Gion Festival Prep
Posted by harvey in Culture on 24. Jul, 2004 | No Comments
[Some Images are Clickable!!!] [This page features "random image resize technology"] This is old news, but I have great pictures so I’m gonna post it anyway. Heh. Double check the facts before you start quoting them. Most of this is second hand knowledge and stuff. Gion Matsuri happens every year in the middle of July [...]
Ramen in Kyoto
Posted by harvey in Culture on 21. Jul, 2004 | No Comments
I went to this ramen shop in kyoto the other day. I was showing a friend from Tokyo around Kyoto, and for some reason my friend wanted to eat Ramen… Which is strange, because Kyoto is not known for ramen at all. Anyway, we asked the tourist guide place about any famous ramen shops in [...]
$50 Melons
Posted by harvey in Culture on 16. Jul, 2004 | No Comments
I saw these melons on sale in Kyoto for two for about 50 US dollars. Seems they were grown in Hokkaido. They are on sale and nicely packaged for what is called “Ocyuugen” お中元 “Ocyuugen is a time period in the middle of the year when you are supposed to give gifts to those who [...]
Koizumi Hakken!
Posted by harvey in Culture on 11. Jul, 2004 | No Comments
I found Koizumi! I was just walking around in Osaka the other day and I saw Koizumi giving a campaign speech! Election time is coming around, so he was making his appearances. Fear the power of the zoom! Some of the stuff he said that I could understand was… “Osaka is important!” “Cup Noodle started [...]
