Hokkaido Historical Museum and Historical Village
(Sept 8) If you want to learn about the history of Hokkaido, the Hokkaido Historical Museum is a good place to start.
Arrival in Sapporo
(Sept. 7) Train delays, quick overview of Sapporo, beer, lamb and a traffic accident. Sapporo is the capital of Hokkaido prefecture and the largest city on the island.
Narita Airport Hotel
(Sept 6) The Holiday Inn at Narita Airport is not a ryokan. It’s a typical Western-style hotel, not too different from one you might find in America.
Japan Vacation
I just got back from Japan with another load of photos to sort through. As before, I’m going to break them into multiple chronological posts. Each post will have a… Read more »
Erin on Crunchyroll
What happens to a high-quality anime series that doesn’t fit the current model for R1 licensing? Specifically one that is more than 26 episodes long, but doesn’t feature named magical… Read more »
Wife of Prime Minister Visits Venus
Miyuki Hatoyama, the wife of Japan’s newly elected Prime Minister Yukio Hatoyama, seems to have some unusual views. She traveled on a UFO to Venus “while my body was asleep.”… Read more »
District 9–Movie Review
District 9 is a violent and disturbing science fiction thriller. It is also thoughtful and clever, and probably worth seeing if you have a strong stomach. The premise is that… Read more »
Holographic Movies
A while ago I suggested that Hollywood could alleviate the headache-inducing tendencies of 3-D movies by developing a holographic projection system. I was only semi-serious, but apparently it is possible…. Read more »
Is Ponyo a Classic?
is everything Miyazaki makes is now an instant classc? How about Howl’s Moving Castle? … And BTW, 20 miles is a big deal now? What a whiner. Just move somewhere… Read more »
Post Grad–Movie Review
Post Grad is no great classic, but it’s rather cute and pretty funny–not a bad way to spend 89 minutes. Ryden Malby (Alexis Bledel) has just graduated from college and… Read more »