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Yokosuka Bay Sunrise
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Somewhere in Kamakura…
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PHOTO: Macha Green Tea with Candy Sweets
A bowl of Macha Green Tea during our visit to our favorite bamboo temple in Kamakura. Check out our old blog, “Japanese Tea Ceremony: The Way of Tea”
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Edo Wonderland
Back in 2010, we went to Edo Wonderland after visiting the Nikko Tosho-gu Shrine.
It rained that day and the park was pretty empty but we still had a good time.
We saw a ninja show and a traditional water show that you could photograph (non-flash) while you watched. They actually encourage you to. However, I didn’t like any of the photos I took.
It’s a cool place if you’re in the neighborhood with the family.
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Production Blog #8: Updates
Happy Easter!
So if you’ve been following my posts, you know that I’ve been showing my pics from a recent trip to Japan. If you haven’t been following my posts, I’ve been showing some pics from a recent trip to Japan.
Over the last few weeks, I’ve been slowly but steadily pulling together elements to make this short film, “American Hikikomori.”
We’ve been working on the budgeting, casting, fund raising gifts, and even learning basic html to get the website up and running. In trying to make this film, I’ve almost turned myself into a hikikomori as well. Everyone has felt alone at some point in his or her life and everyone has a story to tell. I’d like to tell mine.
And we’re getting closer…
Stay tuned!
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Yokosuka, Japan – Kanagawa Prefecture Pt.10
You have to see Mount Fuji when you visit Japan.
You don’t have to go there but you have to see it. Somewhere between Yokosuka and Kamakura, along the coast, there is a place to pull over and view Fuji-san in the distance.
Fyi- I zoomed in all the way in on a 200mm dslr lens to get this photo. It’s a good ways away.
Still amazing.
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Yokosuka, Japan – Kanagawa Prefecture Pt.9
We’ve got another treat for you if you head into downtown Yokosuka!
Once you’ve had some 焼き鳥 at our favorite skewer stand (see blog) get back on the main road and walk towards the base. On the right you’ll see another favorite from my wife’s childhood… いまがわやき (pronounced e-mah-gah-wah-yah-key / Imagawayaki) although the owner calls it みかさやき (pronounced me-kah-sah-yah-key / mikasayaki).
“Imagawayaki (今川焼き?) is a Japanese dessert often found at festivals, also eaten in Taiwan (where it is called chēlún bǐng 車輪餅 or hóngdòu bǐng 紅豆餅). It is made of batter in a special pan (similar to a waffle iron but without the honeycomb pattern), and filled with sweet azuki bean paste, although it is becoming increasingly popular to use a wider variety of fillings such as vanilla custard, different fruit custards and preserves, curry, different meat and vegetable fillings, potato and mayonnaise.[1][2] Imagawayaki are similar to Dorayaki, but the latter are two separate pancakes sandwiched around the filling after cooking, and are often served cold.
Imagawayaki began to be sold near the Kanda Imagawabashi bridge during An’ei years (1772 – 1781) in the Edo period. The name of Imagawayaki originates from this time.” – Wikipedia
Despite the wiki definition, my wife says the filing has been typically red bean. We came back to this shop about three times. It’s so good. Every time we seemed to attract a few foreigners who would have normally walked by, which was awesome.
The business is family owned and apparently the same cook/owner has been doing this for more than thirty years.
International magazines and multiple tv shows have covered this humble snack place so the owner is not shy in the least but don’t talk his ear off because (like most Japanese) he’s a dedicated pro and is running a business, so there’s not much time for small talk (in the native tongue of course).
Next to dorayaki, this is by far one of my favorite Japanese deserts.
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