Baby Gloomy!

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Originally uploaded by sleepytako.

Finally won something big from a UFO catcher!

Onsen! Onsen! Onsen!

Sorry, I haven’t been posting very often recently because I’ve been working on a new website/blog about Japanese hotsprings and bathhouses (onsen and sento). During my 1 and a half years here in Japan I’ve been to 55 or so different onsen, mostly here in the Kansai area. Recently I’ve been taking my camera to get a collection of outside photos and collecting addresses for my listing and reviews. Plus I’m writing up sections on the do’s and don’ts, how-to’s, and other advice. Hopefully I’ll have it online sometime soon. Here’s some photos a few of the onsen I’ve recently been to and a link to my Onsen set on flickr.

ゆうゆうらんど紀の国
Yuyurando Kinokuni


萬歳湯
Manzaiyu


双葉温泉
Futaba Onsen

Trash ゴミ

My second theme to take photos on will be trash.
Here's some interesting trash I found on a bike ride the other day. Appears to be a VCR and some sort of laser gun.

Slide and Stair

Digital photography has made my photos too erratic. It's time to start working on a theme. Following what I use to do in the desert I've decided to focus on Japan's rusted infrastructure. Here are two recent photos from the Koyoen area of Nishinomiya.

Dont you love me?

A great ad. Come to think of it, my pens are running out of ink. Via Lost in Ube