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A happy Shiba dog with a red bow sits on a black background, indoors.
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Visited Paul in Kyoto when he visited Japan
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Man in a red chef's hat holds a candlelit cake with a table and celebratory decorations.
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A gold and red dragon-decorated box on a bright indoor table.
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A brown and white dog sprawls outdoors with its tail up, near a house under a bright blue sky.
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A Shiba dog sits in front of a green playground structure in a park, wearing a blue vest.
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Our house where our daughters grew up being torn down after we sold it.
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Waiting in line at the Osaka World Expo 2025. Hot! Daughter 1 convinced me to bring a parasol which she even bought. Good decision!
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Maru is afraid of storms
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Souvenir beers from fams trip to Hokkaido
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Shiba dog upside down in his crate
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Newly painted road marking
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Old members card from when there was hair!
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Special Valentine’s chocolates from Blue Cacao 😍
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Roofing tiles on an old building in Kurayoshi, in Tottori prefecture. A friend showed me a funny ad of a roofing tile maker, and I was reminded of these.
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Got our company eSolia blessed at Kanda Daimyojin shrine near Akihabara Tokyo last week. It was a fulfilling experience.
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Colorful paraglider trier at the local park
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TeamLab Planets Toyosu Garden installation, hanging orchids
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Lunch bowl at Unitora in Toyosu, so good
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Maru the Shiba on his favorite garden swing
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Japan new year’s “osechi” meal
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Anniversary cake plate
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Maru the Shiba turned 4 today - here he is with his Winner Trophy chew toy, patiently awaiting his chicken burger (shaped like a 4) and whipped yogurt meal.
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Maru the Shiba is “helping” a woman read the newspaper.
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Wagashi sweet shaped like Frankenstein for Halloween 2024
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A sign and origami to welcome friends to our home.
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Yokohama Strasbourg “Nama” Donuts
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With Maru the Shiba at Kugenuma beach
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Yama Sauvignon from Akiu Winery in Sendai
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Leica M9 at Map Camera in Shinjuku. Photo taken Tuesday, June 13, 2017.
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Service worker in her uniform at El Torito in Shinjuku Tokyo. Photo taken Tuesday, June 13, 2017.
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Shop worker in a white t-shirt, at the bakery restaurant Sawamura, in NeWOMAN Shinjuku.
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Maru the Shiba dog looking cool in sunglasses on a hot summer day
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Photo of the shower facility sign at the beach in Kamakura
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Snare drums for the 2024 edition of the Santa Clara Vanguard, in Ferrari red with special stave shell technology, being unboxed and tuned up.
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Shiba dog under blue summer sky
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Several can beverages featuring 'Lucky Dog', 'Lucky Cat', and 'Lucky Chicken' designs are displayed, with informational cards and a snack container in the background, all set on a blue-checkered tablecloth.
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Delicious cannelè sweets from Shinagawa station.
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Abandoned and dilapidated public “danchi” apartments in Yokohama Japan.
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Hummingbird cake slice from my daughter.
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The opulent parfaits we had in Atami
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Aoi Umi beer at Atami station
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Van Gogh exhibit in Tokyo was so cool and modern
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Yokozuna at the sumo tournament in Fujisawa.
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Maru the Shiba surveys his domain.
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Small shrine at the summit of Mt Myojo
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Mt Myojogatake summit placard
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One of the men who clear brush and weeds from the dai character
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Placard at the cleared out 'dai' kanji character, that gets lit up during the o-bon festival
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Hakone hiking route map up to Mt. Myojogatake
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One of many water channels cut across the trail, that you're asked to scoop a handful of debris from
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Sign on Hakone hiking trail asking hikers to clear 'even one handful' of dirt from the water channels cut across the trail.
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Hakone Yumoto to Mts. Sengen and Takanosu, then to Chisuji Falls and to Gora
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Milk promotion board poster at Tonosaka station
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Chisuji falls feels more dramatic than this photo suggests, it was a great spot to arrive at
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Summit of Mt Sengen reached after a 2:20 climb
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Yusaka-michi Hiking Course in Hakone has paving stone sections that get slick in the rain
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Entrance to Yusakamichi Hiking Course in Hakone Japan
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Mt. Kintoki counter-clockwise hiking route from Shrine trailhead
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Mt. Kintoki summit chaya shaved ice with big stewed sweet beans
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Summit of Mt. Kintoki in Hakone
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Trail condition ascending Mt. Kintoki in Hakone
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Roosters at the foot of Mt. Kintoki in Hakone
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Map of Hike from JR Zushi through Nagoe Kiridoshi to Kamakura and on to Kita-Kamakura
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View of the beach near Kamakura, with Enoshima in the distance, from the observation area in Jomoji Ryokuchi Park
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Osarubatake quarry is about 800m long and was used to quarry the stone for various works in Kamakura.
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The Nagoe Kiridoshi near Zushi, Japan, is one of the seven ancient passes cut into the mountains surrounding Kamakura.
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Maru the Shiba restin' in his favorite spot at the Tsushintai.
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Sign in Yokohama Japan warning about purse snatchers. 'Use an anti-theft net on your bike basket! Keep your bag on the side away from the middle of the road!'
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A ~12km hike from JR Kounandai to JR Kamakura, on the 'Kamakura Ten'en Hiking Trail' in the Kamakura Alps.
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Ten’en on the Kamakura hiking trail is the highest point In Yokohama
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Maru the shiba, post 'peach butt cut'.
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The pet spa we take Maru to is at the vet. Fortunately he likes the female employees there and goes without protest. This is a checkup sheet noting they found some redness and that they gave him a peach butt cut. Lol
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Victorinox collection. Top is my FIL's 'Fisherman' model, which he used as an avid fisherman. The foreground shows two Classic SD's which my own father carried every day. The upper left is my 'Explorer'. I cleaned up the older ones today, applying some rust remover and oil. It is FIL's death day, today, so I was meditating on fatherhood as I polished.
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This is what the Mr Kurobi / Akagi trail looks like for the first 90 min: steep and rocky.
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It's rainy season in Japan and Maru is NOT feeling it!
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Maru the Shiba enjoying his favorite big field at the park
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Maru the Shiba's tail sticking out from the deck swing, looks like Totoro
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A pretty section of one of our dog walk routes, showing a small island in a river, with sakura trees in bloom.
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Hase station on the Enoden line that stretches from Kamakura to Enoshima.
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Maru the Shiba asleep in my arms after a long day of play.
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Sea Kayaking fun
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