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 …
“Let’s Torekatsu!” (Let’s Training) on BS FUJI JAPAN was posted on the official YouTube Channel. The show is hosted by joshitetsu announcer, Kuno Tomomi. The 17th episode is about “The History of Model Railroads” and it features weather forecaster Fujitomi Sato and Hayama Ken (former Read More …
The J! (Tomica Podcast Edition Ep. 14) – New Releases Announced for October 2023/What Tomica’s Did I Receive for the week? This podcast was created for for people over the age of 13 *NOTE: This podcast has no affiliation with Takara Tomy, TomyTec or TOMICA Read More …
If you have a permanent diorama setup for your trains, maintenance is important. Similar to your real life car, which needs to be cleaned, your diorama N Gauge train tracks do as well because it’s a hub of collecting dust. You can do it via Read More …
When it comes to music from Hawai’i, Kapena is a well-known group since the late ’80s. The original Kapena trio featured Hawaii-based Portuguese/Canadian Kelly DeLima and Tongan brothers Tiva and Timo Tatofi. And the group has released a lot of wonderful music since they first Read More …
Each day I watch the news of what is happening in Lahaina, it breaks my heart. The town is destroyed, 80 dead and many missing. Many structures and history now gone. It makes me feel sick to my stomach. Hard to sleep. I’m very sad. Read More …
Central Japan Railway, known for operating the Tokaido shinkansen (bullet trains) are discontinuing the food carts and only those who ride the first-class “Green Cars” will be able to order food and beverages through their smnartphone devices starting on November 1st. Food carts in a Read More …
It’s natural for car lovers to think, “what was the first car released?” by a certain car company. For Subaru, their first automobile produced was the Subaru 360 (manufactured from 1958 to 1971). And because it was released as a Tomica diecast vehicle, in 1983, Read More …
Many people are familiar with the Narita Express and it may just be the first train they ever rode on. Why is that? Well, it’s one of the trains that usually takes travelers from Narita Airport (the other is its rival, the Keisei AE series) Read More …