The Geeks Go Marching On!

November 15, 2007 – 8:09 pm

Tim Bray has a sensible approach to Yodobashi Camera. Go in the morning on a weekday with a goal in mind.
During our trip last August, Cynthia and I visted the Yodobashi in Akihabara on an early Saturday evening. But then, we were on vacation, our time was our own, and the packed mob scene was [...]

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Liveblogging Typhoon Fitow

September 6, 2007 – 6:49 am

Typhoon Fitow makes landfall soon, the eye coming ashore to the west of Tokyo.
Cynthia and I have tickets for the Nozomi Shinkansen to Hiroshima tomorrow morning at 7. The typhoon’s track cuts across the main bullet train route, so our trip may be delayed.
Right now we have heavy rain and wind, and many blown-out umbrellas [...]

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Japan Doesn’t Sink, but It Does Get Wet

September 5, 2007 – 6:37 am

There’s a category one typhoon bearing down on Tokyo, where Cyn and I are staying. Today we were up in Nikko, and were caught out in some severe downpours. Also, waving hello to the SVG Open folks at Keio University.

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Sapporo Keyaki Ramen

August 29, 2007 – 1:42 am

There’s a ramen museum in Yokohama. You don’t go for the musuem, but for the ramen shops. The basement’s set up as an arcade in the fashion of 1950’s Tokyo. The best noodle shops in Japan have branches set up here. You buy a ticket from a machine by the entrance to a shop, hand [...]

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Kamakura

August 28, 2007 – 12:23 am

Kamakura’s a little town about a 20 minute rail trip from Yokohama station. Narrow streets, lots of shops, plenty of temples. Cynthia and I went there today.

Several faiths represented here in this old capital.
After walking around in the late summer humidity, I wanted some cold soba. We passed by a place in the morning where [...]

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Off to Japan

August 26, 2007 – 8:47 am

Cynthia and I are off to Japan for the Worldcon.

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