Sapporo 札幌

Snowy Christmas Day in Sapporo 札幌. 一昨年のクリスマス。北海道のすしおいしかったなぁ。

Maego 前郷

My old town Maego 前郷 where I lived for several years. You can see the town office, community hall, junior high and elementary schools.

Yuri Kogen Railway Obako 由利高原鉄道おばこ

Did you know that the Yuri Railway is one of the most famous in Japan? Nope, I didn’t know either. People come from all over Japan to see and take photos of it all throughout the year.

Animania アニマニア 2012

This year’s Animania seemed a little smaller than last year. And I said that last year too! Not a good trend eh? Nevertheless, I hit the timing jackpot, because there was no shortage of great cosplay at all.

Smash! スマッシュ 2012

My first Smash! was on the weekend, and what a cold day it was!

Hikari

The Japan Foundation Sydney has a new staff member! Hikari has joined as the new mascot to promote the foundation’s motto of “Bringing Japan to You”. I met up with her briefly today.

Animania アニマニア mini 2012

Another year of Animania and I was glad to see so many familiar faces out there (in great new cosplay)! I arrived a bit after 2pm and the first thing security said to me was “You’re so late”! I’ll try to be earlier for the main event in September! A big thanks to all the

Animania アニマニア 2011

This year’s Animania seemed a little smaller than last year. Despite that, there seemed to be more characters that I couldn’t identify! I could only assume they were all Pokemon characters…