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Life and culture on Pacific islands. My personal experiences and thoughts from living in Hawaii, Japan, Fiji, and other islands. I look at how the ocean shapes these cultures and gives them many traits in common. I share art, food, music, philosophy, h
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Itako Gion Matsuri Part II
A gathering of giantsWe returned to Itako City late Sunday afternoon for part two of the three day festival and positioned ourselves not far from the train station where seven floats or "dashi" (thank you Moody) would gather after a long procession.I...
Itako Gion Matsuri - Part One
As a reward to me for agreeing to see a second doctor (I have a minor skin condition on few fingers) we had lunch at Wordsworth restaurant Saturday. I don't have a high regard for medical doctors (a view which deepens with every visit). Oh, they ar...
