Japan

For two months I happen to stay in Yokosuka, not much to do around here, but...
(UPDATE)
...but it turns out that I will be staying here for longer.

Photos of our new home in Anjo

Our first family trip to Aichi during the Golden Week

Good old times... An OUSSEP reunion and a chance to visit Yokohama. We were just in time to catch a glimpse of the beautiful cherry blossom in Sankei Kouen

Our last trip to Tateshina this year. It was worth to see the beautiful red leaf on maple trees. Check it out!!!

Our long-awaited trip to Kami Kouchi. Beautiful weather and stunning views... Well at least for the first half of the day.

The last chance to see the changing leaves this year. I love those trees on fire.

We paid a short visit at our friends place in Suzu, on Noto peninsula in Ishikawa prefecture.

Have a look at out most recent skiing trip to Kurumayama Kogen. Skiing in Tateshina is surprisingly good.

A Halloween party with Itsuki and Graham.

A visit to Hiromi's place. Say hello to Kotetsu the dog.

This year a new place in Tateshina Kogen.

A cool and refreshing weekend in Hida Takayama. What a nice change from hot Tokyo

A pottery class in Seto city with pottery master Hiroshige Kato
http://www.kasen-web.com

An annual event in Toyota - this year we had 15000 fireworks and 350 000 spectators.

A wine party turned ferret-petting party. Have a look!

We finally made it to Ishigaki Island in the Okinawa prefecture. Just in time for a typhoon. Nevertheless the holiday was awesome. Come in and have a look at our photos. More are up the diving section, don't forget to have a look

Monika's birthday in Sakae

We traveled around Japan with Maggie for one week

A visit at Natsuko and Scott's (and Ellie's) place

Finally - dr Bartek, dr Tran, dr Radim and dr Huang!

Happy New Year 2008 - with loads of snow

Christmas dinner at our place in Anjo. /
Wigilia w naszym domu w Anjo

W Toyocie co roku w polowie pazdziernika odbywa sie festiwal Koromo (Koromo to dawna nazwa miasta Toyota). W przeddzien festiwalu kolorowe wozki przyjezdzaja do swiatyni, tam odbywaja sie ceremonie, a nastepnego dnia sa wyprowadzane przez mieszkancow roznych dzielnic.

We made a trip around southern Tohoku. Check out our photos.

A flower festival in Gamagori

Trip around Wakayama, Nara and Mie

Off-piste skiing - that's the way to spend your birthday

Our families came to visit us in Japan. See what they saw

A visit of our friend in Japan - we went almost everywhere

Our most difficult hike, maybe also the most beautiful

A summer trip to Shikoku

Fireworks in Okazaki - 500 000 people came - what a craze

A day out at a Sumo tournament

A short trip to Okinawa

The last skiing trip this year. At least the sights and weather were rewarding.

For the last few days of 2005 we went to Hakuba to enjoy the heaviest snowfall this city has experienced in the past 20 year. Recommended to all those who love powder snow - lots of powder snow.

Christmas Party at Fukuchan's place

Autumn in Arashiyama

A debut concert of our friend's funky band.

The Japanese autumn is famous for its blazing colours of Momiji trees.

Koya-san is city on the mountain top. It is one of the sacred places where buddhism and Japan are supposed to survive in their original form. Thousands of pilgrims go there every year. You are welcome, too.

A trip to the Enoshima beach and shrine. Nice weather, got a nice sunburn

The two of us and our friends Vika and Gabi climbed the Otake volcane. Got some glimpses of Japanese alps and a distant view of Mt.Fuji

A trip to Uji - Byodoin and cormorant fishing

'You haven't been to Japan if you haven't been to Nikko', so Simon and I checked out some of the more impressive temples. Couldn't help the rain, though.

A trip to Kamakura at the turn of September and October 2005