Lazy Friday + fireworks + flying to Fukuoka

On Friday I didn’t do much. I wanted to wait until the warmest part of the day was over before going outside, so I just did some inside things. I looked for the English manual for my camera and read it through (partly, the thing is 388 pages long!), I finally wrote blog posts about … Continue reading →

October 2013

Since I was still suffering a bit from glandular fever –I finally remember why I didn’t take any photos in July; I was in the hospital for a few days and then on the sofa for three more weeks– I could only do a short term job before going to Japan again. On the second of … Continue reading →

Travel through Japan: Part IX

Wow, this will be the last part of my Travel through Japan series! Apparently it’s getting a bit boring (or so I was told), so I’ll go over the last part a bit faster. Not much happened in the last two weeks I spent in Japan, so that’s not going to be too difficult. And … Continue reading →

Travel through Japan: part VIII

22 May 2013 From Yokohama we travelled north to Tokyo, where an acquaintance would host us for a few days. I don’t have many pictures of these days (which eventually became two and a half weeks), since I actually didn’t see much of Tokyo. The busy metropolitan capital doesn’t attract me in any way. Instead I … Continue reading →

Mei 2013 – Deel Yabe Jizō Kōen en Kappabashi (Ukiha)

Onder de meest bekende en populaire van yōkai, vinden we de kappa, een wezen dat in heel Japan te vinden is, met een brede waaier aan interpretaties en verwant aan een hele stam van vreemde watergoblins van eenzelfde aard. Maar dit kleine watermonster is vooral bekend om enkele unieke en vaak wat onnozele kenmerken. Ten eerste is er de … Continue reading →

May 2013 – Part Yabe Jizō Kōen and Kappabashi (Ukiha)

Among the most famous and popular of yōkai, the kappa is a creature that ranges over the whole of Japan, subject to a wide range of interpretations and kin to a whole tribe of strange aquatic goblins of similar design. But this little water monster is still consistently known for some  unique and often rather silly characteristics. The first of … Continue reading →

April 2013 – deel III

April 2013 – part III

BestFriend trouble! (2)

EDIT: Please mind that this post dates back to November 2012. The school has changed in a good way. They still have a few points to work on, but nobody’s perfect. Please read ‘BestFriend trouble!’ (the first post on this topic) for more details. Thank you. It’s about a week later now, I received my … Continue reading →

BestFriend trouble!

EDIT: Please mind that this post dates back to November 2012. The school has changed in a good way. They still have a few points to work on, but nobody’s perfect. They invited me in order to change this post, so I went to this school once more in January 2014. Please read on to … Continue reading →