The J! (VR Podcast Edition) Episode #125 – Playing Golf + Castle Links for the second time. What is Golf+ GOLF+ is the ultimate VR Golf experience and the exclusive VR Golf game of the PGA TOUR. Join your friends for a round on Pebble Read More …
When I was at the Matsuoka Museum of Art, I saw a sandstone sculpture of Surya, Sun God from the 10th-11th century from Central India. Please click here for a larger view of the sculpture. I am not a erudite when it comes to sculptures Read More …
Living in California, we have been prone to earthquakes courtesy of the various fault lines. I have experienced the largest in California within the past few decades but while many think California would produce larger earthquakes, a big worry is the fault line in New Read More …
There are many brothers, sisters, cousins and families from Hawai’i that have formed popular music groups. During the Hawaiian Renaissance of the late ’60s and ’70s which include artists such as Gabby Pahinui, Keola and Kapono Beamer, Hui ‘Ohana which included Dennis Pavao and the Read More …
The J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 45 – A look at the the Model Rail Contest 2023 & More! https://www.moraco.jp/ Winners of this year’s event: https://moraco-app.web.app/diorama2023/award2023_moraco/2023_moraco_module_high_tokyo * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese model trains and Japanese trains in Read More …
The Ikebukuro Halloween Cosplay Fes 2023 was announced for October 28-29. The event will be celebrating it’s 10th year anniversary. More details will be forthcoming. https://www.nicovideo.jp/watch/sm42675807 今年のキャッチコピーは… ＿＿＿＿＿ ✨ 全方位、推し放題。 ✨ ￣￣￣￣￣ 推したい気持ちを好きなだけ 池ハロで楽しんで下さい😆💜 当日までの準備期間も#池ハロ2023 でツイートして アピールしてくださいね😊 👇公式サイトはこちらhttps://t.co/Ds7RAuVHZG pic.twitter.com/y4smSBIUED — 池ハロ2023_dwangoコスプレ【公式】 (@niconico_cos) August 5, 2023 Read More …
If you are in Shinjuku, in the Kabukicho area, you will discover an interesting statue right in front of the Miyako Kenko Plaza Hygeia. A spin off the “unicorn”, it’s called “Uniconicorn” by its award winning sculptor Nakano Shigeru back in 1993. The sculpture would Read More …
When it comes to Seibu Railways trains, they no doubt have one of the more popular trains to see in the Kanto region. From the yellow 101, 2000 and 9000 series, the gray/bluish green 40000 series and the futuristic 001 series Laview to name a Read More …
Lena Machado, best known as “Hawaii’s Songbird” and also inducted to the first Hawaiian Music Hall of Fame in 1995 (Along with notable names such as Helen Desha Beamer, Alfred Apaka, Henri Berger, Sol K. Bright Sr., Josephe Kekuku, Charles E. King, Mary Pukui and Read More …
Created as a grassroots response effort following the devastating fires on Maui, Maui Ola: A Benefit Concert for Maui is a live broadcast fundraiser where 100 percent of the proceeds will support Maui’s severely impacted communities through donation portals, including Maui United Way, Hawaiʻi Community Read More …
The One about the J! (Tetsudo Mokei Podcast) Ep. 44 – A Special Guide to Plarail Episode Takara Tomy Plarail Website: https://www.takaratomy.co.jp/products/plarail/index.htm#category Blue Plastic Tracks Forum (English): https://www.blueplastictracks.org/ Platetsu (Japanese): https://platetsu.com/ * The following podcast is for those who share a love/passion for Japanese model Read More …
When it comes to Plarail, it has such a long history in Japan. Released in 1959, the first Plarail (plastic rail) trains released by Japanese toy company TOMY, were small choo choo trains with yellow wheels that could roll via hand powered on blue plastic Read More …
Yamagishi Kazuo “God of Ramen” knew that in order to keep his famous ramen/tsukemen continuing into the future, he would need to teach others his technique and these others became his apprentice. Yamagishi trained over a hundred apprentices and he looked at his apprentices as Read More …
When it comes to classic trains, the Japanese National Railways D51 Steam Locomotive is a train many people will visit during their travels to Kyoto. Located near Kyoto’s Arashiyama Bamboo Forest is a D51 51 (Slug Type) steam locomotive at 19th Century Hall next door Read More …
The J! (VR Podcast Edition) Episode #120 – Playing Golf + East Lake Golf Club for the first time and episode #121 – playing for the second time (getting my revenge!) East Lake Golf Club Since 2005, East Lake Golf Club has been the home Read More …