春一番 haruichiban, the first winds of spring came to Japan this weekend. Saturday was remarkably warm, and put away my scarf and enjoyed the sunshine. On Saturday morning, when we were passing the Abiko stationfront in bright sunshine, we saw the monument to Taisho Period artists, and my friend mentioned that some of the houses [...]
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Yesterday’s Tone River Jam had a good turn out and some great bands despite being typhooned on. The light was flat, and wasn’t conducive to photography.
There were lots of vendors, including tasty Thai food and some drink stands and Kashiwa City’s PokaPoka and Pokaraiyo. Amongst the tents was a little booth where the vendor displayed her photos and took mercy on [...]
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