Tag: Sasebo

  • Patternz helps Japanese families find their family crests (kamon)

    Matsunaga Family from Saga I have been very interested in researching the history of my Japanese mother's family heritage. Growing up, she told me stories about the…

  • Tiny cars in Sasebo

    If you travel in Japan, get used to tiny. I feel like they get smaller every timw I visit Japan. Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4 for Kevin Miller Jr

  • Kameyama Hachiman-g? Shrine

    Shinto, Sasebo, Japan, 2015

  • Beautiful Sasebo (2015)

    Just some more shots of Sasebo, Japan. It is a beautiful city on the island of Kyushu. Expect to see future posts of Sasebo since I plan to visit this city more often…

  • Sasebo River

    Some shots of the Sasebo River near the Arcade. Sasebo River Sasebo River is near the Arcade, you can see Tamaya to the right Park popular with Military Brats Posted…

  • Downtown Sasebo (2015)

    I last took a picture of downtown Sasebo bavk in June, 2002. Not much has changed since then. Downtown Sasebo Arcade is on the left There is a market here but only a few…

  • Sasebo Burger

    Before I left for Sasebo, I read that the Sasebo Burger was popular in Sasebo. It was created to serve the US Navy Saliors stationed in Sasebo. I never got to try it…

  • Ninja WiFi 4G in Japan

    This is how I stayed connected while in Japan: Ninja Wifi 4g Router in Japan I picked it up at the Arrival Floor (outside Customs) at the Fukuoka International Airport…

  • Tully's Coffee in Sasebo

    Another surprise in the Sasebo Arcade, I found Tully's Coffee. Tullys is from Seattle and one of my favorites. Tully Coffee in Sasebo Posted from Samsung Galaxy Note 4…

  • Lotteria in Sasebo

    I was surprised to find a Lotteria at the Sasebo Arcade. Yes, they had the shrimp burger too but I did not eat here there. Lotteria in Sasebo I ate I'll ate these food…

  • Easy to prepare Japanese food - Sasebo

    One of the benefits in living in Japan nowadays is the abundance of already prepared Japanese food at the grocery markets. This is what we found today at a big market…

  • ToDos for 2015

    Edit 1: Italics are the trip updates Well, it is 2015. I am back in Almaty, Kazakhstan, starting the second half of the school year. I enjoyed New Years in Saigon…

  • Moon over Sasebo, Japan

    Towards the last days of my trip to Sasebo, Japan, in 2002. I was able to get this shot of the moon over the ice paddies near my grandmother's house.

  • Japan Maritime Self-Defense Force

    Many may be surprised but Japan does not have an official standing military. After World War II, they gave up this right in their constitution. If this was true what was…

  • 100 Yen Store

    It was the summer of 2002, I had traveled to Sasebo, Japan, with my Japanese mother. It was my first trip there since 1990 so it had been 12 long years since I have been…