Fukuoka Pictures: Japanese Police Motorcycles

Fukuoka Pictures: Japanese Police Motorcycles

Not the “Shiro-Bike” that you see on the highways….This is of the Honda Cub variety for the congested small roads of Japanese cities.

Fukuoka Pictures: Japanese Police Motorcycles

Fukuoka Pictures: Japanese Police Motorcycles

Not the “Shiro-Bike” that you see on the highways….This is of the Honda Cub variety for the congested small roads of Japanese cities.

Fukuoka Pictures: Farming in Japan

Fukuoka Pictures: Farming in Japan

A friend snapped this the other day and I thought it was pretty cool. “Farming in Japan” is the title.
Thanks Anthony!!

Farming is on a much smaller scale in Japan but very efficient use of the limited space!!

A Trip to Costco in Fukuoka Japan

A Trip to Costco in Fukuoka Japan

We went on our monthly trip to Costco the other day to pick up the usual stuff and grab a couple slices of cheap pizza. Brought my DSLR and snapped a few pictures along the way.
Took the Fukuoka Urban Expressway to Costco the other day and snapped some pictures along the way. So check them [...]

Fukuoka Super Flea Market

Fukuoka Super Flea Market

The Super Flea Market is once again happening at the Yahoo! Fukuoka Dome on the following dates!
January 10th Saturday 10:00~17:00
January 11th Sunday 10:00~17:00
January 12th Monday 10:00~17:00
You don’t want to miss this event!! You never really know what you are going to find, seriously!! You have to make your way to the Fukuoka Dome to check [...]

新年会 What Is A Shinnenkai?

新年会 What Is A Shinnenkai?

First let us break down the meaning of the word by defining the Kanji (Borrowed Chinese Characters).
新 = New

年 = Year

会 = Meet or Party

As with the Bounenkai (忘年会), Shinnenkai’s are pretty much the same. Meet with your friends, colleagues, clubs, teammates,etc. Drink, eat and be marry is the best way to describe [...]

Learning Japanese: The Fun and Unconventional Way Part II

Learning Japanese: The Fun and Unconventional Way Part II

In the second part of “Learning Japanese: The Fun and Unconventional Way” we will talk about how to improve your listening. Thinking back to the first time I really put in the effort to learn the Japanese Language, I remember buying some Anime VHS tapes (this was before the internet and DVDs). My friends and [...]

Fukuoka Pictures: Japanese Police Motorcycles

Fukuoka Pictures: Japanese Police Motorcycles

Not the “Shiro-Bike” that you see on the highways….This is of the Honda Cub variety for the congested small roads of Japanese cities.

Fukuoka Pictures: Farming in Japan

Fukuoka Pictures: Farming in Japan

A friend snapped this the other day and I thought it was pretty cool. “Farming in Japan” is the title.
Thanks Anthony!!

Farming is on a much smaller scale in Japan but very efficient use of the limited space!!

Apple Store in Tenjin Fukuoka, Japan

Apple Store in Tenjin Fukuoka, Japan

Not sure if most of you know or not but Fukuoka is lucky enough to have it’s own Apple Store!! The Apple Store in Fukuoka is located in Tenjin, which is basically the shopping district. Tenjin is where everything happens! Great Shopping, great food, great drink, great people watching, and a lot of other stuff.  [...]

Fishing in Japan: The Big Fish Round-up

Fishing in Japan: The Big Fish Round-up

I was at the beach with my son the other day and witnessed “The Big Fish Round-Up”!! There were a few boats, a net, and two machines used to slowly pull in each end of the net. The final result was a pretty good sized catch of fish and squid. Here are some pictures I [...]

RC Drifting at Uras in Fukuoka

RC Drifting at Uras in Fukuoka

Remote Control Drift Cars are really big in Japan at the moment and it looks to be growing bigger and bigger. People of all ages, genders, and walks of life are doing it. RC Drift Otaku’s are spending $1000 of dollars on gear to make their cars faster, slide better, and on of course rechargeable [...]

Hakata Live Web Camera

Hakata Live Web Camera

Hakata Webcam
There are several live web cameras in Fukuoka. This web camera link below is one in Hakata and gives the user the ability to control the camera’s movement.  You can control back and forth, and up and down. Plus it has 8 preset buttons to the left that you can just click. It’s better [...]