went to skiing at Takashima City, Shiga. My first skiing experience was from elementary school PE class, to Makino, near Mt Hakodate. It’s just one of the normal government-run school, but i...read more

Keihan railway will soon change four station names in Otsu, Shiga, where I grew up. Now I understand why many people don’t want their alma-mater schools to change their names (many elementar...read more

Yasaka Kaikan – Gion Corner 弥栄会館ギオンコーナーbuilt in 1936/昭和11年築、designed by Esaburo Kimura木村得三郎、Obayashi-gumi大林組, with Yayoi Kusama草間彌生’s artwork in front 弥栄...read more

Shuzo Matsuoka 松岡修造 (tennis player) published “Shuzo Everyday!” maxims in 2014, and I finally bought one – I should have done so earlier! 「毎日、修造！」を買いました。もっと...read more

katsuya watch repair shop (sanjo, nakagyo-ku, kyoto) – with my watch drawing in front. happy! 先日勝屋さんの前を通りました。まだ時計の絵を三条通に飾って下さっていました。 大津生まれの者（私...read more

(old Otsu Civic Hall / Koumin-kan大津公民館, built in 1947 & Keihan Railway Ishisaka line) Happy New Year! Hope this will be a peaceful and prosperous year. 新年あけましておめでとうございます...read more

171218_102752 Now drawing Moji-ko Station門司港駅, Fukuoka, 1914 (Taisho3) 前から描いてみたかった建物。趣味目的なので、右手に自分、左手に小学校のお友達家族を入れてみました。年内に仕上がるかな… read more

Admirable pipe works (or might be easier to repair than if they’re inside the structure)! Reminded me of some of the studio course assignments at berkeley. I didn’t care for this kind ...read more

happened to see Dr Yellow (special Shinkansen / bullet train) today! ボーっとしてたら遠くにドクターイエローが。ジンクス的にハッピーになれるのかな、というか、その刷り込みのおかげでハッピーになれた...read more

I grew up in Otsu, near Mii-dera 三井寺(temple). Nagara elementary school district had many historic houses, but I lived in  3 different staff-quarters合同宿舎, 2 in Goryo-cho and 2 in Mii-dera-cho...read more