Value is decided by demand.
Some affordable things in a country have great value in another country.
It happens because some common things are rare in a different...
Speed of light, my perception
All my bags are packed...
I'm leaving the Philippines on a jet plane.
Beyond the ocean, it takes only a few hours from the Philippines to Japan by plane, but...
Bohol and Kagoshima; Colonial Style houses from a long distance
I visited Bohol island.
I spotted this distinctive style of house
many times on Bohol Island, Philippines.
They have big windows on the façade side,
and the...
At an airport; To deal with remaining local currency
Ummm, what a convenient box. Have you ever seen it before?
I saw this unfamiliar machine in Manilla's airport. And that was what I want!
It said my left...
Which Way is East? (and What Happens in the Outer Space)
<The world map>
When I say western culture, I'm confused
because Europe is west from Japan but America is east.
Looking at a world map, the American
continent...
Gustavo Speridião; Adding a word, Making it art
Adding a word, Making it art
Several words are roughly written on a
picture.
This is the artwork by Gustavo Speridião
which I saw in the Kyoto city museum.
The...
Crouching Pollock
This is a contemporary artwork called "Crouching Pollock" by one of the most famous Chinese contemporary artists, Cai Guo-Qiang, transcribed in Chinese character...
Trying translation of novel, 山月記 Sangetsu ki
I tried to translate my favorite novel which was written 70 years ago!
I hope I managed to translate it without misinterpretation!
Sangetsu Ki by Nakajima Atsushi
<Summary>
(...
Japanese Religious Belief; No religion?
Some
people from different countries or even Japanese themselves say that Japanese
people have no religion....
A pier and a shoal, 遠浅
I walked on a pier jutting out from a
shallow beach on Mactan Island.
The pier jutted out so far offshore that its end couldn't be seen at from
the beach.
The...
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