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6https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/decoration-food-5.jpgdecoration food 5https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/decoration-food-4.jpgdecoration food 4Nagashima sensei hard at workhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/decoration-food-3.jpgdecoration food 3The bento lunch he brought for each personhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/decoration-food-2.jpgdecoration food 2Our group of intrepid carvers!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/decoration-food-1.jpgdecoration food 1Just a few of his beautiful creationshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2014/02/decoration-book.jpgdecoration bookNagashima-sensei's book in 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washes his hands before entering the shrinehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kamakura2.jpgKamakura2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kamakura3.jpgkamakura3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/kamakura5-e1366112247367.jpgkamakura5The Daibutsu Buddha set against the hillside backdrop2013-04-16T11:44:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/04/11/why-do-the-japanese-love-cherry-blossoms-so-much-finally-a-decent-answer/2013-04-11T02:19:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/04/10/a-journey-of-lessons-a-hopeful-sign/2013-04-10T13:06:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/04/09/what-is-a-sushi-mensch/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/yasuda-uni.jpegyasuda unihttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/yasuda-squid.jpegyasuda squidFull-on squid over rice, handmade by Yasuda-Sanhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/yasuda.jpegyasudaYasuda-san himself!2013-04-09T23:21:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/04/04/from-siem-reap-to-phnom-penh-in-twenty-seconds-or-less/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-26-21-44-01.jpg2013-03-26 21.44.01https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-26-10-17-25.jpg2013-03-26 10.17.25https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-26-21-26-55.jpg2013-03-26 21.26.55The Palace2013-04-04T03:29:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/04/02/siem-reap-cambodia-awe-and-beauty/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-24-06-40-25.jpg2013-03-24 06.40.25This little girl didn't have a boat; she was on the river in a pot.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-24-19-57-08.jpg2013-03-24 19.57.08Our wonderful guide told us story after story of the rise and fall of the Khmer society at Angkorhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-24-06-26-52.jpg2013-03-24 06.26.52The floating village on the Tanle Sap Lake at sunsethttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-24-00-20-02.jpg2013-03-24 00.20.02https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-24-00-19-06.jpg2013-03-24 00.19.06The tree built right into Bayon Templehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-23-22-57-51.jpg2013-03-23 22.57.51https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/04/2013-03-24-19-24-52-2.jpg2013-03-24 19.24.52-22013-04-09T08:18:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/03/28/hanoi-a-spinning-bustle-of-activity/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-23-03-36-05-1.jpg2013-03-23 03.36.05-1The beautiful and graceful water puppets.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-22-22-48-23.jpg2013-03-22 22.48.23Statue of Ho Chi Minh in the main hall of the museum dedicated to his memory and achievements.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-21-22-30-22.jpg2013-03-21 22.30.22Typical old meets new scene in the city.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-21-23-01-33.jpg2013-03-21 23.01.33The turtles of learning - a UNESCO protected set of statues.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-21-22-33-35.jpg2013-03-21 22.33.35One skinny building!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-22-06-32-24.jpg2013-03-22 06.32.24A view of the street from a second floor restaurant. It doesn't come close to showing the true craziness, though.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-21-23-33-12.jpg2013-03-21 23.33.12The main shrine at the Temple of Literature.2013-04-01T07:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/03/26/scavenger-hunt-contest-author-and-friend-trisha-wooldridges-new-book-cover/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/thekelpie_front_only.jpgthekelpie_front_onlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/macarthurclantartan.jpgmacarthurclantartan2013-03-26T00:58:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/03/21/education-a-privilege/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/auw-logo-with-white-background.jpgAUW logo with white background2013-03-21T03:35:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/03/19/japanese-efficiency-at-the-salon/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/aiko-san.jpgaiko-sanThe incredible Aiko-san, massaging my right hand while I clumsily take a bad picture with my left. She is more beautiful in person.2013-03-18T22:25:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/03/14/the-world-baseball-classic-japanese-style/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/baseball-anthem-2.jpgbaseball anthem 2Before the game, they played the Japanese National Anthem as well as the one from the Netherlands.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/baseball-anthem.jpgbaseball anthemThey played the Japanese National Anthem as well as the one from the Netherlands to start the game.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/baseball-cleanup.jpgbaseball cleanuphttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/baseball-chopsticks.jpgbaseball chopstickshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/baseball-scotch.jpgbaseball scotch2013-03-14T12:59:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/03/12/japanese-efficiency-in-a-parking-lot/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/parking-lot-bike-man-2.jpgparking lot bike man 2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/parking-lot-bike-man.jpgparking lot bike man2013-03-12T07:48:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/03/07/the-second-anniversary-of-the-tohoku-earthquake-and-tsunami/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/charmworks2.jpegcharmworks2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/charmworks1.jpegcharmworks12013-05-21T10:55:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/03/05/hina-matsuri-the-take-down/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-19-39-58.jpg2013-03-03 19.39.58https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-19-41-35.jpg2013-03-03 19.41.35Every little hat and sword and accessory from the display gets wrapped with the utmost care!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-19-17-00.jpg2013-03-03 19.17.00Some other intricacies of the display, which at Nishimachi is nearly 100 years old.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-20-14-02.jpg2013-03-03 20.14.02Ready for storage until February 2014!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-19-16-30.jpg2013-03-03 19.16.30Members of the royal courthttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-20-11-28.jpg2013-03-03 20.11.28The little things they use to protect the dolls from bugs for a year.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-20-06-31.jpg2013-03-03 20.06.31https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-20-01-38.jpg2013-03-03 20.01.38https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-20-06-36.jpg2013-03-03 20.06.36https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/03/2013-03-03-19-40-03.jpg2013-03-03 19.40.03Intricate packing of each little piece.2013-03-04T10:57:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/28/coming-to-tokyo-students-from-the-asian-university-for-women/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/auw-logo-with-clear-background.pngAUW logo with clear background2013-02-28T04:08:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/27/tokyo-in-the-morning-on-a-hopeful-sign/2013-02-27T03:37:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/26/the-beauty-of-japanese-textiles/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-23-00-03-55.jpg2013-02-23 00.03.55This man is a local artist; he is carving a woodblock to make woodblock prints.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-22-22-06-38.jpg2013-02-22 22.06.38https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-22-21-56-22.jpg2013-02-22 21.56.22https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-22-21-49-21.jpg2013-02-22 21.49.21https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-22-21-48-31.jpg2013-02-22 21.48.31https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-22-21-47-22.jpg2013-02-22 21.47.22The dyed cloth strung along the riverhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/2013-02-22-21-51-32.jpg2013-02-22 21.51.322013-02-26T01:41:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/21/sake-served-beautifully/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/sake.jpgsake2013-03-10T23:04:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/19/you-can-get-what-in-a-vending-machine-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/vending.jpgvending2013-03-08T22:40:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/14/what-can-i-do-about-uncooperative-characters/2013-02-14T11:59:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/12/celebrating-a-holiday-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/matsuri-pic.jpgmatsuri pic2013-02-12T13:12:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/07/subtitles-and-the-nuance-of-language/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/languages.jpglanguages2013-02-12T13:46:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/02/05/another-new-year-celebration-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/shishimai5.jpgshishimai5https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/shishimai1.jpgshishimai1https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/02/shishimai2.jpgshishimai22013-02-05T12:36:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/01/31/a-real-resource-for-writers/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/gardner-book.jpgGardner book2013-01-31T12:21:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/01/29/omochitsuki-behind-the-scenes/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013-01-18-00-13-12.jpg2013-01-18 00.13.12The old-fashioned rice steaming contraption!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/2013-01-18-01-25-28.jpg2013-01-18 01.25.282013-01-31T23:10:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/01/24/how-do-you-want-to-be-when-youre-old/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/grandmas-girls.jpgGrandmas girlsMy grandmother, Shirley Bernstein, bottom right, and the "girls" - her table-mates.2013-01-31T16:08:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/01/22/snow-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2013/01/snow-hose.jpgsnow hoseAn apartment building caretaker attempts to hose away the last of the offending snow.2013-01-17T05:12:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2013/01/17/happiness-is-a-desk/2013-01-17T04:25:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/12/21/from-a-hopeful-sign-every-meal-in-japan-is-an-experience/2012-12-21T03:31:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/12/18/what-is-that-tune-at-5pm-in-tokyo/2012-12-18T06:05:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/12/13/nanowrimo-is-done-now-what/2012-12-21T04:55:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/12/11/multicultural-parties-for-kids/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-06-07-09-10.jpg2012-12-06 07.09.10https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/2012-12-06-06-30-39.jpg2012-12-06 06.30.39Bailey shows the teens how to spin the dreidel.2012-12-13T01:55:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/12/06/1506/2013-01-14T09:15:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/12/04/minato-city-sports-center/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/12/table-tennis.jpgtable tennis2012-12-04T12:59:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/29/baileys-mix-of-language/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/hanko.jpghankohttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/tynote.jpgTYnote2012-11-29T14:38:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/27/national-azabu-renovations/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/national-azabu.jpgnational azabu2013-02-18T05:09:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/22/thanksgiving-at-my-home-away-from-home/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/home.jpghome2012-11-22T02:02:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/20/healthy-pepsi-yeah-right/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/pepsi-special.jpgpepsi specialA picture of my bottle. Note the Japanese government seal of approval of this as a drink for special health usage.2012-11-20T05:13:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/15/nanowrimo/2012-11-15T00:23:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/13/restaurant-review-le-pot-aux-roses-azabu-juban/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lepotauxroses.jpgLePotAuxRosesMussels! https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/lepotauxroses3.jpgLePotAuxRoses3The wine was so great that it even went well with the dessert!2012-11-13T05:34:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/08/visas-for-life-a-special-concert-from-the-israeli-embassy/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/israel-japan-flags.jpgisrael japan flags2012-11-07T23:31:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/06/in-ginza-when-is-a-mannequin-not-a-mannequin/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/ginza-furla-window.jpgGinza Furla Window2012-11-06T02:53:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/11/01/post-trick-or-treat-or-now-what-with-teens/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/11/clock2.jpgclock22012-11-01T03:40:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/30/halloween-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween2.jpghalloween2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween3.jpghalloween3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween41.jpghalloween4https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween4.jpghalloween4https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween1.jpghalloween1https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/halloween5.jpghalloween5The scene at Roppongi Crossing Saturday night.2012-10-30T03:31:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/26/a-friday-special-friends-family-and-the-mikveh-a-hopeful-sign/2012-10-26T06:36:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/25/music-in-my-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/didjeridu.jpgdidjeridu2012-10-25T10:38:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/23/the-tsukiji-fish-market/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tsukiji2.jpgtsukiji2More seafood for sale...https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tsukiji3.jpgtsukiji3Most people use bamboo shopping bags like the one this man carried.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tsukiji1.jpgtsukiji1All kinds of seafood were for sale to retailers, including the whole squids seen here.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/tsukiji4.jpgtsukiji4It was early in the morning, but the cavernous warehouse always has a blurred, night-time feel to it.2012-10-23T07:01:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/18/a-book-to-make-you-consider/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/lewiskrause-book.jpglewiskrause book2012-10-31T12:26:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/16/o-tsukimi/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-26-22-21-12.jpg2012-09-26 22.21.12Me, in yukata getting ready to serve the dangohttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/2012-09-26-22-17-40.jpg2012-09-26 22.17.40The dango, ready to go into classes2012-10-16T07:54:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/11/on-parents-not-parenting/2012-10-11T06:20:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/04/today-i-feel-quiet/2012-10-03T22:52:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/10/02/singaporean-chicken-rice/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/singapore-restaurant1.jpgsingapore restauranthttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/singapore-restaurant-3.jpgsingapore restaurant 3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/10/singapore-restaurant.jpgsingapore restaurantThe full description2012-10-02T08:23:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/09/27/yukata/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-26-22-21-12.jpg2012-09-26 22.21.12Here I am ready to serve the odango for otsukimi - moon watching, which is the reason I was doing this in the first place. More on the festival later.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-26-21-03-29.jpg2012-09-26 21.03.29Making a very complex bow.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-26-21-01-08.jpg2012-09-26 21.01.08Starting the obi processhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-26-21-00-33.jpg2012-09-26 21.00.33At this point it took two "dressers" to help me.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-26-20-57-19.jpg2012-09-26 20.57.19The hip tiehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-26-21-02-42.jpg2012-09-26 21.02.422012-09-27T08:44:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/09/25/holy-smart-cars-its-a-ferrari/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/ferrari.jpgferrari2012-09-25T02:20:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/09/20/summer-pepsi-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/pepsi.jpgpepsi2012-09-20T10:14:18+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/09/18/the-bar-mitzvah-boy-on-a-hopeful-sign/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_3634.jpgIMG_36342012-09-18T13:35:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/09/13/time-is-of-the-essence/2012-09-13T12:13:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/09/11/no-purses-or-bags-on-the-floor/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-08-00-14-51.jpg2012-09-08 00.14.51Sometimes the bag holders nestle securely between two chairs, not just at the end of the table.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/2012-09-08-00-16-18.jpg2012-09-08 00.16.18Drop your purse into the green holder and it sits securely next to you, yet not on the floor, while you eat.2013-10-27T01:08:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/09/06/i-cant-hear-in-email-very-well/2012-09-06T05:54:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/09/04/oh-what-a-summer-it-was/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/hirshorn.jpghirshornhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dad-and-kids.jpgdad and kidsMy kids prepping to go off to golf with my dadhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc01232.jpgDSC01232Last stop, Florida, for the bar mitzvah, my parents and my in-laws. Here we are with my mother-in-law at Lady Ann's Tea Room in Jupiter, Florida. Hats are part of the meal!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc01217.jpgDSC01217My husband and my son did not injure each other as their surfboards nearly collided!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/dsc01147.jpgDSC01147Beaches, seashells, and surfing, oh my!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1905.jpgIMG_1905My son prepared for his bar mitzvah. More on THAT later!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1882.jpgIMG_1882While the kids were at camp, I did a lot of exploring in Washington DC. This is the International Trade Commission building, taken from the balcony of the Newseum, the museum of news.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1866.jpgIMG_1866My daughter went to sleep away camp for two weeks! It was her first time and she loved it!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1811.jpgIMG_1811My cousin Jenn and I sat on a dinosaur at the Living Museum in Newport News, VA.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/09/img_1799.jpgIMG_1799My son went to sleep away camp for a month - the city boy in the country!2012-09-04T20:24:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/06/14/on-being-done/2012-09-03T13:56:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/06/12/making-umeshu-take-two/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/saori.jpgsaorihttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/photo.jpgphotohttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/directions.jpgdirectionshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/girls.jpggirls2012-06-13T12:41:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/06/05/british-pub-humor-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pubpic2.jpgpubpic2Don't piss off the bartenders!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/06/pubpic1.jpgpubpic1From the little bathroom in the pub2012-06-05T04:30:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/05/29/my-bicycle-is-illegal-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bike-shop.jpgbike shop2013-10-04T21:04:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/05/24/this-is-not-your-fathers-math-homework/2012-05-23T11:21:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/05/22/a-quick-observation-on-tokyo-life/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/japan-flag1.pngJapan flag2012-05-30T09:19:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/06/renewing-my-drivers-license-what-an-experience/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/license-e1315314069608.jpglicenseMy new license - this is the only photo I can offer. Cameras are prohibited in the center.2012-05-22T07:04:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/05/17/these-days-in-the-expat-community/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/japan-flag.pngJapan flag2012-05-22T06:58:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/05/15/umbrella-etiquitte/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-e1336874021352.jpgphotoEach umbrella locked into its individual spot. This in the city with one of the lowest crime rates in the world. https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-copy-e1336873988202.jpgphoto copyThe umbrella roomhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-copy-2-e1336873860108.jpgphoto copy 2Give your umbrella a shake here - be sure to shake it side to side and not up and down, as directed.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/photo-copy-3-e1336873805381.jpgphoto copy 3A museum guard with his umbrella bags at the ready2012-05-15T13:13:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/05/12/a-baby-no-longer/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/05/bailey-box-baby.jpgbailey box 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road2012-04-24T22:21:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/04/19/the-beit-shalom-choir-at-yom-hashoah-services/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc00828.jpgDSC00828Rabbi Antonio https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc00825.jpgDSC00825My son, Bailey, did the reading of a selection from Elie Weisel's _Night_https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc008221.jpgDSC00822https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/dsc00822.jpgDSC008222012-04-19T11:42:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/04/17/a-new-school-year-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/002.jpg0022012-04-16T23:00:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/04/12/more-on-japanese-pedestrians/2012-06-27T06:56:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/04/10/the-shrine-by-school/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/04/school-shrine2-e1334045948791.jpgschool 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character2012-02-03T13:04:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/26/critical-thinking-as-the-basis-for-writing/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/writingpic1.jpgwritingpic2012-01-26T12:50:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/31/zurriola-an-amazing-restaurant/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-sweets2-e1327410338255.jpgzurriola sweetsNo meal is complete without a bit of sweet and this is no exception. A light bit of brownie and ice cream with a Basque sauce. Scrumptious!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-sweets1.jpgzurriola sweetshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-sweets.jpgzurriola sweetshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-beef.jpgzurriola beefThe beef course - beef tail, to be exact. While it wasn't my favorite dish of the night, it was delicious and soft and succulent wrapped in its bit of pasta.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-scallop.jpgzurriola scallopThe tenderest, sweetest, most artfully prepared scallop I have ever eaten. That's a whipped almond puree on the side, by the way.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-pork-e1327409838701.jpgzurriola porkThe slice of pork tenderloin was lovely, but the gently roasted and seasoned vegetables outshone the dish in this course.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-angler-fish.jpgzurriola angler fishThe fish course, Angler fish, settled lightly in an olive soup. I do not care for olives, and I loved this dish.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-foie-gras.jpgzurriola foie grasThis decadent piece of heaven is foie gras with praline inside. Yes, praline. Hazelnut chocolate.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-menu-e1327408624600.jpgzurriola menuhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/zurriola-card.jpgzurriola card2012-01-31T00:30:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/24/more-on-keitai-cellphone-safety-via-my-writing-partner/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/alice.jpgalice2012-01-26T04:13:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/19/my-son-the-writer/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/035.jpg035My grandmother with my children in 2010.2012-01-19T05:09:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/15/workplace-equality-in-japan-whats-in-it-for-men-my-latest-article/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/eurobiz-cover-e1326583845324.jpgEurobiz cover2012-01-16T12:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/17/texting-and-walking/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/nytlogo379x64.gifnytlogo379x642012-01-17T00:41:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/12/juggling-writing-schedules/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/writingpic.jpgwritingpic2012-01-12T05:57:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/10/japan-in-hawaii/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/pearl-harbor-waikiki-004.jpgPearl Harbor/USS Bowfin2012-11-24T05:04:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/05/2012-here-we-go/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/flowers.jpgflowers2012-01-05T05:46:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2012/01/03/new-year-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-years-day-002.jpgNew Year's Day 002Look carefully: these are all tiny tops - the players throw them onto the drum and they spin to knock each other out to determine the winnerhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-years-day-011.jpgNew Year's Day 011This dragon lady touched the heads of children in the front row to bring them luck https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-years-day-007.jpgNew Year's Day 007Sydney learned to wind a teeny tiny tophttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-years-day-0151.jpgNew Year's Day 015https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-years-day-015.jpgNew Year's Day 015https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-years-day-014.jpgNew Year's Day 014https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2012/01/new-years-day-005.jpgNew Year's Day 0052012-01-03T07:39:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/12/29/since-traditions/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/sunset.jpgsunset2011-12-27T08:36:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/12/27/hanukkah/2012-01-09T08:45:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/12/13/haramaki/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/haramaki.jpgharamaki2011-12-13T15:06:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/12/15/a-eulogy-to-make-you-smile/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/pict0035.jpgMINOLTA DIGITAL CAMERAGrammy and me on her 85th birthday cruise, May 2007https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/20060521-046.jpg20060521 0462011-12-16T18:23:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/12/22/my-characters-bad-behavior/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/writingpic1.jpgwritingpic2011-12-22T04:48:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/12/08/traditions/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0196.jpgIMG_0196Grandpa, my dad and me, putting the mezuzzah on his new home in 2009https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0192.jpgIMG_0192Grandpa with his lovely lady-friend, Rae Blumberg, summer 2009https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/img_0957.jpgIMG_0957Me, my grandfather and my husband Marc, Hanukkah 20102011-12-26T23:37:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/12/06/aiding-tohoku-for-the-holidays/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/second-harvest.jpgsecond harvestUnloading a Second Harvest truck in Ishinomaki, Japan (courtesy of Second Harvest)2011-12-06T08:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/12/01/focus-choosing-a-writing-life/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/12/writingpic.jpgwritingpic2011-12-01T04:00:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/29/pet-care-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-birthday-e1322555254196.jpgpet care birthdayMy favorite sign: this is not advertising a birthday party for kids in the shop - it's advertising a birthday party for DOGS!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-tattoo-e1322555167841.jpgpet care tattooFancy tattoos and colorful fur dyes are available for your darling pet.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-grooming-e1322555026840.jpgpet care groomingThis is the grooming stage for the dogs. Make no mistake: these dogs are being pampered!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-cloak-e1322554913417.jpgpet care cloakThis sign reminds pet owners that not only is there a hotel on the premesis, but also a "cloak" - so they can drop off their dogs for a few hours and get their shopping done.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-bathroom-e1322554837361.jpgpet care bathroomHere's a shot of the bathroom where they wash the dogs - I wish my tub was that nice!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-suite1-e1322554750291.jpgpet care suiteHere is a sign advertising the perks of a suite or luxury accommodations in the "hotel" section of the shop.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-suite.jpgpet care suiteHere's a sign advertising the perks of their suites and luxury rooms in the "hotel" section of the shop.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-scale-e1322554551901.jpgpet care scaleFirst we watched the caretakers patiently weighing each puppy.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/pet-care-joker-e1322554506602.jpgpet care jokerThe sign for the shop - it's called "Joker"2011-11-29T08:31:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/24/thanksgiving-in-tokyo-take-2/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/turkey.jpgturkey2011-11-21T11:49:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/22/western-and-eastern-medicine/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/acupuncture2.gifacupuncture2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/accupuncture.jpgaccupuncture2011-11-22T22:43:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/17/communication-issues/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/tin-cans.jpegtin cans2011-11-17T04:16:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/15/jewish-japan-and-the-mixing-thereof/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/klezmer-e1321329717173.jpgklezmerThe belly dancer and her scarf, accompanied by the Klezmer sounds of the accordian and the clarinet - percussion off to the side.2011-11-24T15:51:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/10/great-reading-with-a-dictionary/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/hare-e1320897913620.jpghareThe book, complete with my bookmark in it!2011-11-10T11:30:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/08/bicycles-lots-and-lots-of-bicycles/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/lots-of-bikes-e1320724024196.jpglots of bikesBikes as far as the eye can see....2011-11-10T17:10:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/03/writing-as-a-teacher-new-adventures/2011-11-02T22:17:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/02/a-hopeful-sign-the-gift-of-a-girlfriend/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/11/aimeephone.jpgaimeephone2011-11-19T14:55:01+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/11/01/bullpen-dentistry-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kaku1.jpgKaku1https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kaku2.jpgkaku2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/kaku3.jpgkaku32011-11-18T04:47:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/10/27/glee-my-new-perspective/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/glee.pnggleeFrom the "Glee" website...2011-10-26T10:17:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/10/25/pedestrians-oh-my/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/dont-walk.jpegdont walk2011-10-25T11:26:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/10/20/time-management/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/clock2.jpgclock22011-10-18T12:33:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/10/18/sumo-up-close-and-personal/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sumo-ozeki-e1318928703553.jpgsumo ozekiThe New Ozeki!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/sumo-kotoshu.jpgsumo kotoshuMarc and me with Kotooshu. One of these things is not like the other!2011-10-20T22:21:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/10/13/the-travails-of-being-a-new-cyclist/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bike-mine.jpgbike-minehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bike1-e1318424403117.jpgbikehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/bike.jpgbike2011-10-12T22:43:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/10/11/my-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/tokyo-shrine-e1318252918394.jpgTokyo shrineTokyo isn't just about tall buildings; it's about small shrines and temples, too.2011-10-11T04:51:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/10/06/the-gift-of-group-reading/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/10/great-world-spin.jpggreat world spin2011-10-06T23:04:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/27/national-azabu-supermarket-a-tribute/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/national-azabu.jpgNational Azabu2015-11-23T07:09:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/10/04/the-great-shoe-debate/2011-10-05T02:36:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/29/transitioning-to-a-traditional-school-learning-to-take-a-test/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bailey-c3po-e1316764739623.jpgbailey c3po2011-10-04T19:05:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/22/the-power-of-social-media-2/2011-10-19T16:37:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/20/hop-on-the-bus/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/bus-e1315988353303.jpgbusThere's a reason why there are two buses approaching my stop. Read below!2011-09-28T18:28:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/15/more-learning-with-my-students/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/character-cards.jpgcharacter cardshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/japan-writing-book-e1315887051922.jpgjapan writing book2011-09-20T00:57:52+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/13/restaurant-ordering-via-ipad/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dim-sum-ipad-e1315728120419.jpgdim sum iPadMarc and Sydney pour over the menu!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dim-sum-ipad21.jpgdim sum iPad2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/dim-sum-ipad2-e1315728010326.jpgdim sum iPad2The Menu of the Hong Kong Kitchen2011-09-11T08:08:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/08/when-teaching-informs-writing-or-how-i-can-resucitate-my-character/2011-09-08T04:23:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/02/a-hopeful-sign-writing-about-my-daughter/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/09/sydney-e1314938494152.jpgsydneySydney, with her bag that weighs more than she does, heads to Nishimachi2012-10-03T02:09:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/09/01/writing-teaching-it-is-an-art/2011-09-01T07:57:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/08/30/the-umeshu/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/umeshu-e1314693290245.jpgumeshuhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/umeshugirls.jpgumeshugirls2011-09-07T19:45:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/08/25/teaching-as-a-writer-a-new-adventure/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/writing-pic.jpgwriting pic2011-08-25T00:53:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/08/23/bicycles/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bikeselectric.jpgbikeselectricThe bike I'm thinking of buying from the Japanese marketplace Rakutenhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/08/bikes.jpgbikes2011-08-25T16:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/08/17/home-at-last/2011-09-07T16:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/08/03/the-top-ten-things-i-miss-about-tokyo-2/2013-04-22T06:32:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/29/the-new-yorker-fiction-podcast/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/writing-pic.jpgwriting pic2012-04-26T16:28:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/27/the-native-american-indian-museum-washington-dc/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/aimcafeboard.jpgAIMcafeboardhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/aimmominteractive-e1311733127374.jpgAIMmominteractivehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/aimdrummer-e1311733068274.jpgAIMdrummerhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/aimboat-e1311732993454.jpgAIMboatMom by the canoe near the entrance of the museum2011-07-27T18:55:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/22/it-all-starts-with/2011-07-27T12:39:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/19/restaurant-week/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/la-ferme3.jpgla ferme3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/la-ferme2.jpgla ferme2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/la-ferme-e1311014050497.jpgla Fermehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/la-ferme4.jpgla ferme42013-04-17T11:54:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/16/airline-and-cultural-issues/2011-07-16T00:05:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/14/i-have-a-daughter-too/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sydney2.jpgsydney2Sydney and her very favorite activity: EATING!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/sydney-e1310521676146.jpgsydneySydney and I had a ball getting her ready for the father-daughter dinner dance this year!2011-08-01T20:15:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/13/packaging-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/plant-in-a-bag-e1310507169803.jpgplant in a bagNote the safe handles to avoid harm to the plant!2011-07-12T21:47:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/08/parenting-its-tough/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/opening-day.jpegopening dayBailey and me on opening day of Camp Airy in Thurmont, MD2011-07-07T20:53:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/06/snow/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snow4-e1309892869436.jpgsnow4https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snow3-e1309892833701.jpgsnow3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snow2-e1309892919398.jpgsnow2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snow-e1309892950676.jpgsnowhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/07/snow5-e1309892724642.jpgsnow52011-07-05T19:14:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/29/beat-the-heat-with-food-and-attitude/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/summer-matsuri.pngsummer matsurihttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/shaved-ice.jpgshaved ice2011-09-08T06:14:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/07/01/extra-writing-just-because-it-feels-good/2011-07-29T02:04:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/23/summertime-lives/2011-06-23T02:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/21/a-hidden-treasure-the-azabu-haus-restaurant/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/azabuhaus.jpgazabuhausThe main coursehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/azabuhaus2.jpgazabuhaus2Sea Bream in basil over greenshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/azabuhaus3.jpgazabuhaus3The appetizer platehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/azabuhaus4.jpgazabuhaus4copyright Iwamoto and Associates - showing the beautiful interior2011-07-03T17:26:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/14/umeshu/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/umeshu21-e1307965787908.jpgumeshu2A pile of the washed ume - plums - ready to be fermentedhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/umeshu4-e1307965354280.jpgumeshu4The completed bottle - ready to go under the sink 'til autumnhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/umeshu-e1307965254969.jpgumeshuSaori adds the huge chunks of rock sugarhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/umeshu3-e1307965145690.jpgumeshu3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/umeshu2-e1307964642905.jpgumeshu2A stack of washed ume - plums - ready for fermenting!2011-06-14T08:02:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/16/the-effect-of-social-media/2011-07-02T05:51:25+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/09/last-week-franzens-_freedom_-and-now-nothing/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/06/franzens-freedom.jpgFranzen's freedomThe Amazon.com pic of the novel2011-06-13T12:19:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/07/japanese-service-at-its-best/2011-06-06T07:53:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/02/more-about-my-journal/2011-06-13T13:52:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/06/04/boys-and-basketball-and-moms/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/basketball.jpgbasketball2011-06-01T05:40:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/31/ferarri-baby/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ferrari5.jpgferrari5Decisions, Decisions!!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ferrari2-e1306754127807.jpgferrari2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ferrari-e1306754028257.jpgferrarihttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/ferrari3-e1306753804904.jpgferrari32011-05-30T11:19:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/27/parking-the-car-a-tribute-to-my-dad/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/car.jpgcar2011-05-31T12:26:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/26/quakebook-bilingual-physical-book-on-its-way/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/quakebook-300.jpgquakebook-300https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/quakebook-physical.jpgquakebook-physical2011-05-27T16:43:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/24/oktoberfest-in-may-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oktoberfest1-e1306185711126.jpgoktoberfest1Every plate looked *exactly* like the photohttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oktoberfest3-e1306185477444.jpgoktoberfest3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oktoberfest2.jpgoktoberfest2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oktoberfest4-e1306185311606.jpgoktoberfest4https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/oktoberfest5-e1306185047698.jpgoktoberfest52011-05-25T02:35:30+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/19/lessons-learned-from-reading-_the-imperfectionists_/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/imperfectionistspic.jpgimperfectionistspic2011-05-19T17:21:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/17/were-clearly-not-in-america/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/mcdonalds-men-e1304921015686.jpgmcdonalds menJapanese men in traditional dress - a typical customer?2011-05-29T07:06:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/12/the-space-to-write/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/writing-pic.jpgwriting pic2011-05-12T21:21:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/10/a-fantastic-quakepost-quake-story/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/bicycle.jpgbicycle2011-05-28T13:04:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/04/bin-laden-is-dead-rejoicing-is-difficult/2011-05-19T03:45:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/05/03/the-picture-says-it-all/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/05/conbini.jpgconbini2011-05-03T00:23:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/04/29/foodie-friday-an-extra-posting/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/hong-kong-kitchen.jpgHong Kong 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parm2011-04-05T20:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/04/05/guest-blogger-larry-greenberg/2011-04-04T01:00:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/04/02/good-morning/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/04/sunflower.jpgsunflower2011-04-02T11:54:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/04/01/in-defense-of-nothing/2011-04-21T18:18:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/30/quakebook/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/qaukebookcover.jpgqaukebookcoverHere is the cover of Quakebook2011-06-03T07:11:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/25/regarding-family-not-the-quake/2011-03-26T02:45:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/21/the-facebook-effect/2011-03-28T11:13:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/18/when-writing-isnt-the-answer/2011-03-18T15:25:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/16/tokyo-tuesday-not-in-tokyo/2011-03-17T12:41:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/10/shades-of-gray-part-deux/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/hebrewblocks.jpghebrewblocks2012-07-27T16:26:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/08/tokyo-tuesday-a-quick-pic/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/air-ship.jpgair ship2011-03-08T14:43:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/06/shades-of-gray/2014-07-24T19:00:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/04/choices/2011-03-04T04:04:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/03/02/when-is-a-cake-not-just-a-cake/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/03/castera.jpgcasteraThe layers of castera wrapping!2011-03-02T11:49:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/27/positive-press-lost-with-translation/2011-03-05T13:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/24/some-weeks-are-better-than-others/2011-02-24T00:42:56+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/22/the-highest-bakery-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shiga2-e1298290328585.jpgshiga2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shiga51.jpgshiga5The Sign for the Bakery!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shiga1-e1298290185145.jpgshiga1https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shiga5.jpgshiga5https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shiga6-e1298289882814.jpgshiga6https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/shiga8.jpgshiga82011-03-16T01:59:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/17/parenting-a-journey/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/newyear2011.jpgnewyear2011Marc, Aimee, Bailey and Sydney at New Year's2011-02-22T13:23:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/15/its-the-little-things-i-love-about-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/coffeetinymilk.jpgcoffeetinymilk2011-02-25T23:00:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/10/sports-reading-and-belonging/2011-02-19T08:01:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/08/japanese-efficiency/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/constructionafter.jpgconstructionafterhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/constructionbefore.jpgconstructionbefore2011-02-07T21:53:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/03/the-writer-edits/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/coffee.jpgcoffee2011-02-10T23:13:13+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/02/01/tokyo-amusements/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/02/parkinglot.jpgparkinglot2011-01-31T22:27:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/01/27/introspection-examined/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/candles.jpgcandles2011-02-18T13:01:47+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/01/25/constructions-signs-taking-politeness-to-a-new-level/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/bowing-sign.jpgbowing sign2011-01-24T03:18:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/01/20/the-power-of-social-media/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/books.jpgbooks2011-01-20T16:09:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/01/19/the-book-is-here/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/book.jpgBOOK2011-01-28T14:19:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/01/18/japanese-lessons-common-usage/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/silverhorn.jpgsilverhorn2011-02-16T11:39:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/01/16/sneak-peek-sunday-13/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/img_0592.jpgIMG_05922011-01-20T11:51:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2011/01/14/lessons-learned-its-not-selfish-to-fulfill-your-own-needs/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/colorhorns1.jpgcolorhornshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2011/01/colorhorns.jpgcolorhorns2011-03-03T04:02:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/30/a-change-of-scenery/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/marcaimeegrandma.jpgmarcaimeegrandmahttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/poppykids.jpgpoppy&kids2010-12-29T22:09:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/27/sneak-peek-sunday-12/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dummpling1.jpgdummplinghttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dummpling.jpgdummpling2010-12-26T15:24:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/24/getting-old-is-not-for-sissies/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/colorhorns2.jpgcolorhorns22011-01-16T13:10:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/21/fashion-tokyo-style/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dress2.jpgdress2One more view of the dress.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dress.jpgdressHere's one side of the prophetic dress2010-12-22T03:54:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/19/sneak-peek-sunday-11/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/infantile.jpginfantile2010-12-17T04:22:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/16/knowing-thyself/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/coffee.jpgcoffee2010-12-16T01:27:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/14/only-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dscf5721.jpgDSCF5721Tully's Coffee, right out in the open!2010-12-14T06:23:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/12/sneak-peek-sunday-10/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/dscf5702.jpgDSCF5702Placenta Drink. It's an advert for a Placenta Drink. 2010-12-14T10:04:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/08/lore-segal-master-of-the-short-story/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/loresegalpic.jpgloresegalpic2010-12-08T23:05:24+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/08/pet-shops/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-025.jpgmanga&petstore 025These are not baby goods for human babieshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-024.jpgmanga&petstore 024A piece for your pet to sit at the table with youhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-023.jpgmanga&petstore 023Racks and racks of clothing!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-022.jpgmanga&petstore 022These are baby birdshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-021.jpgmanga&petstore 021The ubiquitous ferrethttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-020.jpgmanga&petstore 020https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-019.jpgmanga&petstore 019It's cute, but what is it?https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-018.jpgmanga&petstore 018https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-017.jpgmanga&petstore 017https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/12/mangapetstore-016.jpgmanga&petstore 016Whatever this is, it sells for $4002015-12-10T14:07:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/06/sneak-peek-sunday-9/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/larryebisugarden.jpg100915_12312010-12-05T22:58:12+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/12/02/when-slack-is-necessary/2010-12-02T06:01:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/30/holiday-gift-giving-japanese-style/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/holidaygift4.jpgholidaygift4This is a type of lantern/wreath for about $20.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/holidaygift3.jpgholidaygift3This one is more expensive due to the mix of items - 6460 yen or $70https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/holidaygift2.jpgholidaygift2This one is all veggies for 2780 - just over $30https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/holidaygift.jpgholidaygiftThis is a plate of 10 different fish for 3980 yen - approximately $452010-11-29T08:21:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/29/sneak-peek-sunday-8/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/unpolished.jpgunpolished2010-11-30T06:31:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/25/this-is-not-a-post-about-thanksgiving/2010-11-30T04:22:46+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/23/thanksgiving-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/blog-matsuri-pic.pngblog matsuri pichttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/tablesetting.jpgtablesetting2011-11-23T22:27:59+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/21/sneak-peek-sunday-7/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/charsmokers.jpgcharsmokersAs opposed to child smokers???2010-11-21T05:33:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/18/accountability-partnership-in-writing/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/j0430700.jpgDaisy Bouquet2010-11-29T21:21:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/16/colloquialisms-for-modern-times/2010-11-16T04:30:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/11/on-motivating-children/2010-11-22T07:33:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/09/chewing-gum-japanese-style/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gum4.jpggum4https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gum1.jpggum1https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gum2.jpggum2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/gum3.jpggum32010-11-08T06:54:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/08/sneak-peek-sunday-6/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/11/titbits.jpgtitbitsI have no comment on this. Just enjoy it!!2011-01-16T04:26:22+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/11/05/when-you-live-across-the-globe/2010-11-05T02:31:00+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/24/sneak-peek-sunday-5/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/sall.jpgsallLook carefully!2010-10-24T05:08:51+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/21/procrastination-and-discipline-one-writers-life/2010-10-21T07:02:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/20/anne-frank-manga-a-wednesday-special/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mangapetstore-006.jpgmanga&petstore 006Images of Anne and her family in Bergen Belsenhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mangapetstore-005.jpgmanga&petstore 005This is a drawing of the layout of the "secret annex"https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mangapetstore-004.jpgmanga&petstore 004It starts off in the beginning depicting Hitler https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mangapetstore-007.jpgmanga&petstore 007The last pages show a few real photos of Anne and her family that are included in the traditional book as well. https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/mangapetstore-002.jpgmanga&petstore 0022014-12-30T00:03:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/19/cold-stone-creamery-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/coldstone-menu.jpgcoldstone menuSand anyone??https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/coldstone-bailey.jpgcoldstone baileyMy son, Bailey, loved it - from the first scoop to the song to the eating!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/coldstone-varietybox.jpgcoldstone varietyboxA variety of nicely wrapped cakes for sale as a present.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/coldstone-logo.jpgcoldstone logo2010-10-19T05:59:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/14/japan-writers-conference-a-brief-report/2010-10-14T05:48:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/14/reading-in-translation/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/flowers.jpgflowers2010-10-13T23:08:34+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/12/tokyo-taikukan-the-good-the-bad-and-the-ugly/2012-02-27T06:47:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/11/sneak-peek-sunday-4/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/infantile.jpginfantileThe sign says it all!2010-10-10T21:50:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/07/reading-on-a-kindle/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/kindle.jpgkindleimage courtesy of ebookreader123.com2010-10-13T22:03:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/05/the-highland-games-bits-of-scotland-in-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/misc-0171.jpgMisc. 017Marc loves it too!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/misc-016.jpgMisc. 016Bailey loves soccer!!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/misc-019.jpgMisc. 019Love the bag pipes!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/misc-018.jpgMisc. 018Scottish Dancing2010-10-05T04:13:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/10/03/sneak-peek-sunday-to-smoke-or-not-to-smoke/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/10/smoke.jpgsmokeSpotted at Starbucks in Shinjuku2010-10-05T03:38:54+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/30/bailey-reading/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/bookthief.jpgbookthief2010-09-30T12:51:53+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/26/sneak-peek-sunday-3/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/daily.jpgdailyThe DAIRY Products are upstairs....2010-09-25T01:09:16+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/28/literacyispriceless/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/cereal.jpgcerealNo English in sight, but the one on the left is Choco-flakes and the right is Corn Flakes.2010-09-25T00:47:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/24/gender-inclusion-and-lessons-learned/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/gendersymbol.jpggendersymbol2010-09-27T02:17:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/21/why-ann-loves-japan/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/annandaimee.jpgannandaimeeAnn and me under the cherry trees last year (Photo credit Debra Bajaj)2010-09-23T19:08:17+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/20/sneak-peek-sunday-2/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/diesel.jpgdieselCheck out the spelling on this one!2010-09-28T05:17:36+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/16/following-directions/2010-09-16T14:11:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/14/kaiten-zushi/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kaiten1.jpgkaiten1The magic wand goes up the stack!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kaitenboys.jpgkaitenboysKazu and Bailey in front of the conveyor belt.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kaitengirls.jpgkaitengirlsSaya and Sydney with the kids' pile of plates!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/kaiten2.jpgkaiten2The sushi just travels on plates around the restaurant until a diner picks it up.2010-09-27T03:04:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/12/sunday-sneak-peek/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/img_0595.jpgIMG_05952010-09-12T17:46:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/12/nerves-of-steel/2010-09-12T16:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/07/greetings-at-the-salon/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/maysspa.jpgmaysspaIt really is a gorgeous salon.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/maysentrance.jpgmaysentranceHere is the entrance on the second floor of the Hollywood Hat building in Roppongi Hills. See the door into which I entered on the right.2010-09-14T05:10:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/09/03/women-a-celebration/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/09/frangipani-flowers.jpgFrangipani Flowers2010-09-06T08:00:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/08/28/tokyo-ni-sundeimassu/2010-08-27T22:20:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/08/21/a-slice-of-americana/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fairride.jpgfairrideOn the race-car ride - it went backward and forward too!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fairbunny.jpgfairbunnyBailey and Sydney pat the bunny!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/fairsteer.jpgfairsteerThe Prize-winning steer2010-09-11T10:21:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/08/21/family/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dscf5422.jpgDSCF5422Uncle Stuart kisses his "piece of work" on her "sweet spot!"https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/dscf5426.jpgDSCF54262010-08-21T03:03:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/08/06/food-in-palm-beach/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/misc-009.jpgMisc. 009https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/08/misc-007.jpgMisc. 0072010-08-06T02:50:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/07/28/time-time-time/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/dscf53073.jpgDSCF5307Sunset in paradise - a.k.a. Southampton, NY2010-07-28T00:11:23+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/07/22/suburbia/2010-07-22T16:47:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/07/07/walmart-omg/2011-05-11T20:49:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/07/06/sneak-peek/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/img_0548.jpgIMG_05482010-07-13T16:23:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/07/03/what-is-a-vacation/2010-07-03T01:20:09+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/07/01/the-mani-pedi-experience/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/mainpedi2.jpgmainpedi2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/07/manipedi.jpgmanipedi2013-08-10T21:51:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/23/tokyo-writer-on-hiatus-until-june-27/2010-06-23T15:21:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/18/line-edits/2012-05-31T04:45:14+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/15/the-ravens-of-tokyo-by-bill-delaney-guest-blogger/2010-06-15T06:03:43+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/13/sneak-peek-sunday-is-here/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/appletizers1-e1276428892555.jpgappletizershttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/appletizers.jpgappletizers2010-06-13T11:37:49+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/10/a-japanese-experience-in-death-a-tribute-to-jonah/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jonahbed.jpgjonahbedJonah in his bed, a favorite spot in later years.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jonahbar.jpgjonahbarJonah, aka "ever-hopeful" pursues a piece of food even as it has rolled under the bar. Crazy dog!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/jonah1.jpgjonah1Jonah, after a good haircut!2010-06-10T21:37:32+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/08/oasis/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/049.jpg049https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/052-e1275989610703.jpg052https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/050-e1275989534242.jpg050https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/053-e1275989464978.jpg0532010-06-09T07:31:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/07/sneak-peek-sunday-control-issues/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/nancytoilet.pngnancytoiletPhoto Courtesy of Nancy Koritz2010-06-06T23:29:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/03/writing-derailed/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/sunset.jpgsunsethttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/06/writingpic.jpgwritingpic2010-06-03T15:20:39+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/06/01/pizza-tokyo-style/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/pizzaoven.jpgpizzaovenhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/partenope.jpgpartenopeWhat's left of a Partenope Pizza after lunch - it's huge!2010-06-01T01:30:55+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/30/sneak-peek-sunday/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/img_0593.jpgIMG_05932010-05-30T05:12:10+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/28/clarity-and-focus/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/accordion.gifaccordion2010-05-28T04:31:31+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/25/the-ultimate-convenience/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/umbrellavending.jpgumbrellavending2010-05-27T14:18:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/23/sneak-peak-sunday/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/privates.jpgprivates2010-05-23T13:07:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/20/the-writer-adjudicates-writing/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/fcplogo.giffcplogo2010-05-27T14:22:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/18/construction/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/construction2.jpgconstruction2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/construction1.jpgconstruction12010-05-18T16:20:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/17/a-new-feature-sunday-teaser/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/welcome.jpgwelcome2010-05-17T05:57:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/13/the-key-but-not-the-answer/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/book-odd.jpgBookhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/books.jpgbooks2010-05-13T05:03:21+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/11/baseball-in-tokyo-japanese-style/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/001.jpg001https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/008.jpg008https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/007.jpg007https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/020.jpg020https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/006.jpg0062010-05-11T03:16:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/06/critical-thinking-freedom-your-right-and-responsibility-to-creativity-at-what-cost-part-two/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/graduation.jpggraduationhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/pencils.jpgpencils2010-05-06T02:53:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/05/critical-thinking-freedom-your-right-and-responsibility-to-creativity-at-what-cost-part-one/2010-05-05T06:43:57+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/04/its-golden-week-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/goldenweek3.jpggoldenweek3Leaf-wrapped, bean-filled mochihttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/golden-week1.jpggolden week1Koi Flags fly all over the country for the holidayshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/goldenweek2.gifgoldenweek2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/051.jpg051Flowers in the Japanese gardens at Showa Kinen Park during Golden Week.2010-05-03T22:02:40+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/05/03/blog-matsuri/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/05/blogmatsuri.jpgblogmatsuriSecret Japan Blog Matsuri2010-05-03T06:48:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/29/time-for-writing/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/clock1.jpgclockhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/clock.jpgclockhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/clock2.jpgclock22010-04-29T05:44:20+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/27/mount-takao-a-trip-to-japan-in-itself/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ikai-toriyama3.jpgikai toriyama3Another scene of Ikai Toriyamahttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ikai-toriyama2.jpgikai toriyama2Waterfall at Ikai Toriyamahttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/takao-dongo.jpgtakao dongoDongo, rice balls dipped in sweet saucehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/takao4.jpgtakao4Another one of the temples at the tophttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/takao3.jpgtakao3View from the top of Mt. Takaohttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/takao2.jpgtakao2On the path going down...https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/ikai-toriyama.jpgikai toriyamaThe entry to Ikai Toriyama (the restaurant)https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hello-kitty.jpghello kittyThe Hello Kitty Popcorn Machine (photo credit: Steve Kapner)https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/takao1.jpgtakao1Here I am in front of one of the beautiful temples at the top of the mountain.2010-12-07T01:39:45+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/22/learning-and-writing/2010-04-21T23:10:48+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/20/my-best-kept-secret-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/matsutake.jpgmatsutakeA matsutake mushroom at Mikawa - only in September and Octoberhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/maeda-cups.jpgmaeda cupsSake cups made by the artist Maeda, used at Mikawahttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/mikawa.jpgmikawaThe entrance to Mikawa is a secret, but once inside it's an explosion of taste!2014-08-03T08:46:38+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/16/beyond-writing-the-experience-of-education/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/auwclassroom.jpgCherie BlairÕs visit to BangladeshFormer British First Lady Cherie Blair visted AUW in January and sat in on a class. 2010-05-07T05:16:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/13/candy-japanese-style/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0613.jpgbananaThe banana Kit Kathttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0610.jpggreen teaThe Inside of the Green Tea Version https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0609.jpgIMG_0609https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_06073.jpgIMG_0607https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0606.jpgbanana and green teaBanana and Green Tea Kit Katshttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0605.jpgwasabiWasabi Flavored Kit Kat, in case you don't believe me!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0604.jpgsoy sauceThe Soy Sauce Kit Kat!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_0603.jpgsoybean kitkatHere's the Roasted Soybean Flavored Kit Kathttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_06072-e1271137038680.jpgnormal kit katThey do have plain ol Kit Kats!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/img_06071-e1271136899900.jpgIMG_06072010-04-14T01:48:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/08/when-the-mood-strikes/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/frangipani-flowers.jpgFrangipani Flowers2010-04-08T03:07:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/06/hanami/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hanami71.jpghanami7The thrush of people crowding under the trees for the best glimpse of the flowers - and drinking and drinking and drinking...https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hanami7.jpghanami7People crowd in under the trees at Arisugawa Park, Tokyohttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hanami3.jpghanami3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hanami6.jpghanami6Even dogs dress for the occasion.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hanami4.jpghanami4Proper picnic foodhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hanami5.jpghanami5https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hanami2.jpghanami2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/04/hanami1.jpghanami12010-04-05T22:02:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/04/03/ask-for-help-even-when-writing/2010-04-13T11:50:27+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/30/passover-in-tokyo/2010-03-30T04:16:02+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/28/writing-wherever-i-am/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/phuket-075.jpgPhuket 075Sunset in Phukethttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/phuket-010.jpgPhuket 010Phuket Bird Life2010-03-29T00:59:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/23/bangkok-city-of-contradictions/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bangkok-088.jpgBangkok 088Food from a boat in the floating markethttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bangkok-098.jpgBangkok 098The spires of the Imperial Palace touch the sky.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bangkok-090.jpgBangkok 090Boys playing in the canalhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bangkok-066.jpgBangkok 066The Reclining Buddhahttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/bangkok-003.jpgBangkok 003Erawan Shrine, Bangkok2014-09-17T17:59:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/20/a-writer-friend-indeed/2010-03-23T06:49:33+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/16/acdc-rocks-the-saitama-superarena/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/acdc5.jpgacdc5https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/acdc4.jpgacdc4https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/acdc3.jpgacdc3Photo by Jason Kwanhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/acdc21.gifacdc2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/acdc2.gifacdc2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/acdc1.jpgacdc12011-04-18T12:42:08+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/11/rejection-comes-with-the-territory/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/j0438642.jpgWine2010-03-11T05:32:15+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/09/guest-blogger-dan-cherubin-on-running-in-tokyo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/rabbiantoniodaniel2.jpgAt the Meiji Shrine in AprilDan, left, enjoys Tokyo with his husband, Rabbi Antonio2010-03-28T16:53:05+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/06/kids-and-art/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/renoir4.gifrenoir4https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/renoir3.jpegrenoir3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/renoir21.gifrenoir2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/renoir2.gifRenoir's Lady Sewinghttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/renoir.jpgRenoir's "Dance at Bougival", 1883Oil on canvas, Museum of Fine Arts, Boston, Picture Fund, 37.375. Photograph ©2009 Museum of Fine Arts, Boston2010-03-13T17:18:26+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/04/metaphor-cultural-and-literary/2010-03-04T23:55:37+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/03/02/shibuya-crossing/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shibuya3.jpgshibuya3Another one in full Streamhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shibuya41.jpgshibuya4https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shibuya5.jpgshibuya5Hachikohttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shibuya4.jpgshibuya4In full streamhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shibuya2.jpgshibuya2Before the crowd streams in!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/03/shibuya1.jpgshibuya1Shibuya Crossing in the rain2010-03-01T21:56:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/about/2013-05-07T11:58:50+00:00weekly0.6https://tokyowriter.com/2010/02/25/teaching-writing-lesson-one/2010-02-25T15:50:35+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/02/23/toilets/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/squattoilet.jpgSquatToiletCourtesy of Wikipedia, the Typical Squat Toilethttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/052.jpg052The function arm of my Washlethttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/051.jpg051The Washlet in my bathroom!2010-02-24T01:54:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/02/21/seeing-like-a-writer/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/shiga3.jpegshiga3Aimee, in full ski gear, at 2300 Meters high - that is more than a mile and a half above sea level.https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/shiga2.jpegshiga2A second view from the top of Yakote Yama (there was an easy-ish slope down from the top!)https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/shiga1.jpegshiga1Taken from the highest point at Yakote Yama2010-02-20T22:02:04+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/02/16/sumo/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sumo3.jpgsumo3https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sumo2.jpgsumo2https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/sumo1.jpgsumo12010-02-16T06:28:42+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/02/11/the-top-ten-things-i-miss-about-tokyo/2014-04-27T02:41:19+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/02/14/reading-to-write/2010-02-17T03:12:07+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/02/04/language-as-definition/2010-02-04T20:53:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/02/02/setsubun/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/setsubun2.jpgsetsubun2Throwing beans and packets of beans at a shrinehttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/02/setsubun.jpgsetsubunAvailable at convenience stores across Japan: the beans and the masks!2010-02-02T04:25:41+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/01/28/writing-with-simplicity/2010-01-28T09:41:44+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/01/26/a-coffee-experience/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coffeeshop41.jpgKoboThe door to heavenly javahttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coffeeshop31.jpgKoboThe Roasterhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coffeeshop21.jpgKoboThe beans are sifted to weed out impurities before roastinghttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coffeshop5.jpgKoboThe package of beans and my adorable new scoophttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coffeeshop4.jpgKobo's welcoming doorhttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coffeeshop3.jpgKoboThe amazing roaster!https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coffeeshop2.jpgKoboThey sift the beans to get out impurities before they roasthttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/coffeeshop1.jpgKoboThe containers of beans line the shelf2010-03-02T00:31:03+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/01/23/saturdays-with-kids-the-general-runaround/2010-01-23T04:46:29+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/01/21/writing-as-pressure/2010-01-21T20:16:06+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/01/19/mornings-in-the-city/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/sunrise.jpgsunriseTokyo at sunrise2010-01-21T11:24:50+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/01/15/thursdays-are-for-writing-my-journal/2010-01-19T01:45:28+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/01/12/tokyo-tuesday-soda-with-a-twist/https://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/azuki-pepsi1.jpgazuki pepsihttps://tokyowriter.com/wp-content/uploads/2010/01/azuki-pepsi.jpgazuki pepsi2010-01-12T13:13:58+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.com/2010/01/11/write-it-out/2010-01-11T11:52:11+00:00monthlyhttps://tokyowriter.comdaily1.02016-02-28T13:27:55+00:00