August, 2010

thumbnail

Renovations of an old shop in Jinryo: ...

I’ve been helping the crew with the renovations of the nagaya.  It’s been good, satisfying ...
2010-08-31 | itoi+ru-san | 　1 comments
thumbnail

Somen, Udon, Soba, Ramen

Visiting the Yamao san’s for lunch. The grandchildren had to come up with a ...
2010-08-31 | itoi+ru-san | 　2 comments
thumbnail

Polished Rod

The annual ‘Polished Rod’ event (or Bouzuki) in Kamiyama occurred a couple of days ago ...
2010-08-23 | itoi+ru-san
thumbnail

Lots of fireworks at this time of the ...

Lots of them.  Reminds me of    Something like Polke.    The combination of somen in a hamburger.    The taste ...
2010-08-23 | itoi+ru-san
thumbnail

Awa Odori, Tokushima City 2010

  Huge crowds    along the riverbanks.    We ate okonomiyaki    with sauce.    We sat on the road for a while, eating, ...
2010-08-18 | itoi+ru-san | 　4 comments
thumbnail

Adam's Town Office Adventure

Adam visited Kamiyama Town Office.  It was a much needed respite from the top floor ...
2010-08-17 | itoi+ru-san | 　4 comments
thumbnail

Rakuon Rakujitsu

The Rakuon Rakujitsu Tea House has just begun to serve icy desserts called Kakigori.  Kakigori ...
2010-08-14 | itoi+ru-san
thumbnail

Renovations of an old shop in ...

MEANWHILE a group of student architects from Tokyo Geijutsu Daigaku (Tokyo University of the Arts) ...
2010-08-12 | itoi+ru-san | 　2 comments
thumbnail

How to make Awa bancha

Awa Bancha is fermented green tea.  It is made in just a couple of places ...
2010-08-08 | itoi+ru-san | 　3 comments
thumbnail

Visiting Shosanji Temple

  A musician with a video camera films the empty car park.  He must see something ...
2010-08-05 | itoi+ru-san | 　2 comments
thumbnail

What a Waterfall Walk

We have been in Kamiyama now for roughly four and a half months and this ...
2010-08-04 | itoi+ru-san