustrations of lilies of Japan - Blog - Timog BBS In 1899, Yokohama Nursery Co., Ltd. of Yokohama, Japan published a book called Lilies of Japan containing colored illustrations of these herbaceous, flowering... japan blogcoloredillustrationsliliestimog https://timog.net/t/ibaraki-japans-most-boring-prefecture%E2%84%A2/169/1 Ibaraki: Japan's Most Boring Prefecture™ - Blog - Timog BBS Mount Tsukuba viewed from Arita, Chikusei City, Ibaraki Prefecture from Wikipedia Every year, Tokyo-based Brand Research Institute conducts an online survey to... blog timogibarakijapanboringbbs https://timog.net/t/endoscopy/143/1 Endoscopy - Blog - Timog BBS Unang araw ng mahabang obon yasumi at nasa clinic ako para sa isang endoscopy. Endo+scopy, mula sa dalawang Greek word na ang ibig sabihin ay “loob” at... blog timogendoscopybbs https://timog.net/t/torii-in-the-morning-mist/130/1 Torii in the morning mist - Blog - Timog BBS Ang torii ay isa sa mga natatanging tanawin sa Japan at karamihang nagpapahiwatig ng pasukan sa isang Shinto shrine. Ito ang naghihiwalay sa pangkaraniwan at... morning mistblog timogtoriibbs https://timog.net/t/japan-land-of-mirrors/205/1 Japan, land of mirrors - Blog - Timog BBS Ibaraki Prefecture (photo by atacamaki photography) When I was new to the country, one thing I noticed was the ubiquitous traffic mirrors on the streets in... blog timogjapanlandmirrorsbbs https://timog.net/t/goya-chanpuru-sauteed-bitter-gourd-with-tofu/136/1 Goya chanpuru: sauteed bitter gourd with tofu - Blog - Timog BBS Summer na naman, kaya mura ang ampalaya, kaya mapapaluto ka ng goya chanpuru. Okinawan version ito ng ating ginisang ampalaya: bukod sa usual na hinahalo natin... blog timoggoyabittergourdtofu https://timog.net/t/totoro-and-friends-at-the-school-fall-festival/199/1 Totoro and friends at the school Fall Festival - Blog - Timog BBS I’ve just got back from school for their “Fall Festival,” where students wore costumes and entertained visitors with games and various learning activities.... fall festivalblog timogtotorofriendsschool https://timog.net/t/listening-to-spitzs-hachimitsu-on-a-saturday-morning/140/1 Listening to Spitz's Hachimitsu on a Saturday morning - Blog - Timog BBS For me, Spitz’s Hachimitsu album is Japanese pop. I don’t know any other. I had mentioned Spitz once when my friend Marc and I were talking about Japanese pop... saturday morningblog timoglisteningspitzbbs https://timog.net/t/ceatec-2008-new-lenses-for-sony%E2%80%99s-alpha-series-dslrs/98/1 CEATEC 2008: New lenses for Sony’s Alpha series dSLRs - Blog - Timog BBS I didn’t expect Sony to have a space for their digital cameras in CEATEC so I was quite surprised to see a sizable booth for their Cybershots and Alpha... blog timogceatecnewlensesalpha https://timog.net/t/ceatec-2008-miscellaneous-photos/70/1 CEATEC 2008: Miscellaneous photos - Blog - Timog BBS Here are some more photos from the recently popular CEATEC Japan. Possibly the cutest girl in CEATEC, showing cool stuff from Panasonic. The giant model... photos blogceatecmiscellaneoustimogbbs https://timog.net/t/a-visit-to-an-elementary-school-classroom/133/1 A visit to an elementary school classroom - Blog - Timog BBS Wala akong dalang pampalit na sapatos o slippers kaya naglakad ako sa corridor nang nakamedyas lang. Sa classroom ay may usual na randoseru, melodica at... elementary schoolblog timogclassroombbs https://timog.net/t/2007-world-chess-championship-candidates-matches/49/1 2007 World Chess Championship Candidates Matches - Blog - Timog BBS I don’t know how this escaped my attention but the Candidates Matches for the 2007 World Chess Championship has started and is already in Round 3. 16 of the... world chessblog timogchampionshipcandidatesmatches https://timog.net/t/seven-elevens-100-yen-coffee-and-the-case-of-the-extra-1-yen/177/1 Seven Eleven's 100-yen coffee and the case of the extra 1 yen - Blog - Timog BBS Seven Eleven’s 100-yen regular coffee: 93 yen plus 7 yen (8%) tax. Seven Eleven’s coffee is not bad–not to mention cheap and convenient–and I usually go there... blog timogsevenelevenyencoffee https://timog.net/t/basketball-is-life-even-for-filipinos-in-japan/60/1 Basketball is life, even for Filipinos in Japan - Blog - Timog BBS Kenbo hovers over Jayson with a hook shot while Ramir, Jeffrey and Modesto prepare for the rebound. Jhun looks on from further back. Nothing brings together... japan blogbasketballlifeevenfilipinos https://timog.net/t/a-two-day-climb-of-mount-nantai-in-nikko-tochigi/51/1 A two-day climb of Mount Nantai in Nikko, Tochigi - Blog - Timog BBS So what did you do during the Golden Week? We had a choice: have a leisurely picnic at a nearby park or hike up a 2,400-meter mountain a hundred kilometers... two dayblog timogclimbmountnikko https://timog.net/t/mount-fuji-in-winter/81/1 Mount Fuji in winter - Blog - Timog BBS Mount Fuji picture shot near the Lake Tanuki in Fujinomiya City A few weeks ago, I went to Fujinomiya City (in Shizuoka Prefecture just south of Tokyo) with a... mount fujiblog timogwinterbbs https://timog.net/t/cleaning-my-topre-realforce-justsystems-japanese-keyboard-part-i/129/1 Cleaning my Topre Realforce JustSystems Japanese keyboard: Part I - Blog - Timog BBS Part II is here (Because cleaning my keyboard is such a big deal. I mean, do you know any one who washes their keyboard keys?) Isa sa mga kailangang gawin na... blog timogcleaningjapanesekeyboardpart https://timog.net/t/robo-japan-2008-nabaztag-chumby/114/1 Robo Japan 2008: Nabaztag & Chumby - Blog - Timog BBS Nabaztag Although not strictly robots, Nabaztag and Chumby are two of the most popular “smart objects”, so called because of their ability to connect to the... blog timogrobojapanbbs https://timog.net/t/four-cds/73/1 Four CDs - Blog - Timog BBS Around the time of Golden Week in 1993 in Tokyo, for the first time in my life I had enough money to buy some CDs and a stereo to play them. These are the very... blog timogfourcdsbbs https://timog.net/t/ceatec-2008-murata-seikochan-the-unicycle-riding-robot/108/1 CEATEC 2008: Murata Seikochan, the unicycle-riding robot - Blog - Timog BBS One of the reasons I went to CEATEC was to see Seikochan, a cute little robot that can ride a unicycle, bettering her cousin Seisakukun (aka Murataboy) who... robot blogceatecmurataunicycleriding https://timog.net/t/filipinos-in-japan-2020-demographics/131/1 Filipinos in Japan: 2020 demographics - Blog - Timog BBS According to the latest figures from the Immigration Services Agency of Japan, there are now 282,023 Filipino citizens residing in the country. They comprise... blog timogfilipinosjapandemographicsbbs https://timog.net/t/a-leisurely-hike-to-h%C5%8Dky%C5%8Dsan/168/1 A leisurely hike to Hōkyōsan - Blog - Timog BBS Hiking is the perfect activity for the Covid pandemic. The hiking trails give you the wide spaces to social distance and you don’t even need to wear a mask if... blog timogleisurelyhikebbs https://timog.net/t/tokyo-even-the-rest-rooms-are-claustrophobic/121/1 Tokyo: even the rest rooms are claustrophobic - Blog - Timog BBS A while ago we featured twenty of the narrowest houses and buildings in Japan which drew a lot of responses from people who are probably used to living in... blog timogtokyoevenrestrooms https://timog.net/t/12-fantastic-photos-of-factories-in-japan/46/1 12 fantastic photos of factories in Japan - Blog - Timog BBS Lately, I’m having a “factory fetish,” (or “kōjō moe” as they say in Japanese) after browsing through some fascinating pictures of factories in flickr,... japan blogfantasticphotosfactoriestimog https://timog.net/t/off-to-ceatec-in-makuhari-messe/99/1 Off to CEATEC in Makuhari Messe - Blog - Timog BBS CEATEC Japan, one of the premier exhibitions of cutting-edge technologies and gadgets, will start in a few hours. I think I’ll go and take a look. Try out some... blog timogceatecmakuharimessebbs https://timog.net/t/why-are-there-so-many-filipinos-in-japan/40/1 Why are there so many Filipinos in Japan? - Blog - Timog BBS Still from a “Halo Halo House ~ Jose’s Nippon Diary” a TV drama produced by Nippon Television Network Corporation and aired in PTV4, a TV station in the... japan blogmanyfilipinostimogbbs https://timog.net/t/japanese-camera-buff-builds-130-megapixel-scanner-camera-for-next-to-nothing/117/1 Japanese camera buff builds 130-megapixel scanner camera for next to nothing - Blog - Timog BBS The camera won’t fit in your pocket nor would it shoot anything faster than a sloth without blurring but for those pixel-loving camera enthusiasts out there,... blog timogjapanesecamerabuffbuilds https://timog.net/t/10-awesome-views-of-tokyo%E2%80%99s-giant-gundam/45/1 10 awesome views of Tokyo’s Giant Gundam - Blog - Timog BBS If you’re a Gundam fan, you might be happy to learn that Nippon Travel Agency is now offering the “Green Tokyo Gundam Project Official Tour” through which you... blog timogawesomeviewsgiantgundam https://timog.net/t/the-catcher-in-the-rye-by-j-d-salinger/189/1 The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger - Blog - Timog BBS The Catcher in the Rye by J. D. Salinger, translated by Haruki Murakami. We’ve always had Salinger’s novel in the house for as long as I can remember but I... blog timogcatcherryebbs https://timog.net/t/waiting-for-spring/84/1 Waiting for spring - Blog - Timog BBS Just when I thought it couldn’t possibly get colder than this I just got word that it will probably snow tomorrow morning. I can’t make up my mind if that’s... blog timogwaitingspringbbs https://timog.net/t/winter-climb-of-snow-covered-mount-tsukuba-%E7%AD%91%E6%B3%A2%E5%B1%B1/173/1 Winter climb of snow-covered Mount Tsukuba (筑波山) - Blog - Timog BBS Deciduous trees near the peak, with their leafless branches covered in snow. 877-meter Mount Tsukuba (筑波山) in Tsukuba City, Ibaraki Prefecture is one of the... blog timogwinterclimbsnowcovered https://timog.net/t/help-japan-poster-for-earthquake-tsunami-victims/125/1 Help Japan poster for earthquake, tsunami victims - Blog - Timog BBS Poster by SignalNoise The Help Japan poster is now available to preorder in the Signalnoise Store, and will be gin shipping on March 18. All profits made by... blog timoghelpjapanposterearthquake https://timog.net/t/warm-mouse-for-the-cold-covid-winters/174/1 Warm mouse for the cold Covid winters - Blog - Timog BBS Heated warm mouse from Amazon Due to the ongoing Covid pandemic, workplaces everywhere in Japan are required to have enough ventilation to prevent the virus... blog timogwarmmousecoldcovid https://timog.net/t/road-monsters-of-japan/112/1 Road monsters of Japan - Blog - Timog BBS When a countrywide group of Japanese custom-car aficionados meet somewhere in the Kanto area of Japan, you’re sure to see some weird, deformed, barely rideable... japan blogroadmonsterstimogbbs