Category Archives: Photos

Photo galleries, collections

Kamakura (Version T)

Posted on October 21, 2011 by tarainjapan

This gallery contains 39 photos.

Today Jen took the day off work (as low man on the totem pole we can’t take a lot of time on the days when everyone else goes on vacation, so we’ve picked some random days to go visit the … Continue reading →

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Shrine parade and kids galore!

Posted on October 17, 2011 by batinthebelfry

[Note on this post: This is a joint Tara & Jen effort, since Jen got the photos posted and started the post but ran out of time, so Tara is finishing it up and posting.] This weekend we went down … Continue reading →

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Horseback Archery & Temple (Tara’s Photos)

Posted on October 10, 2011 by tarainjapan

This gallery contains 20 photos.

Today for National Health and Sports day Jen and I went to a horseback archery ceremony. Jen and I both took a lot of pictures, so I think we will each post our own collections. Jen got a lot more … Continue reading →

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Uproarious Laughter & Confused Foreigners

Posted on October 9, 2011 by tarainjapan

Jen and I took off this morning to try to find the antiques fair at the Tokyo International Forum, but were confounded once again by cancellations due to the three day holiday. This is strike two for the fair, and … Continue reading →

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Beer gods and pancakes

Posted on October 8, 2011 by batinthebelfry

Looking forward to a three day weekend here– but unfortunately it’s also a Japanese three day weekend, so our initial scheme of escaping the city has been put on hold temporarily. We’ve been advised not to try that at the … Continue reading →

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Temple weddings and thank you dolls

Posted on October 1, 2011 by batinthebelfry

Today we went off at last to the Meiji shrine– yet another lovely green patch in the middle of the city.  It’s a relatively new Shinto shrine from 1920 (then burnt in the air raids and rebuilt) that commemorates the … Continue reading →

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Many Joys

Posted on September 30, 2011 by tarainjapan

It’s been an odd week. I got a job inquiry about reading French to a baby — jury’s still out on that one. And haven’t heard anything back about the other job I interviewed for. Got a loaner judo jacket … Continue reading →

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Finding a Job and Finding a Temple

Posted on September 28, 2011 by tarainjapan

I had a job interview this afternoon with a company that helps Japanese students prepare to attend university or grad school in English speaking countries. I really have no idea how it went. It’s bizarre having so little cultural and … Continue reading →

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Monkey shrine

Posted on September 24, 2011 by batinthebelfry

So just across the Akasaka neighborhood and up a hill behind the Diet (legislature), is the Hie-jinja, which we’ve been meaning to explore for a while. It’s apparently been moved back and forth from Edo/Tokyo castle to out in the … Continue reading →

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Meet our neighborhood fox shrine

Posted on September 23, 2011 by batinthebelfry

This morning while Tara was gamely trying not to die from the flu shot, I armed myself with long pants, bug spray, and my trusty camera and went back to our neighborhood shrine.  (Last time I was driven away by … Continue reading →

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