A waterwheel in the gutter drives this automaton that presents different dishes each time.
Category Archives: Japan
The trains run on time
When a train in Japan is late, it is late in a very precise manner. It will arrive very punctually after its delay, and you can safely plan your schedule around its lateness.
Hida Folk Village
At the Hida Folk Village in Takayama today. 
We’ve also had some weather. Takayama is up in the mountains, and they also get the equivalent of lake-effect snow here… except the “lake” is the Sea of Japan.