Yokosuka
Been living in Tokyo for nearly 10 years but only recently managed to visit Yokosuka last Saturday - inspired to go after member punynari joined dannychoo.com and watching something on Yokosuka on the TV the other day.
Photo was taken in the afternoon-ish in Dobuita street at Yokosuka. A bunch of men carrying a Mikoshi which we talked about in the Japanese Festivals photo article. Video taken below on the Lumix LX3.
Zooming back a few hours after arriving at Yokosuka - the Shoppers Plaza is ideal for parking and immediately shows up after punching in the phone number into the car navigation.
Here they have a few cars on display which we take a gander at.
This car has the gearbox on the front of the dashboard leaving a load of leg room for those who have feet fetish.
The Noah - named from being able to fit a load inside.
Nice interior.
The first time I've seen cars on display inside a shopping center - great idea to get folks to have a look instead of going to a showroom.
Very spacious interior for those who want to get up to some hanky panky inside.
First time I've come across this "Raum."
Toyota also had other models I've never seen advertised on TV.
Some yummy looking crepe.
Feel like some Thai food so its outside to the parking lot.
Here we see folks lining up for tickets for a cruise around the harbor to see the military ships. The last cruise is at 2pm I think (?) and lasts about 45 mins.
Reading up on the history of a location before visiting it will give you an enlightened view of the area. Some Yokosuka facts plucked from Wikipedia below.
The adventurer William Adams (inspiration for a character in the novel Shōgun), the first Briton to set foot in Japan, arrived at Uraga aboard the Liefde in 1600. In 1612, he was granted the title of samurai and a fief in Hemi within the boundaries of present-day Yokosuka, due to his services to the Shogun. There he founded a family with Oyuki, the daughter of Magome Kageyu, a noble samurai and official of Edo Castle. William and Oyuki had a son called Joseph, and a daughter, Susanna. A monument to William Adams (called Miura Anjin in Japanese) is still visible in Yokosuka.
In 1853, United States naval officer Matthew Perry arrived in Tokyo Bay with his fleet of Black Ships and came ashore near present day Yokosuka, leading to the opening of diplomatic and trade relations between Japan and the United States.
Yokosuka became the first modern arsenal to be created in Japan. The construction of the arsenal was the central point of a global modern infrastructure, that was to prove an important first step for the modernization of Japan's industry. Modern buildings, the Hashirimizu waterway, foundries, brick factories, and technical schools to train Japanese technicians were established.
Yokosuka was to become one of the main arsenals of the Imperial Japanese Navy into the 20th century, in which were built battleships such as Yamashiro, and aircraft carriers such as Hiryū and Shōkaku. Major naval aircraft were also designed at the Yokosuka Naval Air Technical Arsenal. The only preserved pre-Dreadnought battleship in the world, the Mikasa in Yokosuka.
Between 1938 and 1945 more than 260 caves in more than 20 separate tunnel/cave networks were built throughout the base. There are 27 kilometers of known tunnels on the base. Many more tunnels are scattered throughout Yokosuka and the surrounding areas. During the war, these tunnels and caves provided areas in which work could be done in secrecy, safe from air attacks.
A 500 bed hospital, a large electrical power generating facility, and a midget submarine factory and warehouse were among the many facilities in caves around the base. During the war, more than 800 personnel actually lived in these caves. Each naval base department was ordered to dig its own caves, which accounts for the lack of an overall organization to the cave and tunnel system. In 1992, a complete survey of all known caves was conducted, and all the caves except for three still in use were sealed up for safety reasons. The cave that is currently used as a command bunker by the US military was used for several years after the war to grow mushrooms, which were sold in the commissary for three yen per box.
The base has been used by the US Navy since 1945, and is the largest naval facility in Japan.
Yokosuka now is home to one of the biggest military seaports shared by the United States Navy and the Maritime Self-Defense Force of Japan. The US Navy nuclear powered USS George Washington is currently in its home port at Yokosuka Naval Base. On October 28, 2005, the US Navy announced that in 2008 the USS Kitty Hawk will be replaced by the USS George Washington, a nuclear powered Nimitz class carrier.
A US Navy spokesman said the decision was a mutual agreement between the United States and Japan. Hiroyuki Hosoda, a top spokesman for Japan's government, said, "We believe that the change (of the carriers) will lead to maintaining the solid presence of the U.S. Navy and contribute to keeping Japan's security and international peace into the future." This would be the first time a U.S. nuclear powered ship would be permanently based in Japan.
At the Thai restaurant. This lunch set for 990 yen.
Looks nice but tasted average. Prawn on toast with sesame seed topping - also 990 yen.
Wifeys lunch set also 990 yen.
After lunch its off for a stroll around Verney Park. T'was a really nice warm sunny day.
Some school girls out in the basking sun playing some tunes.
Brolleys are also used when its not raining.
Wide open deck - great for running up n down waving your arms around.
Water was clear n clean.
Rin occasionally jumps of of my pocket and continues to giggle at something.
Testing the macro on the Lumix LX3.
Some folks in the park sketching.
One of the sketches done by an elderly gentleman. I used to do a few doodles when I was a wee lad too - will take some pics of them when I'm back in the UK.
Heading to other parts of Yokosuka and see the girls packing up for the day.
A young lad and his shiny...my music vocab is moo. Trombone?
At Dobuita street. Ask for directions from anybody around the shopping center and they will direct you.
Here you can get some meaty buns. Mmmmm. Meaty Buns.
Dobuita street. According to Wikipedia, A river called Dobu Kawa used to run down here but was an obstacle for vehicles. A military factory provided some huge steel plates to cover up the river this the naming "Dobu-Ita" where "Ita" means a "plate like object."
The plates and river was removed after a while.
These days one can find military goods and souvenirs. I saw a few belts and pouches that would have looked good with stormtrooper armor but wifey stopped me in my tracks ^^;
Some guitars used and new going for 30,000 yen - 65,000 yen.
For those who have wondered about these cats - they are called "Maneki Neko" and are thought to bring good luck to the owner. Wikipedia has an interesting cultural note:-
To Americans and Europeans it may seem as if the Maneki Neko is waving rather than beckoning. This is due to the difference in gestures and body language recognized by Westerners and the Japanese, with Japanese beckoning by holding up the hand, palm out, and repeatedly folding the fingers down and back up, thus the cat's appearance.
Some Maneki Neko made specifically for Western markets will have the cat's paw facing backwards, in a beckoning gesture more familiar to Westerners.
At the end of Dobuita street, we found that there was a festival going on which was filled with stalls.
Dont know what this is called but balls whirl around the water and kids try to catch as many as they can.
This is Kingyo Sukui "Gold fish catching" where folks are given a hoop like object to pale fish out of the water. The hoop has a thin piece of paper which gradually rips after being soaked for too long. Watch the little laddie below - also taken on the Lumix LX3.
Its those obscene chocolate covered bananas again.
After walking for a while, we came across some indoor shopping arcade. Here they had some examples of house prices.
This place was built a few years ago and costs 29,800,000 yen and comes with 200 square meters of land.
Also comes with a view of the sea and Mt Fuji. Rather nice and costs less than half what our house cost - maybe nice for retirement folks but probably difficult for those who need to commute into Tokyo every day for example.
Another place for the same price but nearly half the land space.
This one was built much longer ago back in the 80's.
Walking past a pharmacy and notice another "all surgical masks sold out" sign.
Another "Surgical masks sold out" donned by the mascot character of Sato Pharmaceutical.
Two doggies sporting some of the dog t-shirts available at this stall.
The festival stalls went on forever!
Licensed Pikachu castella snacks? Speaking of Pikachu - the voice actress below.
They taste great but sticking the whole octopus in your mouth initially needs just a wee bit of courage.
"All masks sold out - don't know when new stock gets in."
This girl managed to get this much on a single hoop! Must have peed off the owner of this stall ^^;
Some character goods whistle sweet thingies.
This seems to be the main street in Yokosuka where all the shops and restaurants are.
Apart from catching balls, and fish, one can also catch some little turtles too.
Folks are given something called a "Monaka" which is made from the same stuff as an ice cream cone - once that gets dipped in water to catch the turtles, the Monaka will start to sag and go all sad - I'm sure many of our male dolphin owners can relate to this phenomenon.
This girl is actually an alien who managed to catch all of these!
Our relatives in Malaysia had a couple of these which they just kept in a huge container outside their house and they occasionally threw in some cabbage ^^;
Some military folks could be spotted throughout the day.
Bags of that fluffy sweet stuff that looks like cotton wool - wotsit called?
These photos are called Nama-shashin and usually refer to photos of idols. I used to pick up a load of my favorite idols at Harajuku when I was a wee lad.
I heard that these photos are sold without permission though.
This stall only sold male idol stuff.
I spotted a few temples in Google maps of the Yokosuka area and came across this one near Dobuita street.
Love these stones with kanji written on them. Not sure what they are called though. Most of the ones I've seen are in Onimusha or Ninja Gaiden ^^;
Loved the OP for Onimusha 3 - never finished the game and got stuck teleporting from one room to the other near some well.
Gorgeous scenery to be enjoyed.
A Wikipedia brings up USFJ as United States Forces Japan. Not sure what this comfleacts thing is though and not sure why this place if off limits to them.
Bush recommends Karaoke with his gun of choice.
Yokosuka Navy Burger "TSUNAMI." Must try one the next time I'm in town.
Some Japan-type mugs for you to bring back home.
Some of the locals look like they have a nice time.
Then we pick up the car and drive over to Mikasa park.
Arrival at Mikasa park where the battleship Mikasa is located.
Some Wiki Wisdom below.
Mikasa is a pre-Dreadnought battleship, formerly of the Imperial Japanese Navy, launched in Britain in 1900. She served as the flagship of Admiral Tōgō Heihachirō during the Battle of Tsushima in 1905, as well as several other engagements during the Russo-Japanese War.
Currently, she is preserved as a museum ship at Yokosuka. Mikasa is the last remaining example of a pre-dreadnought battleship anywhere in the world. She was named after Mount Mikasa in Nara, Japan.
More about the Mikasa from Wikipedia.
Shortly after the peace treaty with Russia was signed, Mikasa sank after a fire and magazine explosion took out a section of hull while in harbor at Sasebo on 1905-09-11. The accident killed 339 crewmen, or approximately three times the number killed in combat during the war and injured some 300 more.
The ship settled in 11 metres (36.1 ft) of water. Extensive efforts were made to salvage the ship, and after repeated attempts, she was re-floated on 1906-08-08 and towed to Maizuru Naval Arsenal for repairs.
After two years of repairs which included the replacement of her badly-corroded 12-inch 40-calibre main guns by newer longer and hence much more powerful 12-inch 45-calibre guns, Mikasa was re-commissioned and restored to active service in 1908
Notice the couple at the front of the Mikasa doing the Titanic pose ^^;
Sweet pic of an elderly couple taking a stroll which reminded me of my grandparents.
I watched one of my grandparents die infront of my eyes.
Many of her internal organs failed and they couldn't do anything else for her so the family decided to bring her home from the hospital to die. Never will I forget that day as we watched her struggling to breathe until gave her last breath.
I think that this experience with death is one of the reasons why I truly appreciate and value the short time we.
Even if we don't have our lives cut short, our time will be up before we know it. I encourage all to appreciate life and make the most of it. Dont die with the last thought going through your mind as "if only I..."
Run giggling away at something as usual. Shes adorable. Love the way she can stand without the Nendoroid plastic bases because of her twintails.
More of Mikasa park. What trying to figure out what that arch symbolized but didn't find anything.
Many jet fountains in one corner of the park going off at intervals.
The drive back to Tokyo only took about an hour and with the new highway discounts only cost 400 yen instead of 1,200 yen.
Had a lovely day at Yokosuka - will go back and take along the DSLR. Want to see more of the military ships on that boat cruise.
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Nice ^^ I like those events! Hmmm I would like to try to catch some turtles XD
Pacemaker Sales Rep
The little Toyota Noah lookes nice! however, I am very happy with my volvo. It is spacious and I need the room for stuff. Showing cars in shopping malls is very common in the states, but I guess it only started a few years ago.
The cotton stuff is cotton candy! they give so much but I tire of it after only a few bites...
流浪人
Cotton candy (English) or wata-ame (Japanese)
Spun sugar...I have to be in the mood for it; otherwise, it's just too sweet... ^^;
Physics Student
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We call it candyfloss here in the UK ^^
Student
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Yeah it's Candyfloss in New Zealand aswell
IT Student
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Candyfloss!
Also...cant believe Im the first to say it...but:
ITS NOT A TUBA!
Even if that makes one person laugh Im happy
Physics Student
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Tis a tuba, tis not a trombone =P
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Ah really? Never heard of it referred to as Candyfloss, in Au it's known as either fairy floss or cotton candy
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i always believed cotton candy was a more american styled term
Student
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Not so good for you if you use it as floss XD
Student
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cotton candy definitly makes more sense but I always knew it as candyfloss...=p
Student, Uncle & hopfully a good husband..
Look really nice indeed...if only our parks won't so far and crowded all the time...
Slacker
> Bags of that fluffy sweet stuff that looks like cotton wool - wotsit called?
Cotton Candy ^^
> Love these stones with kanji written on them. Not sure what they are called though.
Stelae. (石碑＝せきひ or 碑＝いしぶみ in Japanese) ^^
Student
Or Candy Floss if you're from the UK.
Translator
Or "Barbe à papa" if you're from Québec
Interaction design, Iphone game/app designer
Candy floss in Denmark too.
Software Developer / Space Marine
Wow, lotsa pics this time.
Here in South Africa, theyre ALWAYS showing off new cars in the malls. Sometimes im like, well "How the hell did they even get this in here?", but they do it all the time.
Danny, you shoulda grabbed that Epiphone Les Paul Goldtop, thats a sweet guitar :P.....
Physics Student
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I was edging more towards the Epiphone SG ^^
student
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awww festivals looks so fun! Wish I could visit one one day... Not many lively festivals like this one when I visited Japan back in winter... They had those stalls set up in temples and shrines around New Years ,but it just lacked that festival feel to it -_- Most stalls sold charms and religious items.
I so wanna try that scooping the fish or turtle game!
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Nice as always.
Had a sunny weekend here too but was way too lazy to go out on saturday and had to work at sunday.
I like the japanese festivals. They seem to be really fun. Lots of food and lots of stuff to do for the kids. Even if the turtles look like plastic toys XD
I like the Rin Nendoroid. Which anime or manga is she from?
Nekophilia
The mascot character of Sato Pharmaceutical reminds me of the Dora-elephant you posted on Twitter.. *shivers*
Me loves tortoise. They're small, easy to take care of, and don't die easily as far as I know. Cute as well. Low budget too. Would love to have cats/dogs but they have really costly maintainance..
Burgers! Oh burgers.. Luckily local ones are not bad either. Good in both taste and cholesterol. http://bangsar-babe.blogspot.com/2009/03/bangsar-babes-top-5-burgers.html
I'm really tempted to get myself a Nendoroid Rin now. Twintails.. superior. ^^;
Japan has Gundams now, so maybe that arch's a stargate in disguise?! @.@
I only seen my maternal grandmother. She's 80 years old now. And getting slightly forgetful.. Too bad she doesn't know how to play mahjong. Must get her to watch Saki.
I actually have a list of things I want to do in a 555 book(ancient!). After my big exams this year, I'm gonna try achieving those goals in my free time. Goals include learning photoshop, html, getting a new PC(most prolly by working) etc etc.
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Don't you mean turtules? Tortoises can get pretty big, and they walk on land.
i dont know
Kushieda> They're called terrapins! :D And terrapins can walk on land too :)
They're easy to keep but looking at the amount she has.. I don't know how she'll have the space to keep them unless she has a pond in a yard or something. They grow to quite a size! If she dumps them in a tank chances are few would have died by now.
unistudent
looks great as always, really nice pics there
btw just wanting to ask i hrd that those fishes dont have a very long lifespan, is it the same case for the turtles?
Student
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i second that, those outdoor shots look great!
just wondering did you guys try the titanic pose as well?
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No tatanic pose ^^;
Turtles live for a long long time I think.
Student
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Oh wow, the picture with bush looks like a movie that needs making.
Oh and I wonder how warm it was that day, getting close to summer now...
Student
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I might be going to Korea next year and parents said we could stop by Japan if we have time. I would love to go during a festival, but that would mean I need to seriously learn some Japanese.
I definitely wanna try catching goldfish or turtles; it looks so fun XD
がくせい
lol..Two doggies looks like a doll for me..
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Never been but wouldn't mind visiting after seeing your pics..
Oh and it's called スーパーボールすくい, exactly like kingyo sukui except that they're replaced with balls lol.. see them a lot during festivals and fairs~
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Looks like a really nice place.
Student
They have cars inside malls over here sometimes too.
My mom likes to eat baby octopi too but I still think it's disturbing just looking at it lol XD
Also I had no idea you could catch turtles from a festival stall... I'd heard of goldfish but not turtles :P
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Woah, what a beautiful place. Great pictures.
About the cars in shopping malls. They do that here too from time to time. In Italy too. That's where I first saw tha new Fiat 500.
Student
Aww, bloody hell Mr. Choo! Now I'm going to spend all day searching for that ¥60,000 Ibanez Les Paul.
That was a really nice bit of philosophy you mentioned about death. I love how you sporadically place beautiful nuggets of thoughts like that in the middle of these blogs.
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"That was a really nice bit of philosophy you mentioned about death. I love how you sporadically place beautiful nuggets of thoughts like that in the middle of these blogs."
I concur ^_^
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It's a bit disconcerting though, to have a moment of serious introspection followed by "Rin is so cute!" xD
maintenence
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Cool avatar. I'm guessing it's inspired by DC's "caramelldansen trooper" video? :-)
Film Student, BA
Looks like a sweet park! Nothing too special, nothing too busy and crowded, just nice and relaxing. Have to be in a sort of harbor-y mood to go there though, I guess.
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Wild - I was there about 4 years ago, and other then the battleship, I don't recall seeing any of this! That is how it goes though - everyone see what they want to see.
iCafe Manager
Epic post again Danny. BTW that kid on the fish with a hoop video reminds me, do you have your own kid? Or are you only in the planning stage?
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Danny already have 4 daughters to take care of ^_^
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And that is why he needs a son to protect those daughters from evhul ninjas that might want to kidnap them. XD
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Or to commit some sweet buttered incestious 5-some... >_> *Evil*... :P
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Ouch. Bad image. @_@
Network Security Specialist
uh...wtf dude...
Bounty Hunter
Verney Park is beautiful. Looks like a nice place for a relaxing stroll. ^-^
Is everywhere in Japan so neat and clean? or is it camera effect?
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Toyota Noah~ Woah, it seem bigger than Alphard/Estima O_O!
OMG! That latest Estima is sooooo cheap! Only MYR96,000 & after the crazy 300% Malaysia car import tax we ended up paying MYR350k+
"Its those obscene chocolate covered bananas again." LMAO! Who in their "healthy" mind would think it's merely a chocobanana~~~
LOL! That girl managed to catch so many turtles....... Alien desu~~~~
image ID#26589 Did I spot Pedobear in disguised ^o^
LMAO @ Bush Karaoke Revolution ^_^
LOL! Titanic pose on a warship~~~~
Yokosuka will be added to my to-visit list when I visit Japan~~~
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the kid is good, I would have gotten nothing with that paper paddle. ^^ but the girl on image 26581 is amazing!
btw nice to see winnie the pooh feel at home with the other Japanese characters on image 26577.
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The festival looks fun! I wish I could go and grab some goldfish ;;^^! The food looks good too~
That picture of bush is epic too, made me giggled don't know why!
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Yokosuka looks awesome!!
Cars in Malls is a fairly common thing in the UK. There have been quite a few displays, not usually as many as that. But still, cars in Malls lol.
Would never wanna put a whole octopus in my mouth...:shudder:
I'd love to try those games with the goldfish and tiny turtles!! So cute!!!! Such tiny turtles!!! Kawaii!!!! It's like the games you get at British village Fetes. Only those games look much brighter and more fun.
Student trying to get BS in Comp Sci
lol bush and rice made me laugh so hard
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i the idea of auto show in shopping mall is pretty cool.
we have that too in mine region.
Yokosuka seen to be nice place too viste.
IT Administrator
Nice!
A 990 yen lunch seem not expensive
Toyota car is very compact, they save the hand break and shift space for you! and miles board is in the center like yaris to save up more space!
The house sound very expensive 30M for one house, LOL
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Me loves matsuris, I wish my home country had more going but they were overall kinda lazy about it.
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Article like this makes me realize I don't visit that many places in Japan. I only went to places like Akihabara, Shibuya, Ikebukuro, Nakano and other popular places only, what a shame. Next time I go to Japan, I'll make sure I get to enjoy Japan more!
But first, dollar value have to go higher than what it is currently. It dropped so much since last time I went to Japan T_T
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lucky, im hoping to go back in the fall, seeing the nice weather makes me envious of your trips. here in vancouver sucks. bleh =p
i miss my moochi and daifukus
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thank you Danny for the nice photos.
you just increased my motivation to go Japan even more. :)
ばり★すた
Psst... the instrument is a tuba! ^^ The years I spent in band class finally prove their worth, ho ho! (aside from making me a none-too-shabby trumpet player, I guess)
Yokosuka looks beautiful! All the greenery 'round the waterfront is very soothing to see; reminds me of Vancouver. The festival looks like it'd be fun to check out, too. I've always wanted to visit one, though largely because of the food, I think. So many different things to try, like the octopi you pointed out. Calamari is yummy, so maybe it's similar? (aside from the texture of all those tentacles)
The Rin-nendo is super adorable! Ahh, all your photos makes me want to buy her, even though I haven't seen Kodomo no Jikan. My wallet shakes its fist at you~!
Haha, I was going to say the same thing. I have never been in a band, but my husband is a trombone player. His trombone doesn't look like a tuba. ^_-
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Not a tuba. The instrument in question is called a Euphonium, or Baritone Horn. While it's shape is reminiscent of an upright Tuba (as opposed to a sousaphone, or Marching Tuba) the tonality it produces is actually tenor in timbre rather than the low bass a tuba puts out. The reason Danny may have attributed it to a trombone is because the trombone also puts out a tenor sounds, albeit a bit more staccato than the euphonium. The trumpet produces an Alto sound, and the soprano coronet will put out a soprano sound obviously. I think a french horn puts out a timbre something in between a trumpet and euphonium.
The sound of a euphonium is somewhat eerie, since it's a tenor range sound, but very mellow sounding rather than the short immediate staccato of a trumpet or trombone. It is very haunting and melodic, and one of my most favorite sounds in the world.
All right, I admit it, I played the euphonium in high school, and that's why I love it so much and am so knowledgable ^o^;;
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My brothers are both brass players (one teaches high school), so I totally get this. It does have a nice sound. Oddly, one prefers mellophone and soprano and the other, contrabass and tuba. Both marched drum corps (SCV.) My best friend was a baritone player throughout high school.
I been around a lot of brass, I guess! :-)
大学生
Haha. It's 100% not a Euphonium.
A Euphonium is not so big.
It's a Tuba for sure. Just not sure which pitch it is.
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Euphonium
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tuba#Types_and_construction
Anyway I'm a trumpeter (:
Maybe we can form a DannyChoo Brass Band!
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I would second that! Another trumpeter :3. And I will have to agree, it is definitely a tuba.
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The instrument is a baritone (horn). Lower pitch than a trombone, which is long.
The cotton stuff is cotton candy. Nice sweet and yummy, but can get sticky in the heat.
Ah, I am so nostalgic for festivals and food now: octopus, okonomiyaki, crepes, choco-banana... *drools* Prawn on toast looks interesting. Is that an actual Thai thing or a fusion?
I've never tried the goldfish catching before... sounds fun. Turtles! I used to have my own when I was a child. They were easy to keep as pets. Is it just me or do Asians tend to have fish, turtles and birds more as pets?
Great photos as always, Danny.
Baritone on the left, tuba on the right, yes. ^_^
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Thanks for being specific about that. I had to go back to look at the picture a second time to seen how in the world a euphonium/baritone got into the mix. I was screaming at my screen at all thses guys. LOL!
I do things
COMFLEACTS means Commander of Fleet Activities. Much like how the Japanese like to shorten words the US Navy does a similar thing and combines many words into one.
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I love your blog Danny. I feel like I am traveling with you whenever you show us your photo essays. Sorry about your grandma, but you got me thinking hard. Keep it up!!
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i wento to yokosuka, and its so many occidental, so mant us liked shops, parks are good, but there are almost no shrines and its cool in a matsuri, but without its not one place to go if u have so few days in the zone, i had a lot, so i went, but not so happy at all of being there
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So many turtles, what was she going to do with them. I hope they were not meant to be eaten. I keep this one at home, a rather old male. It is Trachemys Scripta Elegans, do not how it is called in English though. They are cute, tiny, and colorful when they are small, but when they get older they lose their colors and the upper part of their shell turns black. And their head too.
Nice collection of various manekinekos.
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torties!! loved those small green crawlers(*~*) had one back in my home.. very easy to take care of>.< and somehow its good for fung shui too^^ kinda resembles "genbu"(wonder if this is spelled right) get one of them to protect you house.
Beware! smell like hell after a week
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COMFLEACTS is an acronym for Commander Fleet Activities. Guess it means that the higher ups there decided that USFJ members are not allowed to go there. Maybe some of them caused some ruckus?
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image ID#26567
is that okonomiyaki?! O_O
image ID#26573 the house in the listing picture reminds me of Yui's home ^^;
image ID#26579
not a fan of octopus ^^; I think my mom said before it's good for the eyes of the optical variety :P
image ID#26585
feel sorry for the turtles ^^;
Thanks for sharing your trip with us ^o^
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Okonomi yaki desu.
College Student
ive been waiting for a yokosuka post for so long! thanks! its really great seeing you enjoy what i enjoyed there. it was nice growing up in yokosuka and being in the navy base. Its a very cozy and relaxing town. hopefully you return there! i know sometimes they open up the base to civilians and have an "american-style" fair/festival for visitors. last time i was there they did. try looking it up! have some great american food. thanks again danny!
Student
The scenery and the water there looks very beautiful and clean, the history is very interesting as well. Those octopus look very tasty, I love the pikachu vid definitely saved!
btw in image ID#26599 there is a guy showing his bare bottom lol :P
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Thanks for the awesome photo adventure Danny! Yet another place to to add to my places to visit when I get to Japan someday.
There is always at least one or two cars in the mall here. They are usually really expensive sports cars or something though. Fun to look at, scary to think of what it would do to my wallet. O.o
I am surprised to see that the water is so clean for being next to a shipyard.
Ooh, I have 2 little Maneki Neko that my friend gave me after her trip to Japan. They sit right below my monitor...I think they enjoy staring at my swimsuit KOS-MOS figure right next to them though...naughty kitties. @_@
I cheered when that little boy caught the fish lol. :D
How does Winny the Pooh fit in with pikachu and Voltron lol?(on one of the festival banners)
Image #26599: WTF!?! Is that a huge..err...rear end?!?! =X
Graphic designer
Great pictures, they give off this warm summery feel *touches screen* ..almost.
That woman with the blue shirt and white bag.. she's everywhere! Could it be Mrs. Choo?
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^^;
Drugs Handler
I'm heading to Japan in 7 days! :D I think I might suggest visiting this place when we get there!
Aviation
hey, anyone know what they're making in image ID#26567, with egg and waht looks like thin slices raw meat?
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looks like a nice place to visit some day, though I don't know if I could fit in every place I wanted to see in one trip
三年せいとオタク
Liked all the photos ^^/ It just made me want to move to Japan even more and maybe catch some turtles and goldfish. ^^;
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Trombone?! That? As a player of said, I would probably be pretty offended if I weren't so bad at it.
Cool looking place, by the way. I'd never seen Japanese festival booths outside of anime before.
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Nice article and lovely photos, definitely looks like it's worth a visit.
Student
Note to self: Do not read dannychoo when hungry.
All your images of food are pain for my empty stomach and how I won't be in Japan to test any of it for more than 2 years ;_;~~~
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will try to make it there as I will be stationed in okinawa ( since I am a seabee) Looks great out there.
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mikasa looks cool.... i've always wanted to try scooping goldfishes and turtles...
Systems scientist
COMFLEACTS is Commander, Fleet Activities - they run the shore facilites and act as the interface between the fleet and the local government. Places usually get placed off limits if there's been trouble with the 'locals'. Usually that means things like clubs that regularly rip off sailors, or neighborhoods where it's easy to get mugged.
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Nice pictures and cool trip you had in there..
Im thinking in buying a car and when I watched those new cars made me want one... ^^
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Very cool. I visited Japan back in 2005 and Yokosuka was my home for 10 days, as I had a friend stationed at the navy base there. I was a life changing trip!! I have pics from all the same places you have pics from. Is the Hide Museum still there? It was supposed to close in 2006 when I was there. AWESOME keep up the great blogs!!
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Didnt know of a museum in the area.
Student & Working
Oooh, thanks for these photos Danny! Now Yokosuka is definitely on my visit list!:)
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hahah i laugh hard at bush in the karaoke ^0^
Omatsuri!! i want to go to one, hope i will go to Japan when there is one ^^
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As mentioned previously, I took some pictures on the Saturday which you can find here:
http://www.flickr.com/photos/chuponjr/sets/72157618630265657/
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We just missed each other.
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What a shame.
There's always the offline meet later though.
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Lol! The obscene chocolate covered bananas strikes again. Also noticed that there are pink and green ones in the back. Interracial bananas ftw?
Student
And the pink ones would be of what race?
Injured
Those turtles look like snap'in turtles. Not sure I could eat octopus, what do they taste like without any type of spices or sauces? They are commonly visible in the Anime shows kids lunch boxes.
So the Candy Floss song by SweetS - love like candy floss, is about cotton candy? That stuff has made Dentists millions and ensured they will be in business longer than even they have teeth.
The D.C.1 Anime had a lot about chocolate covered bananas it think or was it D.C.2? (Da Capo). Something to smile about.
A whole lot of photos in those pictures of just the Arashi singing group members. Can recognize them right away.
Interesting tour with nice photos thanks Danny!
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DC1 was the one with a lot of choco-banana since Miharu loved them.
I think DC2 might have had a few too, but not as much as the first.
Dedicated and certified lunatic, Beer snob extraordinaire...
<-- had cooked octopus here in AZ at a "chinese" restaraunt, baby octi' and others. I don't think it was cooked right. Tasted like lightly fish-flavored rubber bands. Please, somebody enlighten us?....
Student
My granny passed away at home as well
i was on danny choo atm i think on my laptop in the living room. and she was just sitting by the window basking in the sun, it looked like she was sleeping. She called out my name and i went over, then she just went away like that. She was 104 year old btw ^^
I wanna die like that surrounded by family having a good time... T_T
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LOL did Rin fainted at mere sight or smell of your wifey's lunch in Image ID#26551? :3
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Pikachu brings me memories - Pika pika!
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That instrument is a tuba, Danny ;)
Indeed, very nice place. Might be on my list for the Japan 2010 trip (my 5th) ^^
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Actually, it's a euphonium, or baritone horn. An actual Tuba is much MUCH bigger than that, trust me ;)
Student
I'm surprised that you've seen cars out of a showroom the first time, maybe it's like that in japan. Here there are at least 1-2 cars in each mall to be examined by curious ones. If there is a suitable place around the mall, they sometimes even let you have a free test drive lol
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Cars are often in malls here. They have contests people buy tickets for to win them. It's a big thing here. I thought it was common to have that everywhere ^^;.
Looks like a nice place for a visit =w=
I want to see Danny's doodles =D
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Lovely post on Japan :D
Haha male Japanese idols... truthfully like Korean ones more, but I still know some Japanese male idols...
Is that Jun from Arashi I see? o__o
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some pics bring back memories when I was in secondary school, I like the second pic of the house even it is half of the land I dunno why I like it maybe since my room is kinda small XD. Looks like Yokosuka is my travel list, wanna see Mikasa in person ^^;;
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They are calling that car "Raum"? But why? There isn't that much room in it, right? "Raum" means room in German for those wondering btw ^_^
That park looks really interesting. Pre-Dreadnought warship inside! That's not something you are going to find elsewhere lol
The Imperial Seals at the those IJN ships look like they are polished every day.
And Nendoroid Rin is finally on my to-buy list. She is just too cute.
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Cool pictures Danny. Was nice to be able to see the temples behind the "honch". In indoc, they told us that that whole area behind the honch is off limits due to misbehavior by sailors from long, long ago. Oh, by the way, the "honch" is that area right outside the base (including Dobuita street). At night it becomes a adult playground with lots of drinking and ladies offering you a "messagie". Know that, of course, they will "message" everything. ^_^;
Whenever I get back and North Korea stops lobbing missles all over the place, maybe I can give you a tour of my base and of my destroyer.
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Standing by for instructions for that tour!
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And so the mystery is explained... ^^;
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Now I have a reason to visit Yokosuka! XD
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Looks like a neat place but I would rather see something a bit more exclusive to Japan. I've seen /been on battle ships before.
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Man I cannot believe how small he house blocks are - I mean we live in a Small block here is Australia and it is just over 500 m2 so over twice as big as the one offered in this article - and we paid a lot less!!!
But land is more valuable there so I guess it makes sense. I just love the fact we can have a garden and room for he puppies to run and play!
Great article by the way.
???Confused???
Looks like a nice place to take in the scenery...though I wish I can un-see that board with the guy showing his rear end...wish I didn't notice that...
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Looks like you had a great time. Keep up the good work, sir.
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The kingyo and the turtle girl is an alien! I have never see such a thing even in animes!
Great photos, Danny. Yokosuba is now on my visit list (that keeps growing larger everytime you post something XD )
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It is cotton candy, yum, and cars are on display in American malls all the time.
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Wah!! the whole trip is presented in such an organized way. Thanks for sharing o.O Well, I am really wondering how long it takes to blog this whole page including the watermark and stuffs. My blogging speed is very slow. Hope to improve it in some ways haha.
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All images and html including flickr stuff is done with two clicks ^^;
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If I sold chocolate covered bananas, I would insist they come with nuts.
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so U mean those bananas were neutered?
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You want your bananas covered in nuts?
Student
lol
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oh wow danny, lots of photos today, lol.
seeing that estima makes me want one, i drive a Previa AWD and it's a beast. Also, i still can't believe Pokemon is still a hit in Japan, i actually still have all my Pokemon cards before the whole NeoGeo thing started.
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Yokosuka looks nice, but still, too far from here ^^;
BABY OCTOPUS!! I love those, why couldn't I found it here in Nagoya?
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image ID#26554 and various other shots.
My wife really hated it when I called her parasol an umbrella. She went on to explain that it is meant to block the sun and not rain.
Of course after we moved to the US, she never uses it because "Only old people use a parasol here."
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^^;
Wage Slave
Great pictures as always, and the food looks good as always too!
I feel for the kids in the orchestra, having played (French Horn) in similar environments in my younger years it can be a hell of blazing sun beating sown on you and eye strain due to trying to read the music in the bright light.
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IT's good to see that Yokosuka hasn't lost much of it's culture due to the American influence that is around that area. Very interesting to see all the little stalls set up along the road.
Taking pictures of the military, isn't that a bit risky in some countries?
Heh, I feel sorry for the turtles as most get abandoned when they grow too big.
I don't see a spot of bird poop anywhere, what is this! Over there, quite a few places like this face obvious signs of birds coming in.
But whew, this place looks very nice, open area. Ideal place to take a holiday if you're a city dweller. This will be added to my list, doesn't seem too far from the city either.
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>Taking pictures of the military, isn't that a bit risky in some countries?
They didnt have guns so I thought it was OK ^^;
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i want that Bush + Condy karaoke poster sooo bad. I would love to try that turtle scooping game and bring home a ton of 'em, I miss having turtles as pets.
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Nice of you to mention Shogun, I love that book. It's about a Dutchman (like me! :), contrary to popular belief.
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Ooo...Looks like a nice place. I'm gonna visit this place for sure the next time I go to Japan since it's so lively and beautiful. What's with the Bush and Rice picture? xD
Scooping up fishes with that hoop-like thing sure is a tough feat. Impressed by the amount of fishes the girl actually managed to scoop up :O
anime + games collector
love to go to yokosuka one day whilst in japan.
student
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It isn't a serviceman or army.
It's a SDF personnel!
desperate because my old login was eaten
wow catching turtle !!
Otaku, once in a while a student
Great article and photos. The photo of the girls playing music made me realise the reality of the length of schoolgirls' skirts :x
The food and game stalls look really interesting, and LOL how I love that photo of the skillful goldfish tamer girl.
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Many of them will start to roll up their skirts when they are in high school ^^;
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wow bush can sell that karaoke game!!
also its a tuba not a trombone, tormbones are much smaller and look a bit like trumpets
SOS Brigade Leader
In Malaysia ,Maneki Neko is common in chinese stores and restaurants . Didn't know it was created from Japan .
Great Photos as ever Danny ^^. I wish Malaysia was this clean as Japan .
I guess the Grass is Greener in the other side .
I also notice that Danny has a Irish Accent ^_^ .
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Is that somebody's ass in one of the photos in the window? lol
Anyway awesome walkthrough! Makes me sad that I'll probably never get around to visiting these places in my lifetime :(
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Obsence Chocolate Covered Banana's FTW!
and
Karaoke Revolution pic is LOL! ^^
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What matsuris are on in the summer in Japan?
Student
It depends on where you are; Kyoto has Aoi Matsuri in May and Gion Matsuri in July. Gion Matsuri is more like the type depicted in manga/anime, with games and food, while Aoi Matsuri is a very slow and quiet procession. I don't know much about Tokyo, but Yookoso Japan's website has a good list of matsuri around Japan ^^
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Oh good, just what I needed to know. ;).
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awww...you can also catch turtles? lol~ it looks fun XD even though i'm scared of turtles haha~
Student
That okonomiyaki looks delicious. One of the things I miss back here in the States - good Japanese yatai food =9
Fast food! YAY!
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Oh shi- I want that Ibanez. Here I come paul gilbert.
Student
I haven't been to Yokosuka, but I'll definitely have to visit it this summer. ^^ I want to try catching the gold fishes. I wanted to do it during New Year, but I went to the Takoyaki stand instead. XD
Sounds like a cool place to visit, might give it a try next time.
Danny, you mean you've never seen shopping centres do car exhibitions inside? They do that a lot here where I live, so it's probably just me thinking it's no big deal.
Yokosuka Navy Burger - the genesis for most Japanese-style burger chains like MOS Burger.
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Looks nice, would like to go but doubt i will have the time.
このサイトはどのソフトで作っているのですか？ドリームウィーバーですか？ぜひ教えてください！
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ドリームウィーバー昔使っていましたが、今はPHPで作っているよ。
そうだったんですね、有難うございます！！こんなデザインのブログを作りたいと思っていたので参考にさせていただきます。
College Freshmen
It's a nice place, but I doubt I would visit unless I go to Japan often enough.
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Everything about this update is perfect. I enjoyed it thoroughly. Wish I was there...
Student
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Looks like a lot of fun. I want to visit it one day.
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Too many things to comment on!
I guess the Les Paul and the choco-bananas caught my eye fast.
i dont know
That Maneki neko is pretty common in chinese culture as well.
In chinese we call it "fa cai mao" which if directly translated should be.. i have no idea too. Uhm, grow money cat?! Basically it's just a cat for good luck, as the cat hands are moving, in a way like "calling the money in".
I've seen goldfish catching before.. used to do it when I was younger. The terrapin catching one is something new though. I cant seem to catch any though haha.. Kindof sad too, those small kids catching it usually dont know how to care for the fish. You have to get the air pump and everything and some parents dont bother in getting them for their kids and the fish just die after a few days.
I work at the hangar beside the airport
in my place there is always people selling their car inside the shopping complex..
its the best way to meet the customer..
image id 26567
thats look delicious
i like to try that fish and turtle catching game..
Student
i have always wanted one of the outfits the guys are wearing in the first picture. so sweet
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Nice festival pics. We almost always have a car show at the local mall after the Auto Show in Detroit.
Danny's photo of the brass instruments seems to be confusing a lot of people. The horn in the corner of the pic is a euphonium or baritone. The difference is slight. Mostly in tone. Baritone is crisp. Euphonium is mellow, almost muted. Both can sound like a trombone. The larger instrument in the middle of the pic is definately a "tuba". Technically referred to as a bass. (Pronunced "base") The instrument is made in various sizes, ranging in tone from a deep BBb flat to an E# sharp. The name "tuba" can also refer to a Sousaphone. That's the brass instrument which circles around the player like a snake, and is easier to march with.
Feel free to flame me offline for being a smartass. LOL!
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nice pictures as usuall, another nice place to visit.. need to get my lazy a#$ out to see some sights soon...
Student
The festivals really look like so much fun!
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Yokosuka is _not that far_ from Tokyo. You don't have to drive there either.
You can take any number of trains, from JR, or Tokyu & Keikyu. [Hyperdia (http://grace.hyperdia.com/cgi-english/hyperWeb.cgi?JP_MODE=0) is your friend!]
Look at these sample fares:
Shibuya - Yokosuka via JR [¥1,050] 87'
Shibuya - Yokosukachuo via Toyoku & Keikyu [¥610] 63'
If you are staying at an inexpensive hostel in Asakusa (Hint. Hint. Strong hint.), you can catch a train on the Toei Asakusa line (at Asakusa station) and ride it to Yokosukachuo via Toei & Keikyu lines for ¥950. (66') (Wait for a 'limited express', but it doesn't cost extra, for "Misakiguchi".)
Individual
I was there during that same weekend. Might have crossed paths and not known it:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1KxwP6RfYkg
Individual
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Sounds like a nice place for a visit. Will be there for some photos next week.
Mouse Whisperer
Great shoot.
Always in Anime you see the fish scooping in festival scenes, that girl was amazing, bet she did a slight of hand and placed some clear cellophane tape underneath before dunking :-)
Danny how about a night festival with beautiful ladies in yukatas and fireworks/hanabi pretty please?
Student
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its called cotton candy
Finding out where you live and burning everyone's left shoe
Go pocky!
University Student
Heard of humans eating live baby octopus before, I don't have the courage to do that, afraid they will stick to my mouth or tongue or my throat when they go down or climb into my lungs.
Heard of them animals eating humans before too.
Also heard that animals call us as humans/people which I think is righteous since we call the majority of them animals.
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I'm amazed nobody came out with a Shenmue comment yet!
I swear, if I ever went to Dobuita/Yokosuka I would be so geeked out my brain would fry. I'm not sure I wouldn't be able to resist a "do you know where I can find some sailors?" or "do you remember the black car, on the day that rained?" questions to random people either... -_-
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Where I live (north of Scotland), cars are quite commonly displayed inside shopping centres.
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nice report, wanna bite these cute octopus n_n
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;-; i wanta' turtle xD cool place :D
Hobo
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Goldfish scooping, nice! Final Fantasy XI is the game that taught me all about it.
a bored IT retailer
never been there...when im staying at Tokyo area.i must go there nexttime. ^^
Bum
COMFLEACTS means Commander, Fleet Activites. I heard rumors when I was stationed there that it was placed off limits because the Yakuza supposedly lives there. Thanks for posting the pics. Brings back a lot of good memories.
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Goldfish catching looks like so much fun! Those turtles are so cute too. >___<
English teacher
I've never seen turtles for catching! I've always wanted to try kingyo sukui, but I don't want to keep any fish I manage to get. But turtles...I could be tempted by turtles...
*HINT* MY BIRTHDAY IS AUGUST 12TH *HINT*
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I feel you on the grandparent thing. My grandma was dying from lung cancer, and there wasn't much that could be done for her, so she said that she wanted to be at home.
We brought her home, and a few years later, it just got worse to the point that she couldn't even recognize anyone.
I had never seen her pass, but she passed in the middle of the night, and I was woken up by a family member that told me she was gone.
After experiencing that, it has rally made me appreciate life, and what it has in store for me.
You are right, it can be taken from you, when you least expect it.
I remember going to most of the places here!!! I wish I can go back!