VIDEOS: Dennis A. Amith’s Random Musings (February 2017 – May 2017)
The following are my Random Musing videos (February 2017 – May 2017): The following are my Random Musing videos (February 2017 – 2017):
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The One about the Kyushu Cat Uncle
In Tokyo, there is a man who is known to generate a crowd wherever he goes. Known as the Kyushu Cat Uncle, he travels to various locations around Tokyo to take his beloved cats for a walk. While for some people, seeing these cats in Read More …
The One about Tokyo Midtown in Akasaka
In 2007, the mixed-use development known as Tokyo Midtown was complete and unveiled to the public. The location of where Tokyo Midtown is at was once the home of the Mori clan during the Edo period. And when the site was then took over by Read More …
The One about Taito Station
I’m often asked by people of what is the establishment with the Space Invaders character (more of a pop culture icon) in Japan. The store is called Taito Station and Space Invaders was a Taito arcade video game created by Tomohiro Nishikado back in 1978. Read More …
The One about Tosho-gu Shrine at Ueno Park
Located at Ueno Park is the shinto shrine, Tosho-gu. The shrine is where Tokugawa Ieyasu, the founder of the Tokugawa shogunate, the third and last of the shogunai governments in Japanese history, is enshrined. It’s important to note that there is not one but around Read More …
The One about My Comic Book Journey
For those who know me well, they know I read a lot. It has always been that way, as a child and as an adult, I can easily say that I read more books that I watch television. And while my library consists of many Read More …
The One about Grieving
Throughout today, I have been with family remembering my uncle for the one year anniversary of his death. Which will follow a one year anniversary for my grandmother’s death. I’m not too familiar with grieving on the Amith side of the family, as with my Read More …
VIDEOS: Dennis A. Amith’s Random Musings (November 2016-January 2017)
The following are my Random Musing videos (November 2016 – January 2017):
The One about Peet’s Coffee Cafe Domingo Medium Roast K-Cups
As I have posted about my love for Peet’s Coffee and their Brazil Minas Naturais K-Cup Coffee, the next Peet’s Coffee that I was able to try and very much enjoy is their Cafe Domingo Medium Roast K-Cups. According to Peet’s Coffee, they created this Read More …
The One about the LectroFan Micro Sound Machine
If I can describe this small LectroFan sound machine in one word, it would be “AWESOME!”. It’s one thing for the LectroFan Micro Sound Machine to be a portable Bluetooth speaker, which is common these days. But where the major selling point of the LectroFan Read More …
The One about Alan Thicke & “Growing Pains”
Alan Thicke’s sudden death has shocked Hollywood. As Florence Henderson of the “Brady Bunch” was known as America‘s favorite TV mom, there is no doubt that many looked at Alan Thicke as one of America’s favorite TV dads. As Dr. Jason Seaver on “Growing Pains”, Read More …
The One about the Convenience Store Crepes vs. the Real Thing
Tokyo is known for its plethora of crepe restaurants. Find them all over Harajuku, find them at an indoor shopping center, crepes and even more crepes attract many people, young and old, local or out of the country, people want their fill of crepes in Read More …
The One about Ryo Izaki – RIP Ryo and thank you for your travel blog!
RIP to travel blogger Ryo Izaki. A young man full of life and was traveling the world and blogging about it since Feb. 2016. This past weekend, Ryo’s next country to visit was Colombia. On Saturday afternoon, his latest stop was in Medellin, the second Read More …
The One about Supermoon 2016
For those who have looked at the night sky, tonight’s supermoon (a.k.a. perigee-syzygy) is 14% bigger and 30% brighter than usual. Since 1948, this is the closest the moon has been to Earth in 69 years and the next time it will happen is in Read More …
The One about the JFK Documentaries
Today’s cinema selection goes to…. no, it’s not Oliver Stone’s “JFK” but to filmmakers who have created JFK documentaries that air on television during this time to commemorate the death of President John F. Kennedy. First, let me say that I enjoyed Oliver Stone’s “JFK” Read More …
The One about Halloween Day 2016 (October 31, 2016) in Tokyo, Japan
The week leading up to Halloween has no doubt been incredible but because Halloween takes place on a Monday, a lot of the Halloween festivities took place on the weekend. Still, I had a feeling that people would be out on Halloween Day dressed up Read More …
The One about the Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin Parade 2016
On October 30th, the 2016 Omotesando Halloween Pumpkin Parade took place. A parade in which parents and their children and literally entire families can dress up and take part in the Halloween festivity (including dogs) was no doubt a success. I have heard about how Read More …
The One about Wednesday Campanella and “TRY!PRIUS”
For those who follow my work on social media probably know that several weeks ago, I interviewed and had a photo shoot with Japanese pop star KOM_I of Wednesday Campanella (Suiyoubi no Campanella) in San Francisco, which will be featured on J!-ENT for their annual Read More …
GUIDE: The One about Living in the United States and Ordering from Amazon Japan
I order a lot of Japanese magazines and automobile accessories through Amazon Japan. And having ordered dozens of times from them, many people have asked me questions of “how I order from Amazon Japan?”, “how quick things take to get from Japan to the US?” Read More …