Monthly Archives: August 2008

Sunset

We saw a beautiful sunset when we attended the Swallows vs. Tigers baseball game.  While we only saw the sunset behind the walls of the stadium, it was more than we regularly see for a sunset in the middle of Tokyo!

Have a nice weekend!

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Japanese Baseball

A few weeks ago we attended our first baseball game in Tokyo.  Baseball is a very popular sport in Japan, so we decided we had to experience the fun!  In Japanese, “baseball” is called “yakyū” (野球) – which combines the characters for field and ball.  Japanese baseball teams are named after their corporate owners (like...

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Simplicity

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Photo taken outside of Tokyo Opera City.

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The Olympics!

Who is ready to watch the Olympics?!

We hope to watch the Olympics through some combo of our Slingbox (thanks Ann & Fred!), local pub, or electronics store.  We don’t have a TV here, so watching the Japanese coverage at home is not an option!  It sure would be nice if NBC could allow people located...

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Mt. Takao – Part 2

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