Two Adventures through Northeast Japan
Having fun hitchhiking in northern Japan, making new friends, and saving a bucket of cash.
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The size of Lake Michigan compared to Northern Japan
Most of the Tohoku (northeast) region of Honshu Japan could fit in Lake Michigan.
Continue reading →Treated to an Oyster snack
Getting treated to an oyster snack on my 400-mile hitchhike adventure in Northern Japan.
Continue reading →Japanese musical instruments: The Koto and the Shakuhachi
Mr. Murata playing his handmade shakuhachi On June 22, 2012, Mr. and Mrs. Murata picked me up from Nikaho, Akita Prefecture, and invited me to drink tea with them in their home in Akita city. Mr. Murata’s hobby is making … Continue reading →
June 10 Adventure Hitchhiking from Hirosaki to Niigata
Mr. and Mrs. Sakura in their living room Sunday, June 10, 2012: I hitchhiked 404 kilometers (253 miles) from Aomori Prefecture to Niigata City in 9 cars. They consisted of 4 married couples, two small children, 4 single men, 2 … Continue reading →
William M. Henry Artwork
I recently visited a good friend who is an artist, William Henry. He is offering high resolution DVDs of his artwork for $99 US. Anybody interested? The below is a couple low resolution samples of some of the artwork.
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Joyce Riley of the Power Hour radio show: Hype, fear-mongering, disinformation and plain lies
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A dear lady friend in the USA urged me to listen to hours 2 and 3 of the March 27, 2012 Power Hour radio show broadcast hosted by Joyce Riley. She was afraid that I and my family were in … Continue reading →
Continents of the world form the islands of Japan
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Just take a very close look at the figure and describe what you see! Click it to see an enlargement. Clicking the enlargement will make it yet larger to see more detail. The figure is courtesy of Dr. Nakasato from … Continue reading →
Fun translating text from Japanese to English
One of my jobs is doing text translations on PC from Japanese to English. I use Google translate in the process, but only as a double check to make sure I didn’t miss any phrases or words. I found Google … Continue reading →
Making time
In the beginning God created the heaven and the earth. — Genesis 1:1 What a profound statement the Holy Bible makes in the authorized version of the Holy Bible (King James Version of 1611) in its very first verse! The … Continue reading →
Northern Japan continues to shake
Last night at 11:32 PM while in bed in my home in Niigata near the Sea of Japan, I felt a relatively strong earthquake. The building shook for a considerable amount of time. It is not common for earthquakes to … Continue reading →
Lily Arendt
This is a photo I took of my little girl, Lily, then 4 years old, when we lived in Kamakura city Kanagawa prefecture. The photo is on the Shonan coast, near Inamuragasaki. I was taken with black and white film, … Continue reading →
First donation received to Palpal account for the Japan earthquake victims
I would like to thank Darryl Rollins in the USA for sending $20 toward the relief fund. This is the first donation via Paypal from a person who saw this web site. Darryl’s donation will be part of other donations … Continue reading →
Satellite photos of the affected areas of Japan before and after the catastrophy
Fukushima Daiichi (meaning #1) Nuclear Plant My brother Mike sent me the following link: http://www.nytimes.com/interactive/2011/03/13/world/asia/satellite-photos-japan-before-and-after-tsunami.html Each photo has a slider in the middle. Move the slider back and forth by putting your mouse pointer in the middle of the center … Continue reading →
News from friends affected by the earthquake
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The left arrow points to my location and the right one is the location of one of the nuclear power plants in trouble. Two days ago I was finally able to contact a friend in Sendai, the largest city closest … Continue reading →
Joined an NPO project to help the Sendai Earthquake Victims
The Tohoku or Northeast area of Japan is about the size of Lake Michigan. The earthquake moved this massive amount of land 2.4 m (8 ft) east into the Pacific! That’s what caused the tsunami that killed 19,759 people. It … Continue reading →
The Situation of my Family and Friends after the Tohoku Earthquake
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I’ve been calling all my friends, especially the ones that live close to the earthquake epicenter near Sendai, Japan. Nobody I know was hurt during the earthquake in the slightest. Everybody in Northern Japan experienced the shocks of the quake, … Continue reading →
Shook up while in Tokyo by Massive Earthquake
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The pointer on the left points to where I lived in Niigata City, and the pointer on the left is where the Fukushima nuclear reactors are that were damaged by the earthquake and tsunami. March 11, 2011: At 2:46 PM … Continue reading →