Cherry Blossoms – Sakura 2005
Posted by harvey in Culture on 12. Apr, 2005 | 1 Comment
I had a chance to go out and see the Sakura (Cherry Blossom) trees last weekend. I went to Osaka Castle Park (大阪城公園）and slacked around for a few hours. “Hanami” is a good excuse to get some sake in the middle of the afternoon. Life is good. The Cherry Blossom trees in Japan are a [...]
Old School Vending with ID Check
Posted by harvey in Culture on 03. Apr, 2005 | No Comments
I was in this shady onsen (hot springs) town in Nagano, and I found this vending machine for alcohol out on the street. Have any of you guys ever seen one of these before? There are vending machines which sell beer all over the place in Japan, but this machine is a little out of [...]
