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This is a really beautiful park, not too far from where I live. A couple weeks ago, my morning classes were cancelled, so I took a walk through Inogashira Park, which is near Kichijoji Station (just a couple stations west of where I live.)
Unfortunately, I don’t go here very often. But looking at [...]

Monorails are not toys. They are a very effective form of transportation. Too bad more cities don’t build them. This is the Tama Monorail. I took this at Tamagawajosui Station (玉川上水駅), near the high school where I teach a couple days a week.
By the way, I have Part Two of my [...]

If you google “SmugMug vs. Flickr,” you’ll find a lot of sites, going back several years now, comparing these two photo-sharing sites. If you are looking for a quick verdict on which is better, the short answer is that it depends. Both are really great. For the long answer…stay tuned.
When I first [...]

One thing that has really changed in the five years since I first came to Japan is the sharp decrease in smoking areas. While Japan still trails behind other the U.S. or Canada on this issue, more and more places are beginning to prohibit smoking.
When I first came here, it was more of [...]

Here’s another one I took the other day, when I was looking for things that other people walked right past. Someone mistook the top of this vending machine for a trash can. Seriously, would it have been any more trouble to take this a little farther to the trash can?

Nishi-Oi [...]

I’m really busy at work, because my high school is having tests. But I was able to take a few shots with my Canon Ixy while I was walking around today. I focused on things that weren’t beautiful, for the most part. I had fun looking for things that most people just [...]

From the Beijing Capital Museum (北京首都博物館）.

Lots of good Japanese food, it seems! Soba, udon, rice dishes, etc…I’ve passed this restaurant many times, but I’ve never been inside.
At the top, on the left, it says, 「旬の料理」which means, “seasonal food.” Although modern supermarkets and refrigeration allow us to eat food from around the world year round, Japanese cuisine still [...]

Andy Williams from SmugMug posted an article about the CHDK firmware enhancement for certain Canon digital cameras back in August.
Apparently, CHDK allows you to extend the capabilities of your Canon digicam, adding features such as RAW shooting. Prosumer and Professional DSLR cameras allow you to shoot in RAW, which gives you complete control [...]

From the Beijing Capital Museum (北京首都博物馆), which opened earlier this year.

As always, you can click on the image to see a bigger version