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We're a United States Navy (submarine) family stationed in Yokosuka, Japan. My husband spends a lot of time out to sea, so I venture out with our daughters (4 and almost 3) and sometimes with friends to new places. I post pictures, little tidbits abo
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Part Two - I Was at the Fan Meeting with Robert Pattinson & Chris Weitz in Japan Last Night
To read part one of my recap click here and to see the 71 pictures I took click here. Five videos are posted below.They had a translator for Rob and Chris and the audience too. I would say, from what I saw, at least 95% of the 550-600 member audience...
I Was at the Fan Meeting with Robert Pattinson & Chris Weitz in Japan Last Night
For Christmas last year my friend, Shari in Virginia sent me Twilight. She talked about the series all the time, and she finally managed to suck me in. I read Twilight in a few days and was immediately on the hunt for the next three books. The NEX (N...
There Goes the Sun - Asia's Solar Eclipse
Well, the sun did go away for a little bit on Wednesday, July 22nd, but we couldn't see it because it was cloudy and completely overcast here in Zushi. We live in Kanagawa Prefecture, about an hour south of Tokyo by train. We don't live far south en...
Pepsi Shiso - It's Green and it's Good!
Pepsi Japan has done it again! Last summer I found Blue Hawaii Pepsi, in the winter it was Pepsi White (yogurt flavor), and this morning Shiso Pepsi hit the shelves here in Japan. I'll include pictures of the other Pepsi flavors I've found. You'll no...
Garlic Bread with a Japanese Twist...Maple Syrup
My friend Lisa took Sydney and I to an Italian restaurant in Yokosuka at the end of April. It's on the top floor (9th?) of More's City Mall which is down Blue Street and walking distance from the base. We walked around a little bit working up an appe...
Edwin McCain Gives a Concert at Yokosuka
And we got a free concert thanks to MWR (Morale, Welfare & Recreation) on May 2nd here at CFAY (Commander Fleet Activities Yokosuka). "I'll Be" was our wedding song, and to hear it live, standing a few feet from Edwin McCain was incredible! I did...
What's the Name of that Car?
I'm not making this up, I was next to a Daihatsu Naked while driving off the base today. This is a perfect example of why I keep a camera on me at all times! Click on the picture to enlarge it and you'll see for yourself!Below is a 15 second Japanese...
Squid Teether, Butter in a Tube & Aflac in Japan
Is your baby teething? Why not get a fish or squid teether for relief his/her relief? Julie brought me to Nishimatsuya last summer and every time I'm in the area I love going to this store. It's a discount children's clothing store; they also sell ca...
Daigaku Imo Kit Kats- Japanese Sweet Potatoes
Believe it or not, they've taken candied sweet potatoes and made them into Kit Kats! I bought the Kit Kats months ago and finally found the actual potatoes in a grocery store. Wow, they are oishi (delicious)! And no, I haven't tried the Kit Kats yet....
Apple Vinegar & Lemon Vinegar Kit Kats
You read that correctly! I explain it all in the video below, but this post is all about vinegar Kit Kats and vinegar drinks. Watch the 5 minute video below to learn all about them. If you subscribe to my blog via email you'll need to click here to s...
Naki-sumo...Cry, Baby, Cry
Naki-sumo or Nakizumo, not sure which is correct because I've seen both spellings. I've heard about this from my friend, Julie and Japanese sensei has talked about it but yesterday I got to see it with my own eyes. I took a lot more pictures and post...
Sakura in Kamakura
Sakura is the Japanese word for cherry blossoms. Did you know that the Japanese gave the cherry tree to the United States back in 1912? I didn't! Well, if I did know I've forgotten up until Julie and I were talking about it. In 1965, 3800 more trees ...
The Park at Kanazawa Zoo - and More Roller Slides
This park is so much fun, only 10-15 minutes from our military housing area, Ikego, and easy to get to. We went last Thursday with some friends (who have been before), and enjoyed it so much we went back on Saturday...and took Bob with us this time. ...
On Cloud Nine at Showa Kinen Park in Tokyo
We had one heck of a day yesterday! It began with my alarm clock buzzing in my ear at 6 am and my friend picking us up at 6:45. We went to Showa Kinen (Memorial) Park on the west side of Tokyo today, and I can't believe we've been here one year and h...
"Twilight" Comes to Japan
I was up in Tokyo last weekend with some friends and our kids and on our way back from Tokyo Tower decided to stop at a book store in Roppongi. I've seen Twilight split into two with the picture that lines up, but last Saturday I found New Moon along...
Money Laundering...Japanese Style
Laundering...as in laundry. If you have dirty money and you want to clean and even double the quantity, stop by Zeniarai Benten Shrine in Kamakura. It's known as the "Money Washing Shrine," and as you'll see in the pictures, the money, both bills and...
Let's Talk Toilets
Every time I go into a bathroom I'm not sure what I'll find. I mean, clearly the obvious, but the variations of toilets here just amazes me; the variations and the amenities. Even the McDonalds on base has a fancy toilet! And in case you don't know w...
New Year's Eve...Japanese Style
Akemashite Omedeto Gozaimasu (Happy New Year)! It's the year of the cow!Bob had duty on New Year's Day, so since he had to get up early and didn't want to do anything New Year's Eve he offered to stay home with the girls. I had been wanting to go out...
Monkeying Around with Wild Snow Monkeys in Nagano and Touring Matsumoto Castle
First, I want to say hi to Trasie with an "S." Thanks for introducing yourself on the trip, it was wonderful to meet you!!!Second, isn't Bob's hat awesome? Greg, he thanks you for it...he never did wear it on the bridge of the USS Los Angeles, but it...
Paper Making, Parrots on Our Heads and Waterfalls, Oh My...Again
We took another ITT trip to Nakatomi Washi Paper Village, Otodome Waterfall and Shiraito Waterfall and Kacho-en, the Begonia and Owl Park. We did it back in September and the girls and I had so much fun we decided to go back. This time we had Bob wit...
Company from Connecticut
That's right, Nina and Ron, my parents, flew out from Connecticut to spend 12 days with us. We had a lot of fun with them and hopefully they enjoyed getting a small sample of what our life is like here in Japan. Here are some pictures, and more can b...
Go Navy, Beat Army!
Every year for the Army-Navy game both USNA, USMA and AD members from the Army and Navy contribute "Spirit Spots." They'll show some on TV but a lot more inside the stadium. This year the USS Scranton (SSN 756) filmed their own and it has to do with ...
Hakone Open Air Museum, Hakone Shrine & Owakudani
We enjoyed it so much the first time we, well I, decided that we would go back! Only this time we had Bob with us and we were able to go to two different places, the Hakone Open Air Museum and Hakone Shrine. We also went back to Owakudani, The Great ...
Field Trip to Asakusa Kannon Temple in Tokyo
We took a field trip with my Japanese class to Asakusa Kannon Temple, or Sensojia in Tokyo. FYI, Asakusa sounds like "a-SOX-a." It was a lot of fun and so relaxing to go without the girls! There's a street of vendors before the temple called Nakamise...
Christmas Eve & Christmas Morning
Yesterday I wrote about Kentucky Fried Chicken being very popular here at Christmas time. Well, not just KFC, but fried chicken in general. On Christmas Eve I went to the main base to help out with a single sailor thing, and since I was out (and alon...
Christmas in Japan
Meri Kurisumasu from Japan! Julie found this video and I couldn't resist sharing it here....
Four Okonomiyaki, Three Sushi Rolls, Two Flavored Kit Kats & a Partridge in a Pear Tree
Christmas is a huge holiday in the United States...it's become so commercialized that stores decorate for the holiday before Thanksgiving! When we moved here the last week of March I wasn't sure what to expect when Christmas rolled around. After all,...
Happy Christmas from Coca Cola & Our Thanksgiving in Tokyo
I type this as I'm watching the "Macy's Thanksgiving Day Parade" live on AFN Prime; it started at 11 pm. I wish we had digital cable and a DVR so I could record it for the girls. Our Thanksgiving is over and those in the United States are just gettin...
Choco Pie for Ladies, Chorus Water and Soup from a Vending Machine
We took Bob to our new favorite restaurant, Kura, last night for dinner. The girls and I had shrimp okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) and Bob had scallop. We went our friends, and apparently the husbands were having trouble! One of the cooks came and hel...
Okonomiyaki at Kura
We went out to dinner last night to a new restaurant near our house and will definitely be going back! Well it's not new, but new to us. On the walk over there we passed a dry cleaner and couldn't resist this picture.The restaurant we went to was so ...
