Seaside Fishing Park (Umibe Tsuri Kouen 海辺釣り公園), Yokosuka Umibe New Town 横須賀海辺ニュータウン, Kanagawa 神奈川 This past weekend we went to a small live music event held at the Seaside Fishing Park (Umibe Tsuri Koen) in Yokosuka Seaside New Town. There were various reggae, ska and rock bands performing. We heard it was held for 2 [...]
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Kids on the Street
Seaside Fishing Park, Yokosuka, Kanagawa This little boy rides a skateboard fearlessly! Keiji and I watched him try ollies (he managed a bit of air), go down slopes, take tumbles with ease and get back on his board in a flash. And he’s only 5 years old.
Happy Birthday Wes!
Wes turned 2! And Ema’s Daddy turned a year older as well! So there was a joint birthday barbecue party in Kashiwa to celebrate. It was a fun gathering in full summer style. On the grill was a very flavorful mix of torinegi yakitori, Croatian sausages, corn on the cob, sweet potatoes, and peppers. And [...]
Viewing the Summer Fireworks 花火
Launched from Rinko Park, Yokohama 横浜 Summer in Japan is a time for fireworks displays. All throughout there are huge fireworks displays, lasting about 30 – 40 minutes long. In preparation for the show it’s quite common to bring a bento and some cold beer, get out the picnic mats and set up at a [...]
Tokyo Disneyland
Tokyo Disney Resort I’ve been putting off this post for the longest time, since Tokyo Disney Resort seemed like so much content to write about. If you’ve ever been to Disneyland, California or to the Magic Kingdom Park in Disney World, Florida, it’s pretty much the same thing except that all the characters in Tokyo [...]
A Trip to IKEA
IKEA Kohoku Yokohama 横浜, Kanagawa-ken 神奈川県 I don’t know why but I decided to take a little trip to IKEA with the kids. I think maybe its because I actually do feel slightly homesick rather than have a need for furniture. Not that I am from Sweden, but our old NY apartment was furnished mainly [...]
What’s for Lunch?
Queen’s Tower, Yokohama This place is good. I’m not a sushi expert but I can at least tell when it’s good or bad. I usually also take Yuki’s word for it, since he was a sushi chef in New York. And he said in a somewhat surprised tone after his first bite that this place [...]
Windowshopping
At Queen’s Tower, Yokohama 横浜, Kanagawa-ken 神奈川県 Take a look at adorable designer chairs for kids, Star Wars Lego and more…
The New Anpanman Museum
Yokohama，Kanagawa We went to the new Anpanman Museum in Yokohama. It’s a really cute place with everything Anpanman. It’s still pretty crowded though, and even on a weekday we had to line up everywhere – inside the Children’s museum for kids to enter the Anpanman-mobile and even for kids to go on the big Anpanman [...]
Flashback – Kamakura Outing
Kamakura かまくら鎌倉, Kanagawa Prefecture Back in December we went to visit friends of my mother-in-law in Kanagawa. So on our way there we stopped by Kamakura, known as a mini Kyoto for all the temples and shrines. We did stop by Tsurugaoka Hachimangu Shrine, but since all the adults had been there before we decided [...]