
Making more bread and some rather large diner rolls.

Fluffy soft and sweet Shokupan

Fluffy soft and sweet Shokupan dough

Easter Dinner

BBQ Petes pulled pork for lunch.

Ramen for lunch at Kizuki

Home made enchiladas and salad for dinner.

Making my famous Royal Cookies

First square shokupan, sooooo good.

First square shokupan

Blossoms

Red bean paste bread and chocolate chip bread

Whole wheat bread

Japanese milk bread (Shokupan)

Half matcha bread and half Japanese milk bread

Japanese style dinner

Snowmobiling

Lots of snow

Whitney Bridge Park

Grillin chicken

Making sashimi

Nice view of Mt. Rainier from downtown Maple Valley, WA

Best cookies so far!

Pretty delicious royal cookie

Making royal cookies

More spring blossoms

Spring blossoms

A little cookie experimenting

Sushi Night!

My old house.... Gone!

Waiting in line for pork buns, so good!

Home made cookies

Delicious Cookes from Crumbles.

Beautiful Espresso!!

4.5 inches of snow

Lots of great Christmas lights!

Thanksgiving dinner

Delicious dinner

Halloween pumpkins this year

Local Halloween event at Summit Trail Middle School

Local Halloween event at Summit Trail Middle School

Local Halloween event at Summit Trail Middle School

Gnome Trail

Gnome Trail

Buttered shell fish from Penn Cove

Ramen with large bacon chunks and garlic beet steams, yummm

Home made gyoza for dinner, too good

Sashimi for dinner!

Spam musubi from Uwajimaya

Delicious breakfast with home grown bacon!

Enjoying a little Pocky chocolate snack

Catching my next dinner

yummy grilled Ribs for dinner

Grillin up ribs for dinner

Lake Wilderness Park

Delorean time machine at Lake Wilderness Park

Box Canyon

Having home made mento lunch at Backbone Ridge

Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Ohanapecosh River

Inside of a tree at Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Very old trees at Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Grove of the Patriarchs Trail

Little on the warm side today!

Doubled the amazing cookie recipe and chilling in the fridge over night.

Making pork enchiladas

Making pork enchiladas

Amazing chocolate chip cookies

Sunrise Visitor Center and parking lot

Looking back at Mt. Rainier before we leave.

Sourdough Ridge Trail back to Sunrise visitor center.

Choose wisely

Deer crossing in front of us on the Sourdough Ridge Trail

Frozen Lake off the Sourdough Ridge Trail

Mt. Goats

Looking down at Frozen Lake from the North Burroughs Mountain Trail

Looking out at Mt. Fremont Fire Lookout from the North Burroughs Mountain Trail

Burroughs Mountain Trail

Traversing some snow on the Burroughs Mountain Trail

Burroughs Mountain Trail

Burroughs Mountain Trail

Burroughs Mountain Trail

Burroughs Mountain Trail

Shadow Lake, Sunrise

Meadow off the Wonderland Trail

Sunrise Rim trail

Sunrise Rim trail

NY Steak for dinner

Some gadgets to keep me busy.

Interesting neighborhood plants.

Flowers in the Carbon River bed

Some cool looking river rocks

Carbon River

Rainforest loop trail

Rainforest loop trail

Rainforest loop trail

Rainforest loop trail

Old original ranger station, nice roof!

Carbon river ranger station

Nice sign

NY Steaks for dinner

NY Steaks for dinner

Daughters nato and rice

Burgers for dinner

Burgers for dinner

Oden for dinner

gyoza for dinner

Temaki Sushi for dinner

Sashimi for dinner

Long line outside Uwajimaya store

Another winning delicious chocolate roll cake

Another home made chocolate roll cake.

Enjoying some chocolate mousse cake from Bellevue

Grillin up some tasty chicken drumsticks

Nothin wrong with a little ice cream

Very tasty NY streak

About to enjoy some loin NY streak boneless USDA choice

Grilling up some loin NY streak boneless USDA choice!

Coffee and pumpkin roll cake makes a great snack anytime!

Homemade pumpkin roll cake

Some hail that just happen

Dragon fly taking a rest.

grubbin cheesy hash browns

Some local frogs keeping us up at night :)

Green frog visiting our back yard.

Looking up at a mushroom

Yummie potato casserole

Taco night is always a winner here

Beautiful combination!

Delicious home made roll cakes

Shakshuka with bread & salad

Shakshuka (Middle Eastern dish)

Rolling Stones playing by video conference :)

Home made carrot cake! Sooooo tasty

Another beautiful burger and potato wedges

Home grilled burger and home made potato wedges.

Home made dalgona coffee

Beautiful espresso!

Chopping up Bananas then freezing them.

Now that's a burger!!

Nice day for a BBQ

Rock Creek Natural Area trail

Rock Creek

Rock Creek

Rock Creek Natural Area trail

Rock Creek Natural Area trail

Another tunnel on the Cedar to Green trail

Tunnel on the Cedar to Green trail

Beautiful day out for a walk on the Cedar to Green trail

Home made nachos!

Ducks don't seem to mind what's going on around them.

Looking out over Lake Wilderness

Cleaned the grinder

One tasty home made burger

Grilling up burgers!

Life not so bad at the moment

Veggies and corn beef

Blossoms on trees

Blossoms are out!

Home made peanut butter cookies.

Making home made peanut butter cookies.

Lake Wilderness Park

The only library open in The State of Washington currently.

Lake Wilderness Park

Home made chilly for dinner on toast with cheese and crackers and little basil.

Frozen Morning!

Lemon spaghetti dinner

Home grilled burger for lunch!

Perfect home made espresso!

A nice pour of espresso

Getting ready...

Temaki sushi for dinner

Delicious dinner!

Delicious home made burger for dinner!

Having a little yummie snack

So much good stuff at Legendary Donuts!

So much good stuff at Legendary Donuts!

Pizza by the yard!

Such tasty tiramisu cake

Making enchiladas

Experimenting with a ESP8266 Node MCU

Cedar to Green River Trail

Lake Wilderness

New years eve dinner!

International Fountain at the Seattle Center

Most used instrument at the Sound Lab

Guitar Sculpture Art at the Museum of Pop Culture

USSC Discovery One space ship from Space Odyssey at the Museum of Pop Culture

Lost in Space robot at the Museum of Pop Culture

Terminator at the Museum of Pop Culture

Bottom of the Space Needle

Space Needle

Model train setup in the Seattle Center Armory

Christmas dinner 2019

Christmas cheese platters

Reminds me of the train rush hour in Japan

Snowflake Lane

Snowing (fake snow) at Snowflake Lane

Santa at Snowflake Lane

Snowflake Lane

Bellevue Square Mall Christmas Tree

Bellevue Square Mall Christmas Tree

Chihuly glass art

Redmond Lights Christmas tree

Redmond Town Center (RTC)

Redmond Town Center (RTC)

Redmond Town Center (RTC)

Santa's house at Redmond Town Center (RTC)

Redmond Lights walking path

Redmond Lights walking path

Christmas colors in Redmond

It always feels like, somebody's watching me!

Redmond Lights walking path

Redmond Lights walking path

ART along the Redmond Lights walking path

Redmond Lights walking path

Enjoying a little me time with a Dairy Queen peanut buster parfait

Mt. Hood, Oregon

Mt. Adams, Washington

Filling thanksgiving dinner

Thanksgiving 2019 at Grandma's

Dinner at Sushi Land, Vancouver WA

New Pokemongo machine at Fred Meyers

Enjoying the Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC)

Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC 23 in total this meeting)

Chris KA0ZRW 900Mhz antenna at the Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC)

Frosty grass

Packet.com headquarters office building

One World Trade Center building

Oculus Plaza

9/11 Memorial North Pool ground zero

111 8th Ave building, IX, carrier hotel & Google

I think I'll just stop in here for a while!

111 8th Ave building, IX, carrier hotel & Google

Former National Bicuit Company, now Chelsea Market.

Former National Bicuit Company, now Chelsea Market.

Former National Bicuit Company, now Chelsea Market.

Former National Bicuit Company, now Chelsea Market.

Group of Four Trees, 1969-72 ART display on Pine St.

Oculus Plaza at night

Packet NYC office early in the morning

Ground Zero in NYC view from the Packet office.

Packet NYC office early in the morning

Packet NYC office early in the morning

Looking North in lower Manhattan

Crazy taxi cab ride from JFK

Douglas County plateau

Looking down at Mt. Stuart, WA (left peak)

In the runway queue at SeaTac Airport

Spam Musubi from Waji's

Waji's (Uwajimaya) SeaTac Airport store

Beautiful Espresso

Excellent espresso pour today ☕️

Karaage at Kizuki Ramen and Izakaya

Bellevue Square Mall

At AT&T store (Bellevue Square) with their support trying to fix my account, resulting in nothing but FAIL that day.

My old iPhone 5s on it's last leg

Seattle Public Utilities giving free tours of the Cedar River diversion dam and salmon fish ladder

Cedar River

Landsburg Park

Entrance into the water pipe that runs to Lake Youngs water reservoir and then onto City of Seattle

Original outhouses from 1937 when the trains passed by here

V-screen filter for the water intake

V-screen filter for the water intake

ART at Landsburg Fish Ladder

City of Seattle water intake on the Cedar River

Landsburg water diversion dam

Very low salmon counts this year.

Landsburg water diversion dam & fish ladder.

Salmon from the Cedar River

Goblins in Maple Valley

Looking for salmon in the Cedar River.

Profile view of the M&M & nut cookies

Home made M&M & nut cookies

Tahoma School Board meeting

Day 2 of the Tahoma School Board work shop meeting

Day 1 of the Tahoma School Board work shop meeting

Lake Wilderness

Spaghetti night

Sign wearing glasses at Cedar River

Cedar River

Landsburg Fish Ladder on the Cedar River

Cosplay competition at the Japan days at Bellevue College

Japanese Katsu Burgers

Maple Valley Post Office & General Store

Old wooden water pipeline, I remember when this was in use.

Cedar to Green River Trail

What a beautiful lake, I think I will stay out of it. (Warning, high bacteria levels on the lake)

Found some of my old computer books, Atari 6502 assembly FTW

Pacific Crest Trail near Chinook Pass (hiking from Sheep Lake)

Sheep Lake near Mt. Rainier (Off highway 410)

Stonehenge WWI Memorial

Leaving some ART at the Maryhill Museum of Art

Overlooking Wishram, WA on the Columbia River from highway 14

Mt. Adams without any snow from NF-23

Water falls at Dark Creek off NF-23

Turning back around and slicing the toilet paper in half

Dropping out some toilet paper

Bob's Airfield

spam musubi that my brother made

Our 3 hour wait to get through customs at SeaTac airport

This seems like a interesting train to take!

Hakonetozan Line making sharp turns and switchbacks

Hakone Pirate Ship Tōgendai Port on Lake Ashinoko from Togendai View Restaurant

Hakone Pirate Ship Tōgendai Port on Lake Ashinoko

Some ART in Hakone

Celebrating the last run of the old train

Celebrating the very last run of the old train.

Gora train station (強羅駅)

Nice looking T-shirt in Hakone near the Gora train station.

Odawara Station

Starbucks at Tokyo Station

Kyoto Tower

Be careful where you go during National Holidays in Japan :)

Crowded streets at Kamo River crossing

Along the Kamo River

Very crowded streets in Kyoto City

Festivals in downtown Kyoto

Shari-den(Kinkaku) (Golden Temple)

Shari-den(Kinkaku) (Golden Temple)

Shari-den(Kinkaku) (Golden Temple)

Path around the lake at Shari-den(Kinkaku) (Golden Temple)

Shari-den(Kinkaku) (Golden Temple)

Some really yummie square shaped bread in Kyoto

Horyuji Sando a.k.a. Horyuji Visiting Path

Hōryū-ji Bell House of the Eastern Precinct

法隆寺夢殿

Foundation under the Hōryū-ji Government-Scaled Repository building

Lanterns outside the Hōryū-ji Central Gate

Hōryū-ji Main Hall & Hōryū-ji Five-Story Pagoda

Hōryū-ji Great Lecture Hall

Looking at the Hōryū-ji Sutra Repository

A building near the Hōryū-ji Central Gate

Looking down the path near the Hōryū-ji Central Gate

Looking at the Hōryū-ji Central Gate from the Hōryū-ji South Main Gate

Curry noodles for lunch at a Izakaya restaurant.

Linus's office? :)

Sunny day at the Ukimi-do Hall

東大寺 中門 (front gate of Tōdai-ji)

National Treasure Octagonal Lantern

Nandaimon Gate of Tōdaiji

Street lanterns

Private park near our hotel

Tōdai-ji

Ukimi-do Hall

Chū-Kondō (Central Golden Hall) , Kōfuku-ji

Old store in Nara City

Kyoto street festival locations.

Kimono bathroom sign

Having a very large curry noodle with co-workers in Roppongi

Showcase of all the noodles Cup Noodles makes at their Cup Noodle Museum.

Dinner with the inlaws

Some funny signs outside a bar in Ota-ku

Having lunch with the Japan office workers at Gonpachi Nishiazabu

Visiting friends at my old office

Dinner at family inlaw

Fancy NTT Tower

Yodobashi Electronic store

Chiba police band

Entering Japan at Narita airtport

Ed Fong WB6IQN giving a talk at the Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC) https://edsantennas.weebly.com

Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC)

Stuck in traffic on the way to downtown Seattle

Cedar River

Morning dew on the plants

Space needle

Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC)

Red Tulips

Red Tulips

Neko Cookies

Union Square lobby

Union Square lobby

Sound Transit Sounder train

Cave Man Kitchen

No traffic on the drive home on a Friday

View of Seattle from 33rd floor of Westin

View of Seattle from 33rd floor of Westin

Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) meeting at the Westin

Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) meeting at the Westin

Amazon bio domes

Amazon office building

Amazon office building

Home made cookie time

Home mode cookies

Look at all that healthiness - cookie before shot

Perfectly BBQ pork

Pork on the grill

Blossoms are out

Blossoms are out

Taco Night

Ferry ride home from Bainbridge

Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

Japanese American Exclusion Memorial

Topkuss Chocolate Marshmallow Kisses

Goodies at the Marina Market

Delicious fish and chips at J Js Fish House

Walking fish out front of J Js Fish House

Sluys Bakery home of Poulsbo bread

Painting on the wall at Poulsbo

Mystic at the Navel Undersea Museum

DSV1 at the Navel Undersea Museum

Navel Undersea Museum

Navel Undersea Museum

Nomad outfit at the Navel Undersea Museum

Torpedo display at the Navel Undersea Museum

Torpedo display at the Navel Undersea Museum

Trident 1 missile at the Navel Undersea Museum

Navel Undersea Museum

Torpedo display at the Navel Undersea Museum

Echo Sounder at the Navel Undersea Museum

Ferry ride to Bremerton

Ferry ride to Bremerton

Soft and chewy chocolate chip coconut macadamia nut cookies

Right sized chocolate chip coconut macadamia nut cookies

Chocolate Chip Coconut Macadamia Nut Cookies

Lake Wilderness Park

Lake Wilderness

Lake Wilderness Park

Legendary Doughnuts

Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club meeting

Cattails in the frozen pond sunset

8 inches so far

Little over 4" of snow on the back deck

Almost 2 inches of snow in the driveway.

Major winter storm of 2019!!

Home grilled burgers for dinner

Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC)

Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC)

Cake day for Maple Valley Amateur Radio Club (MVARC)

New years Oden dinner (おでん)

End of year tempura udon dinner (天ぷらうどん)

2018 Snowman building completed!

Snowflake Lane

Snowflake Lane

Snowflake Lane

Lots of people at Snowflake Lane

Santa at Snowflake Lane

Snowflake Lane

My home made Spaghetti

Redmond Lights celebration snow man

Redmond Lights celebration

Redmond Lights celebration

Redmond Lights celebration

Breakfast for lunch at Krain Corner Inn

Yumm lunch at Cafe Ori

Dragon at Uwajimaya

Lunch at Shabu Shabu Kyoto

Spooky pumpkin

Spooky carved pumpkin

Spooky house

Great wifi password

Lake Wilderness Lodge

Lake Wilderness Lodge

Lake Wilderness Lodge

Lake Wilderness

Fall colors

Grilled chicken for dinner

Lake Meridian Park

Cedar to Green River Trail

Cedar to Green River Trail

I hear Carol Anne saying they're here!!

Now I'm not a witch expert, but I'm pretty sure the broom needs to be made with straw, not cedar branches

Carpinito Bros Pumpkin Patch

Lots of people at Carpinito Bros Pumpkin Patch

Portable office at Starbucks

Exploring some parks

Japan week cosplay event at Bellevue College

Japan week tea ceremony at Bellevue College

Community Emergency Preparedness Fair

Maple Valley Saturday Farmers Market

Community Emergency Preparedness Fair, ARES communication van

Community Emergency Preparedness Fair, inside the FEMA van

Community Emergency Preparedness Fair, inside the FEMA van

Community Emergency Preparedness Fair, are you ready?!!

Seems we have uninvited guests

Chocolate and banana pudding for dessert.

Mt. Lake Wilderness

Hidden library out in the woods at Lake Wilderness

Flame broiled!!

Grillin up some chicken on the BBQ

New high tech circular milking machine

New high tech circular milking machine

Robotic Horse Head

Motorized Boat

Troutlake Fair

This is how you do trucks in the country

Sushi for dinner

Seattle Bon Odori festival

Kimono dogs at the Seattle Bon Odori festival

Seattle Bon Odori festival

“Landing Zone” UFO at Paine Field Community Park

High Trek Adventures Ropes Course & Ziplining at Paine Field Community Park

High Trek Adventures Ropes Course & Ziplining at Paine Field Community Park

Downtown Bellevue over looking NE 8th Street

Lunch at Sushi Land

Pharaoh ride at the Redmond Derby Days

Redmond Arts Festival

Transistor Sister at Redmond Arts Festival

Redmond Derby Days Fireworks

Redmond Derby Days

Redmond Derby Days Grand Parade and military vets

Redmond Derby Days Grand Parade and Superwoman

Redmond Derby Days Grand Parade

Redmond Derby Days Grand Parade

Redmond Derby Days Grand Parade

Redmond Derby Days Grand Parade

The local sunset

Yeah, your retirement money is safe here!

Rainer Tower "Beaver Building" 1977, 514' tall

Workin Man at Seattle ART Museum

Pike Place Market

Seattle water front

Starbuck's first store at Pike Place Market

Pike Place Market

The final result

Lookin interesting

Noodles through sausage

Freedom cake

Free Freedom hotdogs at Home Depot today!! 🌭🌭

River trail in Redmond

River trail in Redmond

Walking trail

Another great day for a walk in the Northwest!!

This guy has the right idea

When on call and can't leave the house..... Clean the espresso machine and grinder!

Sammamish River

Sitting area next to the Redmond bike path

Okonomiyaki for dinner

Making okonomiyaki

Yummie food at Five Guys

Someone wanted Sushi Land for their birthday, still living to talk about it.

Summer has arrived

Nice sunny day

Mmmm home made burritos for lunch.....

Sunny afternoon walk

Nice healthy dinner

Some nice looking HAM Radio antennas (W7LFA)

Some nice looking HAM Radio antennas (W7LFA)

A nice wet day

Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) folks meeting up for network talk.

Seattle monorail on 5th ave with the Seattle space needle in the background.

Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) Arista switch

Keeping a close eye on everything. 👁

Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) Arista switch

Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) Arista switch

Fiber meet-me room in the Westin Building

DS3/T1 DSX room in the Westin Building

Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) Arista switch

Looking North from the 33rd floor of the Westin Building in downtown Seattle

Amazon bio domes

Seattle Internet Exchange (SIX) meeting

HamWAN panel

HamWAN panel

Home made turkey provolone pesto sandwich melt

Blossoms

Silly bunch of Easter Eggs!! 😜

Wifi tastes pretty good

Loving the new coffee bean grinder

Nice warm day for a walk!

Blossoms are on their way

Celebrating being off call for work 🍰🎉

Another chilly morning 22°F, -5.5°C. I think I'll stay inside where it's toasty warm. 😀

Home made turkey provolone pesto sandwich melt

Duckville

Sashimi for dinner

Downtown Bellevue Park

Not really sure how this classifies as Amazing

Such a great day for walking, where is everyone!

Sammamish River getting full from all the rain.

Pokemon players outside City Hall for the special game event.

Downtown Bellevue park

Driving past Stevens Pass

Making okinomiyaki

Espresso goodness

New years eve dinner, Soba, Tempura and Takoyaki

Takoyaki

Making Takoyaki

Getting ready to make Takoyaki

Big eyes

Secret Squirrel at Trader Joes

City of Redmond Christmas tree

Coffee drawer

Completed gingerbread house

Night driving in snow

Getting into the cookie plate

Sunnyside Road

Klickitat River

Driving in Eastern WA

Yummie lunch

The holidays are yummie

Redmond Town Center

Nice ride

I thought this was a Japan thing 😄🐈

Holiday Inn at the 5th Avenue

Busy Snowflake Lane

Snowflake Lane

Santa float

Snowflake Lane

Snowflake Lane

Bellevue Square Mall

Redmond city hall tree

Hello Kitty Christmas

Daylight view of blown tire

Blown tire on highway 82

Klickitat River

Klickitat River

Crazy peppermint hot chocolate

Pumpkin pie

Water over the back roads

Rainbow all the way across the sky!!

Evergreen trees

Lavarock

Dad's burgers

Yummie burgers

Pikachu!!!!!

New light for the Entropy generator

Cats on my desk!!

Stormwater Pond

Short hike up hill behind our place

2017 Snowman project, DONE⛄️!!

Hawaiian Poke for lunch

A good catch tonight

Interesting microwave gear from Harris

Fun little project boards

Mini cooler at Vetco

LED number display at Vetco

LED madness at Vetco

Bright colored trees out in fall

Golden trees in Redmond

Pile of leaves on the ground

Bright red tree outside.

Amazon BioDomes

Amazon BioDomes

Art work at RTC

Fancy butterfly table

Redmond Town Center (RTC) trees

Colors all around today

Got a room full of cats playing Neko Atsume (ねこあつめ)

Taco night!!!

Cosplayers lining up for a judging contest at Japan week at Bellevue College

Cosplayers lining up for a judging contest at Japan week at Bellevue College

Japanese tea ceremony at Japan week

Free cake at the Redmond Library YAY

Found a little castle while out walking

Walking to my van down by the river. 😆

Yummmie Costco food counter

Sammamish River

Trail along the Sammamish River

Out for a walk crossing the Sammamish River

Nice blue skies

Cookie goodness

Baked a few cookies

The super secret cookie mix

When you need help

Park in Redmond

Sammamish trail

Sammamish trail ART

Red Sun from all the WA forest fires

Two more antennas mounted today (http://www.hamwan.org)

HamWAN sector antenna (http://www.hamwan.org)

Yakima fires off in the distance over the mountains.

reinforced dish is not going anywhere now.

Tasty Fat Burger lunch

New HamWAN sector antenna today (http://www.hamwan.org/)

New HamWAN point-to-point dish today (http://www.hamwan.org/)

Seattle from Beacon Hill

Nice sunny day

Lunch and shopping at Ikea today!!

Eclipse through viewing glasses

Eclipse in the viewing box

Eclipse through viewing glasses

Eclipse shadows on the sidewalk

Eclipse

Eclipse

Eclipse

Starting of the Eclipse

Eclipse has started

High tech Eclipse viewer

5Ghz dishes for the HamWAN site (http://www.hamwan.org)

Bellevue off in the distance

New HamWAN site

Seattle

Nice bike trails in Redmond to ride at lunch time!!

Knitting crazy (Redmond Central Connector Park)

Train signal ART (Redmond Central Connector Park)

So delicious

Cookin 37 lbs of prime rib at our family reunion

Trout Lake fair fun

Looks legit

The waving blue horse

How people cool off in the country

Trout Lake parade

Happy food

ART in front of Redmond City Hall

Movie time outside

Clouds and cooler weather rolling in

Lake Sammamish and Mt. Si off in the distance

Odd art next to the Century Link junction box.

Firecracker sushi at SushiMe

Seattle off in the distance from Waverly Beach Park

Can barely see Mt. Rainier from Waverly Beach Park

Nice day and nice breeze at Meadowdale Beach Park

Beach treasures at Meadowdale Beach Park

Sounder train passing by Meadowdale Beach Park

BNSF freight train passing by

Exploring Meadowdale Beach Park

Short hike at Meadowdale Beach Park

Back in the land where people could care less how they park.

Sammamish Commons

Sweet heavenly espresso!!

4th of July Fireworks 🎆🇺🇸

4th of July Fireworks 🎆🇺🇸

4th of July Fireworks 🎆🇺🇸

Lots of fireworks 🇺🇸🎆🇺🇸

Lots of fireworks 🇺🇸🎆🇺🇸

The whole town and then some showed up for fireworks 🎆🇺🇸

BBQ top sirloin for dinner

Mt. Adams

Milking parlor

Got the fire going so we can make smores!! ⛺️

White Salmon River

Mt. Adams

knobs and dials and HF oh my!!

Getting ready to take off ✈️

How to get around in the country

Mt. Adams from our field

Mt. Adams Ranger Station

Driving the back roads in Gifford Pinchot National Forest

Goose Lake in Gifford Pinchot National Forest

My espresso goodness

First sunset in America

Our ride

Yummie dinner

Older homes in Japan

Old school Japanese house

Walking through a bambo forest!!

Local Hospital building

I think I found the source of Wiki Leaks

Lotus plants

How to collect drinking water on the Islands!!

More Lotus flowers!!

Love all the vines around Chiba station

Outside Chiba Station

Subtle reminders of a past life

After lunch covfefe

American kitchen in Japan

Random street in Chiba

Shushi lunch at Choshimaru

Yummie sushi

Sushi Cherries for lunch

Chiba Station

Walking out to the rice fields to watch fireflies

It's all about the point cards in Japan

Nice lookin treasure at a second hand store

Spinners have made it to Japan!!

PeaterPan???

Cows Stand

Fancy new station makeover at Chiba Station

Getting stared down by a pair of robots!

Nice sushi platters for $24

Everyone needs a bigger then life duck

Still a popular ice cooler box!!

Waiting in line for some Costco goodness

UNIX Store!!!

Yummie treats

Nice lookin tree branch

Lotus flower festival

Japanese Lotus flower

Lotus flower blossom event in Chiba park

Construction crew Asakai meeting before work

TIARA meeting

TIARA meeting

Arie Lukkassen JE1RYS/KI6EWA giving a demo of his ESP8266 at the TIARA meeting

Arie Lukkassen JE1RYS/KI6EWA giving a demo of his ESP8266 at the TIARA meeting

Last yummie Indian dinner before the TIARA meeting

Sunrise shopping strip

Gyoza at Chinese restaurant (你好 別館)

Yummie dinner at Chinese restaurant (你好 別館)

Ordering dinner at a Chinese restaurant (你好 別館)

Tennozu Isle Station

Some engrish on the front of that van, We're open during when?

Looking South from TY8

Looking North from TY8

Equinix TY8 Japan

When your second covfefe is only 200¥

Sell your used liquor at Liquor Off!!

Musashi-Koyama shopping st

Togoshi-ginza st

Togoshi-ginza Station

Togoshi-ginza st

Donburi at Ryou (漁) for lunch

Donburi at Ryou (漁) for lunch

Donburi for lunch at Ryou (漁), fish from Tsukiji Market

Togoshi-ginza st

Togoshi-ginza Station

Building being constructed outside our place.

KFC Chizza for lunch, and still alive to talk about it.

Drunk Bears

Taco Bell in Japan

Seems the art work has moved since I was last here

Yummie looking spaghetti place with large servings

All you can eat pizza sign at Shakey's Pizza

pokemon

Pokemon madness

Takin a break

Golden Showers, what a great name for a resturant 😄💦

Namco Namjatown

Checking to see if the Namco Namjatown eggs are ready to hatch!

Festival going on

Walking through Ikebukuro

Yummie lunch

Electric street

Build your own electronic stuff hobby room

Treasures

Caverns of goodness

Akihabara maids

Crazy town

Yummmie taiyaki

Waiting for my fav taiyaki stand to open

Lunch at Carl's Jr.

Picking up some fiber cables at Aisan

Can you tell what's wrong with this photo of a Dell Poweredge R730? 😄

Oimachi Rinkai line

Tasting the Freedom for Lunch!!

Here comes the train on a 30°C day!

Kamata at night

Hamazushi conveyor belt sushi order, yeah, that's Sushi!!

Hamazushi conveyor belt sushi for dinner

Nice day on the roof of the Tokyu building

TIARA Ham Radio meeting

Yummy curry at Aasa Indian restaurant in Jiyugaoka

Dinner at Aasa Indian Restaurant in Jiyugaoka

Wall art at the cultural center (大田区役所 大田文化の森)

Heading home on the Rinkai Line

Waiting for the Rinkai Line train at Oimachi Station

Scored some free pringles at the Cinco de Mayo event

Large ferris wheel over a outdoor Cinco de Mayo event in Odaiba

Odaiba at night

Rainbow bridge and the Tokyo Tower

Rainbow Bridge in Odaiba

Tokyo tower from Odaiba

Taking a American break! 🍔

My table at Starbucks!!

How to keep kids entertained

Rainbow bridge and Tokyo tower

Inside the Rainbow bridge

Looking North over Tokyo bay

Getting ready to walk across the Rainbow bridge

Rainbow bridge

Bridge to the Rainbow bridge!!

Shibaura area

Kamata Station

All datacenters should have these, Equinix TY8 FTW

Datacenter work is tough stuff!!! 😄

Rakuten display FAIL

This is how we clean floors in Japan!

Something is a little out of control here!!!

Equinix TY8 datacenter

Wonder whats inside this truck!! 🙈

Yakitori dinner is served!!!

Another nice sunset

Kids in the park playing janken (janken is very popular in Japan)

No more blossoms!

Kawasaki City across the river

Walking along the Tama River

Tamagawa River

Nice lookin tower

Summer is coming!!

Tamagawa Bridge

Tamagawa with Kawasaki across the river

Towers

Walkin along Tamagawa

Blossoms on a Monday

Odaiba Statue of Liberty 🇺🇸🗽

Rainbow bridge 🌈⛩

Odaiba Statue of Liberty 🗽🇺🇸

Relaxing with my latte at Odaiba Decks Starbucks 🍪☕️

Yeah, I'm gonna stand in that line for Freedom & Liberty!!! ☕️🗽🇺🇸

Capcom display

Typical people who hangout in Japan

Blossoms in 🌸 Odaiba 🌸

Secret cave!

Lookin over the edge

Rainbow bridge

Odaiba battery park

Odaiba

Carefully laid rock

Odaiba Seaside Beach Park

Odaiba Park #3 battery

Odaiba Seaside park

Crazy weather out the office window

Lots of Sakura trees everywhere

My walk home is rough 😄🌸

Sakura!!

So much Espresso

April Christmas tree!!

Starbucks in Futakotamagawa park

Espresso goodness

People out enjoying Hanami at Tamagawadai Park 多摩川台公園

People out enjoying Hanami at Tamagawadai Park 多摩川台公園

Tokoin blossoms

Sakura-zaka

Blossoms at Sakura-zaka

Hard to find Sakura trees!! 😄

Nice house address

Fancy house

Blossoms

Blossoms

Blossom trees in Kaminoge Natural Park (上野毛自然公園)

Little bit of exercise at lunch

Not sure which is awesomer! The tree or that gated cave/tunnel thing.

Blossom viewing reward

Blossoms

Blossoms everywhere

Blossom week

Blossoms down below, must go 🌸 investigate! 🌸

Food stands open in the park for the blossom viewers (Tamagawadai Park 多摩川台公園)

Blossom season has started (Tamagawadai Park 多摩川台公園)

Fancy entrance gate (Shōzenji 照善寺)

Nice day to be outside, Rakuten (楽天) Tokyo HQ in background

Rotoryclub play at the Ōta Kumin Hall Aprico

Snowing in Japan still

Time to leave as bad weather is rolling in!! 🌧

Ready for bed!!

The great torii

Umuto Shrine

Engrish FTW

Dinner fit for a emperor!

Dinner in our room again, yumm

Shoppin

Meat sticks

What a back yard garden should look like!

If only I could find a store that sold rice spoons!!

Adidas?

Hello Kitty is here!!!

custard fill Manjū (饅頭)

Multilevel garden

Senjokaku

Foundation under the Senjōkaku

Walking under the Senjokaku (千畳閣)

5 story pagoda (五重塔)

Tea house

Where the deer are hanging out at when not pan handling

Walking around town

Espresso!!!

Walking around town

The Great Torii

Wood masks

Rice Spoons!!

Umuto Shrine

Umuto Shrine

400 year old bridge at Umuto Shrine

Umuto Shrine

Deer trying to get some sleep

Ghost town at night

The Great Torii

Drum show at the hotel

First course of dinner in our room

Money stuck in the torii

The Great Torii

More shops

Found some espresso

Kitkat made with sake

One huge rice spoon

Tourest heaven

Happy spoons

Island full of deer

Some pretty tame deer

No puking while dropping your cell phone!! 😄

Under Kintai Bridge

Kintai Bridge and castle

Kintai Bridge and castle

Kintai Bridge

Kintai Bridge

Yummie lunch

Where they keep the dragons!!

White (lucky) snakes

Old style house

Kintai Bridge

Hi tech communications

Why!!

Bridge near our hotel

Fancy building with lanterns

Yummie treats of Manjū (饅頭)

Apple pie

Okonomiyaki is very popular in Hiroshima

Okonomiyaki goodness

Okonomiyaki for dinner!

Shukkei-en (縮景園) historic Japanese garden.

Shukkei-en (縮景園) historic Japanese garden.

Shukkei-en (縮景園) historic Japanese garden.

Shukkei-en (縮景園) historic Japanese garden.

Shukkei-en (縮景園) historic Japanese garden.

Shukkei-en (縮景園) historic Japanese garden.

So many good choices, but which is the right one!! 😄

Hiroshima castle

Secret path to the Hiroshima castle

shachihoko (鯱鉾)

Swords on display at Hiroshima castle

Hiroshima castle

Hiroshima castle (replica)

Hiroshima castle entrance

Okonomiyaki goodness

Okonomiyaki for lunch!!

A-bomb museum

Tricycle and helmet

A-bomb

A-bomb museum

A- bomb museum

Mushroom cloud pic in the museum

A-bomb memorial

Childrens memorial

A-bomb dome

A-bomb dome

Might need to take a closer look at this store!! 💝

Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle

Secret way out

I know someone who would be jealous of this rock work!!

Himeji Castle

Old water well

Himeji Castle

Himeji Castle

Inside Himeji Castle

Inside Himeji Castle

Inside Himeji Castle

Please put your swords here

Top of the castle

Himeji Castle

Hello Kitty Cafe of course

Himeji train station

So many flavors of taiyaki!! 🐟❤️

What every hyperactive kid should wear in the house 😄

This is how you turn on the power in your hotel room.

Fancy Tokyo-inn hotel

Mikoshi in the Himeji Station

Himeji Castle

First stop Himeji

Inside the Shinkansen

Fancy bathrooms on the Shinkansen

My lunch on the Shinkansen

Thermos event for the weekend it seems

Sunset on my walk home

Snack drawer of the person sitting next to me

Starbucks in Futakotamagawa Park

Nontan (ノンタン) bus, originally created by Sachiko Kiyono (キヨノサチコ)

Yummie selections at Starbucks

Starbucks is always packed

Yummie Kobe Croquette at in the food basement

Todoroki Japanese Gardens (日本庭園等々力)

Todorokifudoson (等々力不動尊)

Todoroki Ravine

Todoroki Ravine

Walking through Todorikikeikoku Park (等々力渓谷公園)

The crowds in Kawasaki Station

Outside Kawasaki Station

Street musicians playing the shamisen (三味線)

Looks like autographed sake cups by I can't tell

Restaurant at the end of the trail

Sake cups

Soba noodle shop restaurant at the end of the trail

Map of the hiking area

Map of the hiking area, our trail was 19.4km (12 miles)

Map of the hiking area

Old style mail box

Hiking down from Mount Jinba

Top of Mount Jinba

Enjoying the rewards at the last peak

No shortages of places to get drinks while hiking.

Noodle restaurants

Horse thing

This is apparently the thing to eat while hiking here.

Hiking milage markers, fancy.

Walking along the the ridge line.

Hiking up to Mt. Kagenobuyama

View from the trail of Mt. Fuji and Lake Sagami

The thing to do at the mountain tops

Why did I pack 4 litters of water!!!

Some beautiful radio towers

Tokyo off in the distance

No need to really bring a backpack!

Lots of steps

Mt. Fuji

Hiking trail with steps

Fancy new steps

Nice gravel trail

refreshments

Noodle restaurant at Mt. Takao

View of Mt. Fuji from Mt. Takao

View of Tokyo from Mt. Takao

Typical nice trail signs

Starting the hike at Mt. Takao

Pretty nice stairs

Yakuo-in Temple at Mt. Takao

Some fancy stores

Stargate at Mt. Takao

Nice buildings

Nice wide paved trail

Watch out for monkeys in this area, did not see any.

Tram building

Doing a little cheating and taking the tram

Takaosanguchi Station 高尾山口駅

Going hiking!! ⛰ (Takaosanguchi Station 高尾山口駅)

Docker meetup pizza and drinks

Learn some Docker goodness

Docker Brithday #4 cake provided by NTT Data

Docker meetup

Docker meetup, 4 years old

Blooming Days Florarium ART by Kimi Hasegawa 🌸🌼🦋

Enjoying some sunshine at lunch time

Blooming Days Florarium ART by Kimi Hasegawa

Pretty sure Google put this here!!

Walking through Tamagawadai Park on my way home

Amazon down the street

Yeah, that's motorcycle parking!!

New display near work

Someone let out the gimp!!

Japan

Hello Kitty Action train

Hello Kitty train

Shibuya crossing

Supermicro on the big screen in Shibuya

✅

New resturant with a very long line

Takeshita street in Harajuku

Getting close to Takeshita street

We got there before the very long line started

A little taste of Freedom 🇺🇸1st

Filler up with milk on tap!! 🥛🐄

Cookie Time!!! 🍪

How networks are built

When building computer networks, lots of faith is needed!!

Massively huge house!!

Some English books at the Kinokuniya book store

Sky bridge between Tokyo Hands and Takashimaya in Shinjuku

Shinjuku Station

Tokyo Sky Tree off in the far distance

Shinjuku Park

東京

The little town of Tokyo!! (Yoyogi Park and Meiji Garden in green area)

Passing by the Shinjuku Eye again!!

Something exciting in the outdoor mall on the way home

Walking by the Girls day or Hinamatsuri (雛祭り) display at Nagakubo Landscape Civil Engineering Co (長久保造園土木) during the day

Very cool entry gate

Blossoms are making an appearance

Sakurazaka

Sakurazaka

Sakurazaka

Well of some sorts at Mitake Shrine (御嶽神社)

Mitake Shrine (御嶽神社)

View of Nakahara in Kawasaki, Kanagawa from the Tamagawadai Park on my walk home from work.

Walked past a house fire on my way home, seems someone was also inside.

Tamagawadai Park (多摩川台公園) at night.

Nice bike

Girls day or Hinamatsuri (雛祭り) display at Nagakubo Landscape Civil Engineering Co (長久保造園土木)

Looking out the conference room window at work

Because Japan

When a cute girl grabs a fire hose!

Futakotamagawa Fire Dept doing drills in front of our office with lots of media

Futakotamagawa Fire Dept doing a staged show.

Futakotamagawa Fire Dept doing drills in front of our office.

Walking home from Jiyugaoka

Baked Cheese Tarts (ベイク チーズタルト 自由が丘店)

Ikegami Plum Garden

Ikegami Plum Garden

Ikegami Plum Garden

Plum trees

Plum trees

Blossoms on my way home!!

Sake at Kitajimaya

Interesting looking sake

Chicken resturant with cool lanterns

Disney food

Rice crackers

Motorcycle - An invaluable experience which might have given a meaning to life!

Speed Menu in case things get slow.

Yakitori night!!

Takoyaki stand, yummmm

Starry Heavens (星明りの天国) playing in the work elevator

Don't run over turtles and families when pointing at bicycles while riding on your segway!

YAY catching the rapid train home

Mixing the old with the new!

More fancy displays

Pretty lighted street outside the datacenter

Water way in Shinagawa

Train Station in Shinagawa

Lunch, so filling!!

Presentation at the Ham Radio meeting

A store near the Ham Radio meetings that I like to visit!!

Random warm day has turned the ice rink into a lot of water! 🌊

Another full train to work!

Valentines Day Cake ❤️

Free music event

Some nice ART at Ota citizen hall in Kamata (大田区民ホール・アプリコ)

Pile -O- Beef

Very expensive doll

Long line for coffee!!

Lite snow at the train stop while waiting to cross the tracks

More snow falling down ❄️

A little falling snow at the train station, can't really see it.

Barely see the falling snowing outside at Milk Land

Hey, There is 5 feet of space!! Let's put a house there!!

Trying out the Milk Land chocolate parfait

Milk taste testing at work

City life!!

Todays milk sample

Next best thing to milking a real cow

Milk Land is open!!!

Spring is on it's way

Busy place at Kawasaki Station

Kawasaki Station

Crowd of girls at Lazona Kawasaki Plaza waiting for some boy band to show up.

Beautiful day from the office of Mt. Fuji!! 🗻

Walking by Kugaharaseibuhachiman Shrine

Milk Land Hokkaido event in front of the office.

When you get up later in the morning there is less room on the train.

New Mos Burger store just opened on our street! 🍔🍟

Very delicious burger at Jiyūgaoka Burger (自由が丘バーガー)

Waiting for my hamburger outside on the roof of Jiyūgaoka Burger (自由が丘バーガー)

Climbing wall at Futakotamagawa Rise shopping area

Climbing wall at Futakotamagawa Rise shopping area

Nice mural at Totsuka Station

inet datacenter (アイネット) in Yokohama shi

Catchin the sun rise

Packed in tight 🚞

Inside McCarran International Airport

60 Amp power cables at Switch Datacenters

Inside the Bellagio

Prime rib from Gallagher's Steakhouse

Bell's BBQ for lunch

Power Distribution Units at Switch Datacenters

Switch LAS datacenter

My new bike!! 🏍

Golden arches!!

White Castle

The Mirage

Little Italy

Treasure Island

Fancy water fountains

Bigger then life LED signs

View out my hotel window

Las Vegas!!

Waiting for my ride!! ✈🇺🇸

Need to try these!!

Fancy retro train

Japanese Newyear display called kadomatsu (門松)

Sunrise out the train window on my way to work

When you forget to take out the trash....for life.

Ikegami Honmonji

Lots of people at Ikegami

Deep fry goodness for newyears

Very large fish tank

Jelly fish at Aqua park

Some dolphin jumping action

Visiting Aquapark

Walk through fish tank, without getting wet!

Lots of lights at Daiba

Rainbow bridge and Tokyo Tower from Daiba

Walking around Daiba at night

Walking around Daiba

New years decoration called Kagami mochi

Kadomatsu out in front of the office

Kadomatsu out in front of Starbucks & Tsutaya Electronics store

Kadomatsu out in front of Starbucks

Starbuck's new line of employees!

Christmas log cake

Our massively large Christmas tree 🎄

Sunset from Ota-ku!

Sunset from Ota-ku!

Tokyo Banana

Chocolate Tokyo Banana

The Santa we all know and love!!!

One fluffy tree

Now that's a Christmas Tree!! 🎄

It's all about photos with a Christmas tree 🎄

Interesting ART work, perhaps this is about work life! 😄

Ice skating right outside the office

Tokyo Sky Tree Pokemon Center

Tokyo Sky Tree Pokemon Center

Tokyo Sky Tree at night

Tokyo Sky Tree & the Asahi beer foam building

Looking down at Asakusa from the visitors center

Some traditionally dressed locals at Asakusa

Hagoita (羽子板) Battledore Fair

Hagoita (羽子板) Battledore Fair with PPAP pico Taro

Traditionally dressed locals doing some shopping.

Found this little Moke gem while out walking at lunch

Busy after work hussle

Waiting for the train from work

Christmas tree in Futakotamagawa

Some Disney movies on the wall outside work

Typical sunset from the office window

Mt. Fuji from the office window

Sunrise at Futakotamagawa

Sun getting ready to rise over Nakahara

Here comes the sun little darlin'

Mt. Fuji at sunset 富士山

Mt. Fuji at sunset 富士山

Mt. Fuji at sunset 富士山

A great place to use your iPhone & iPad and perhaps store your iMac

Rikugien Park 六義園

Very tasty dango (団子)

Night lighting at Rikugien Park 六義園

Night lighting at Rikugien Park 六義園

Lighting up the bamboo at Rikugien Park 六義園

Japanese maple leaves at Rikugien Park 六義園

Japanese maple tree at Rikugien Park 六義園

Lots of colors at Rikugien Park 六義園

Takimi Chaya (滝見茶屋) at Rikugien Park 六義園

Boathouse at Rikugien Park 六義園

Beautiful colors at Rikugien Park 六義園

Before dust at Rikugien Park 六義園

Red, green and yellow at Rikugien Park 六義園

Japanese maple trees at Rikugien Park 六義園

Christmas decoration near Kawasaki Station

Another great lookin ride

Where to put this!!

Christmas at Costco

Taste the Freedom!!! 🇺🇸

Chocolate goodness

Ran into JJ (Jerami Johnson) and his great looking Harley!! (His page: @photobyjj https://www.instagram.com/hoppermag/)

One of those mornings when you wish you brought the good camera with you (Mt. Fuji)

Can't get enough of the sun rises

Here comes the sun little darling

Interesting choices of words

Great looking start of a day

Take the train you say, not today! 🚗

Taiyaki Heaven!!

Where I get my favorite chocolate filled Taiyaki 🐟

Some fancy Christmas lighting, those poor neighbors with the light in their window!

Local ferret at the park again playing with all the kids.

CNC milling machine, Mazak MTV-515/40N at the Ota Open Factory

CNC milling machine, Mazak MTV-515/40N with a Mazatrol 640 controller head. (Ota Open Factory)

Spot welding a metal cone used to amplify cell phone speakers. (Ota Open Factory)

Small factories in unsuspecting and out of the way places. (Ota Open Factory)

These are small shops that do a lot of business, small rooms with lots of machinery items in them. (Ota Open Factory)

Company in Ota-ku (Tokyo) that makes custom metal ink stamps and signs. (Ota Open Factory)

Ota Open Factory, small factories in Ota-ku (Tokyo) that make interesting things.

Large water reservoir under the parking lot for fire emergencies. (100 Cubic meters, 26,417 Gallons)

Emergency items: water, tea & ritz crackers! yum, my kind of emergency preparedness

Weekend fun in Japan, earthquake preparedness simulator with a magnitude 7 shake going down!

Watch out for suspicious person, and call the police at 110

My view from the sidewalk on my way home. (長久保造園土木)

Not sure if these hagoitas (羽子板飾り) are also part of the display.

Christmas display at a landscaping company (長久保造園土木)

Christmas lights at a tennis club

Christmas light display in front of a Tennis club

Some nice looking Christmas lights at a landscaping company.

Nice clear view of Mt. Fuji this morning!! 🗻

You know its gonna be a wonderful magical day when the Nutella truck is parked outside the office!

Another nice sunrise ☀️

Snow sticking to the ground

YAY Snow!!

A hint of snow flurries this morning. ☃️

Komorebi Village Ancient House at Showa Kinen Park 昭和記念公園, こもれびの里

Fancy kitchen (Komorebi Village Ancient House at Showa Kinen Park) 昭和記念公園, こもれびの里

Entrance to the Japanese garden at Showa Kinen Park 昭和記念公園, 日本庭園

Japanese garden at Showa Kinen Park 昭和記念公園, 日本庭園

Japanese garden at Showa Kinen Park 昭和記念公園, 日本庭園

Japanese garden at Showa Kinen Park 昭和記念公園, 日本庭園

Japanese garden at Showa Kinen Park 昭和記念公園, 日本庭園

Bright colors on the Japanese maple tree イロハモミジ, 昭和記念公園

Dragon ART at Showa Kinen Park, 昭和記念公園

Bright colors at Showa Kinen Park, 昭和記念公園, カナール

Dinner ディナー

Fancy Christmas lighting

When your train unexpectedly does not go to the right place and everyone needs to get off.

Random Nambu Line train photo

Christmas light bench

Christmas lights

Tachikawa Station

Random goats in town mowing the grass

Searching for the right snack!! 🍦

Outside Showa Park

On the way to work before the sun comes up!

Heading into work at sunrise!

It's going to be a magical Cinderella Christmas it seems

Watching the trains head across Tama River into Kanagawa on my walk home.

Futakotamagawa Rise shopping center Christmas tree all lit up, it's just so magical!

Interesting and popular hair cut mannequin sign

My favorite yakitori stand

Everyone needs a train wheel next to their door

Interesting looking building ART

Gas bridge park along the Tamagawa River

Gas bridge park along the Tamagawa River

NEC buildings in Kanagawa

Walking along a nice little Maruko River 丸子川

Water well at Cormorant Matsuyama Park 鵜の木松山公園

Inside the tomb at Cormorant Matsuyama Park 鵜の木松山公園

Historic old tomb at Cormorant Matsuyama Park 鵜の木松山公園

Historic old tomb at Cormorant Matsuyama Park 鵜の木松山公園

Cormorant Matsuyama Park map 鵜の木松山公園

Random side street with a brick wall

Mono and programming talk by Benjamin Kowarsch

Audio production on Linux by Andreas Kieckens at the Tokyo Lunix Users Group (TLUG)

Audio production on Linux by Andreas Kieckens at the Tokyo Lunix Users Group (TLUG)

View from the 13 floor of the IIJ building (Internet Initiative Japan)

View from the 13 floor of the IIJ building (Internet Initiative Japan)

View from the 13 floor of the IIJ building (Internet Initiative Japan)

View from the 13 floor of the IIJ building (Internet Initiative Japan)

View from the 13 floor of the IIJ building (Internet Initiative Japan)

Typical office lobby elevator entryway gates in buildings.

IIJ - Internet Initiative Japan at the Iidabashi Grand Bloom building

Izakaya Restaurant 大樽 with great looking lanterns

Low cost Titus II Android/SDR DRM radio from Trans World Radio (TWR) at the Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA) meeting. (http://hfcc.org/delivery/receivers.phtml)

Low cost Titus II Android/SDR DRM radio from Trans World Radio (TWR) at the Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA) meeting. (http://hfcc.org/delivery/receivers.phtml)

George Ross shortwave champion of Trans World Radio (TWR) talking about the Titus II, a low cost DRM receiver, at the Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA) meeting.

Mike Sabin (NH2MS) chief engineer at shortwave broadcaster Trans World Radio (KTWR) on Guam at the Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA) meeting.

Christmas tree at Futakotamagawa Rise

Christmas is coming!!

Future is looking interesting!! 😄

Walking through Tamagawadai Park 多摩川台公園

Early morning sunrise at Futakotamagawa Rise shopping center 二子玉川ライズ・ ショッピングセンター

Signs you're not getting enough sleep at home. (Futakotamagawa Station 二子玉川駅)

Nice big tree at the entrance of Ikegamihonmonji

Looking down the stairs from Ikegamihonmonji

Five story (really) pagoda at Ikegamihonmonji

Walking around Honmonji Park looking for pinecones.

Fancy memorial at Ikegamihonmonji

Stairway to Ikegamihonmonji

Kids going crazy with cellophane air filled tubes

Second to the last train home at midnight!!

Hello Kitty store in the Grandtree Musashikosugi (グランツリー武蔵小杉)

Constructed from lava rock from Mt. Fuji, Keihinfushimiinari Shrine (京浜伏見稲荷神社)

Keihinfushimiinari Shrine (京浜伏見稲荷神社)

Row of torii gates modeled after the Fushimi Inari Shrine

Keihinfushimiinari Shrine (京浜伏見稲荷神社)

Keihinfushimiinari Shrine (京浜伏見稲荷神社)

Torii gates modeled after the Fushimi Inari Shrine, Senbon Torii (thousands of torii gates)

Stone fox "messengers of the 5 deities at this shrine" at Keihinfushimiinari Shrine (京浜伏見稲荷神社)

Some of the 108 foxes "messengers of the 5 deities at this shrine" at Keihinfushimiinari Shrine (京浜伏見稲荷神社)

Some of the 108 foxes (messengers of the 5 deities at this shrine) at Keihinfushimiinari Shrine (京浜伏見稲荷神社)

Some of the 108 foxes "messengers of the 5 deities at this shrine" at Keihinfushimiinari Shrine (京浜伏見稲荷神社)

Public street market

People taking a boat ride to cross the river

Tamagawamarukobashi Ryokuchi Park (多摩川丸子橋緑地) on left

Nippon manju (日本まんじゅう)

Nippon manju (日本まんじゅう)

Halloween in Ontakesan

Halloween in Ontakesan

Halloween in Ontakesan

Halloween in Ontakesan

Halloween in Ontakesan

Halloween in Ontakesan

View out of the front of the Keihintohoku Line train

Shinkansen Train

Hamamatsucho Station

小便小僧 Shoumben Koushou Peeing Boy at Hamamatsucho Station

Tokyo Monorail

Adva Fiber Service Platform FSP 3000

Adva Fiber Service Platform FSP 3000R7

Arris Networks C4 CMTS Cadant

Paloalto PA-7050

Juniper MX2020 & MX2010

Cisco ASR5000

EMC2 Storage array

F5 Networks Viprion 2400

Shelf of wonderful items

IXIA high speed packet/traffic generator, Optixia XM12

Spirent traffic generators

Great looking cabling layout

Arista 7050TX switches

Cisco ASR 9910

Juniper QFXC08

Force10 Networks E1200

Alcatel-Lucent 7750 SR-12

Juniper T640 Core Router

Cisco CRS-16 Series

Cisco NCS 6008

Brocade VDX 8770-8

Brocade MLXe-32

Aisle of goodness

Ciena

Cisco ASR 9006's

All ready for hiking Mt. Azegamaru tomorrow!! (16.14Kg / 35.6lbs)

Waiting for the train home

Busy busy getting ready for Halloween 👻

#R_Fashion 👜😄👠

Lots of events at Futakotamagawa Rise on the weekend!

Blockchain talk Rakuten Tech conference 2016 🔗

Rakuten Tech conference 2016 drone

Something going on at Futakotamagawa Rise shopping area! 👻

Walkin home

So good!!! Chocolate filled Taiyaki 🐟

Morning Sunrises

Morning sunrises

Fancy LED stairs near work

Raisin Wich

Nice looking tree in the middle of the road

HAM Radio tower

HAM Radio tower

Fancy demo houses

Yakiniku for dinner (焼き肉)

Yakiniku for dinner (焼き肉)

Office building at night

Sunset next to Mt. Fuji from the office window

Steaming water fountain next to our office building

Morning river shot of Tamagawa River

Can barely see Mt. Fuji in the distance

Not too many people around early in the morning

Sun coming up

Early morning train

Large concrete tetrapods, tetrahedral concrete structure blocks

Replica of the cutting blade that created the tunnels under the Tokyo bay.

Looking out towards the NW from Tokyo Bay Aqua Line Umihotaru 東京湾アクアライン・海ほたる

Seems godzilla was here!!

Drone Ban at Tokyo Bay Aqua Line Umihotaru 東京湾アクアライン・海ほたる

Looking over the Technical Data Museum Umimegane 技術資料館「うみめがね」

Overlooking the Tokyo bay from Tokyo Bay Aqua Line Umihotaru 東京湾アクアライン・海ほたる

Yummmie Sasebo Burgers at Tokyo Bay Aqua Line Umihotaru 東京湾アクアライン・海ほたる

godzilla!!

Tokyo Bay Aqua Line Umihotaru 東京湾アクアライン・海ほたる

In the tunnel under Tokyo bay going to Umihotaru

Family learning how to twirl a sign for matsuri festivals.

Great looking Christmas lights on my walk home.

Walking by restaurants next to Tamagawa Station

High technology in Tamagawa Park

Walking by Starbucks in Futakotamagawa Park.

Mt. Fuji way in the background over Tamagawa River

Scary images on the stairs

Walking home from work through Tamagawa Park

Mt. Fuji way back there

Another cloudy morning

Showa living museum

Showa era living museum

Unsure!! But must be tasty!!

Office buildings in Futakotamagawa

Interesting looking clock

Lots of people out and about

Thursday night street life afterwork

People heading home after work

Used book sale

Restaurants under the train tracks

Busy downtown night life

Large crowd around the public beer vending machines

Shake Shack, need to try this sometime

Following the yellow brick road (Tokyo International Forum) 東京国際フォーラム

Hello Kitty bus is here to guide you around Tokyo Japan! 🏮🏯

Front of Tokyo Station 東京駅

Outside Tokyo Station 東京駅

Tokyo Station 東京駅

Inside Tokyo Station 東京駅

Wireties, cat5, cagenuts in a vending machine at the NTT datacenter.

Going to be a hot day!! ☀️🔥☀️

Walking home at dusk

Gonna have to stop here sometime!! 🍢🍽

Sunset on my walk home

Japanese phone booth, still a thing here. 📞☎️

Japanese butterfly

Some nice looking holiday items at Costco

Popcorn at Costco

Popcorn at Costco

Sushi at Costco

Tamagawa River filling up

Looks like we might be able to eat this week!!! 🌿😄🌿

River looking a little higher

Yumemigasaki Park

A great day to visit Cabela's (Markhor Goats?)

Penguins at the Yumemigasaki Zoo Park (夢見ヶ崎動物公園)

Zebra at Yumemigasaki Zoo Park (夢見ヶ崎動物公園)

Black-tailed deer at Yumemigasaki Zoo Park (夢見ヶ崎動物公園)

Billy goats at Yumemigasaki Zoo Park (夢見ヶ崎動物公園)

Guinea pigs at Yumemigasaki Zoo Park (夢見ヶ崎動物公園)

Talking Parrots at Yumemigasaki Zoo Park (夢見ヶ崎動物公園)

Looking at the Nakahara/Musashi-Kosugi area

Home made dango (だんご) with anko (あんこ) (sweet red bean paste)

Home made mitarashi dango (みたらし団子), mochi with sweet soy sauce syrup

Home made dango (だんご)

Harley parked out front of the Full Nelson (フルネルソン寿限無) clothing store next to Hatanodai Station

Side street near Hatanodai Station (旗の台駅)

Yummie roast beef Mazesoba (ローストビーフまぜそば) at Osaka Ohsho (大阪王将 荏原中延店) near Ebaranakanobu Station (荏原中延駅)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り) at Ebaranakanobu Station (荏原中延駅)

Nakanobu Nebuta Matsuri Festival (中延ねぶた祭り) at Ebaranakanobu Station (荏原中延駅)

Some late night action going on downtown!! 🚔

Afterhours work gathering

After hours work dinner

Futakotamagawa Rise shopping area

Reasons to get up sooner and take the less crowed earlier train!! 🚉⛩

Rakuten's HQ building in Futakotamagawa

Waiting for the train home

View looking SW from Futakotamagawa

Iglu shaped tomb for a nurse at Ikegamihonmonji

Ikegamihonmonji temple

Fancy doors at the Ikegamihonmonji

Restaurant at Shotoen garden in Roho-kaikan.

Private Shotoen Garden at Honmonji

Fish pond at Shotoen garden at Honmonji

Private Shotoen Garden at Honmonji. Shotoen was created by Kobori Ensyu (1579-1647)

Another fancy teahouse at Shotoen Garden at Honmonji

Teahouse serving ice cream at the private Shotoen garden at Honmonji

Tsukubai (蹲踞) water fountain at the private Shotoen garden at Honmonji

A teahouse at the private Shotoen garden at Honmonji

Teahouses at the private Shotoen garden at Honmonji

Private Shotoen Garden at Honmonji

Turtle Island at the private Shotoen garden at Honmonji

Private Shotoen Garden at Honmonji. Shotoen was created by Kobori Ensyu (1579-1647)

Private Shotoen Garden at Honmonji

Monument commemorating the meeting of Saigo Takamori (Military leader of the Meiji Restoration and Katsu Kaishu)

Nice walking path at the private Shotoen garden at Honmonji

A very large stone lantern / tōrō (灯籠) at the private Shotoen garden at Honmonji

Private Shotoen Garden at Honmonji

The front (looking from the side) of Ikegamihonmonji

The side of Ikegamihonmonji

Still some space for some more STUFF!!

Finally caught the mystery person who turns everyones shoes around for them! 😀

School dads shooting off home made water bottle rockets

Unokihachiman Shrine festival

Sushi sheep

Rainy & humid today

Just going to quickly walk past this place!! 😳

Ferris wheel on the roof of the Tokyu building

Roof of the Tokyu building

Ferris wheel ride on the roof of Tokyu

Looking over the Tama River

Futakotamagawa at night

Nice row of sheep welcoming me

A rare Flareon pokemon! 😜🐺

Yakitori (焼き鳥) and ikayaki (いか焼き) for dinner!

Grilled squid (Ikayaki いか焼き) on the right side

Yummie yakitori (焼き鳥), only ¥80 each!

summer matsuri (祭) festival

Chocolate covered bananas (Choko Banana チョコバナナ)

Guru Guru Bakery, so yummie

Yummie snacks after carrying the mikoshi (神輿) down the street.

Kids carrying the mikoshi (神輿) down the street.

Close up of the mikoshi (神輿) the kids carried.

Kids getting ready to carry the mikoshi (神輿) down the street.

Caught the lucky rice that was thrown from the Mikoshi (神輿)

Summer matsuri (祭) festival and the Mikoshi (神輿)

Summer matsuri (祭) festival and people carrying the Mikoshi (神輿)

Summer matsuri (祭) festival

Mikoshi (神輿)

The smell of fresh roasted coffee beans at the Yanaka coffee shop (やなか珈琲店御嶽山店)

Yanaka coffee shop (やなか珈琲店御嶽山店)

The smell of fresh roasted coffee beans at the Yanaka coffee shop (やなか珈琲店御嶽山店)

Main street in Ontakesan 御嶽山

Public bath house 明神湯 (みょうじんゆ) (one of 43 in the Ota Ward)

Kite making class with the kite completed

Kite making at the local library

Inside the Haneda Airport terminal 1 looking down

Kenwood's new TH-D74 radio with D-Star

The dream radio! 400W, Yaesu FTDX9000MP

Kenwoods APRS setup

Lots of people at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

The Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA) booth

Main entrance to the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Another view of Tokyo Big Site

Another view of Tokyo Big Site

2016 Amateur Radio Festival antennas outside

2016 Amateur Radio Festival antennas outside

Still people in line in the afternoon

Tokyo Big Site is indeed big!

Largest Hagoita I've seen yet

Yaesu at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

JVCKENWOOD booth babes at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival creating excitement.

Interesting ELAD SDR

2016 Amateur Radio Festival

The guys in Hawaiian shirts, had to take their pics!

Nice antennas

Interesting antennas

Nice large copper coils

Dayton Hamvention folks at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

JAMSAT

Lots of goodies at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Lots of people at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Old morse code to tape machine trainer made by Hi-Mound Model RO-2B (http://kcj-cw.com)

ITF-2 Satellites

Beautiful antenna coils

Some APRS goodness

Ham Radio Festival done Akihabara style

Lots of goodies at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Lots of people at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Lots of goodies at the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Chiba CQCQCQ 28Mhz club

People waiting to enter the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

People waiting to enter the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Tokyo Big Site

2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Raining outside on the way to the 2016 Amateur Radio Festival

Just a little wet outside

Kokusai-Tenjijo Station (国際展示場駅)

The White Rabbit is gonna be late, I don't think the cheshire cat cares much.

Futakotamagawa Rise shopping area roofs

Pond on top of the buildings at Futakotamagawa Rise shopping area

Looking over the Futakotamagawa Rise shopping area

Rooftop pond

Walking home in the humidity

Shinagawa Station and people waiting on the Keihintohoku Line

Shinagawa Station & people waiting on the Yamanote Line

Shinagawa station

Starbucks at Shinagawa station, YAY free WIFI and fast too

Shinagawa Station from Starbucks

Not sure who's sweating more, me or my iced latte.

Spending a few mins at Starbucks in Shinagawa Station relaxing

A rare event at Starbucks when there are empty tables.

Having my break today in Shinagawa

Random park in Shinagawa

NTT & Sony (ソニー本社) buildings in the background

Equinix Datacenters TY6/TY7 and TY8 just to the right off image

Much calmer and lower water levels today

Much calmer and lower water levels today

The morning rush to work at Shinagawa Station

The morning rush to work at Shinagawa Station

The morning rush to work at Kamata Station

Shinagawa station with Google on the LCD's

Shinagawa Station

Entrance to Shinagawa station

Outside Shinagawa station

Interesting side street in the lunch area of Shinagawa

Nissan building in Shinagawa アドソル日進(株)

Looking north along the full water way in Shinagawa

Looks like the river is full

Looking south along the river in Shinagawa

Looking north along the river in Shinagawa

Walking bridge to head over to Shinagawa

ART next to the Tennoz petting bridge

Tennoz petting bridge (天王洲ふれあい橋)

Equinix Datacenters TY6/TY7 and TY8 just to the right off image

Nice and cool inside today, (34ºC) 93ºF outside

Oimachi Station (大井町駅) going down to the Rinkai Line.

Where the real money is made at the Futakotamagawa dinosaur event

Futakotamagawa dinosaur event

Hungry hungry T-Rex in Futakotamagawa

Peace Fireworks Festival on the Tama River

Asakusabashi Station 浅草橋駅 and the Chuo-Sobu Line

Asakusa food & shopping area

Fancy little restaurant in Asakusa

Asakusa Sensō-ji 浅草寺

Asakusa Hōzōmon 宝蔵門

Asakusa Kaminarimon 浅草 雷門

Asakusa Kaminarimon 浅草 雷門

Asakusa Kaminarimon 浅草 雷門

Asakusa Kaminarimon 浅草 雷門

Asakusa

Lantern Festival, Tōrō Nagashi (灯籠流し)

Where the lanterns are put into the water, Tōrō Nagashi (灯籠流し)

Just a few people visiting the lantern festival, Tōrō Nagashi (灯籠流し)

Waiting for the floating lanterns, Tōrō nagashi (灯籠流し)

Skytree & Asahi Tower

¥100 bread shop (鎌倉ベーカリ)

¥100 bread shop (鎌倉ベーカリ)

Another noisy cicada/semi (蝉)

Older style houses in Japan

Bamboo on the left

Satoimo plant (里芋, サトイモ) a slimy potatoe like food

Park flower shaped play thing

Karaoke Coffee Bar

NTT CO and round antenna tower

Chiba monorail

Actual pokestop in PokemonGo

This is actually a pokestop in the PokemonGo game, most real like pokestop.

Natural camouflage

Some old homes

A shrine with a tree house

Chiba monorail

Crazy Pete's (Shuichi Hiramatsu) Indian motorcycle shop, Junk Shop Sabiya (ジャンクショップ 錆屋)

Crazy Pete's (Shuichi Hiramatsu) Indian motorcycle shop, Junk Shop Sabiya (ジャンクショップ 錆屋) doesn't seem to be open today!

Home sweet home!! ⛩

Pretty sure this was made by little green aliens

Wandering around the neighborhood

Yummie shushi

Tuna & rice

Shushi for dinner

Creamy bananna flavor goodness inside the Tokyo Banana. (東京ばな奈) クールジャパン

Tokyo bananas (東京ばな奈) at Tokyo station gift garden (Japan's verson of the Twinkie)

Picking up some Tokyo Bananas (東京ばな奈) at Tokyo station gift garden

Tokyo station (東京駅)

Starbucks in Tokyo station (スターバックス コーヒー ジャパン)

There is a pikachu pokestop at the Tokyo station pokemon store. (ポケットモンスタ)

Pokemon store at the Tokyo station is pretty busy. (ポケットモンスタ)

Walking path in Tamagawadai Park

Entrance to Shozenji

View from Kitsunezuka ancient tomb (狐塚古墳)

Now a small park but was the Kitsunezuka ancient tomb (狐塚古墳)

Takes a lot of will power to walk by this on a hot day!!

Shopping area on Happy Road Oyamadai

When going to a convenience store isn't convenient enough and need it delivered

So confusing

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Entrance to Japanese garden Todoroki

Obon festival 🏮 at Ikegami Honmon-ji 🎐 (池上本門寺) 🏮

Keeping a close eye out for ninjas!

10 days of PokemanGo without spending any money, time to get back to my projects!

Heading home, fun night.

Long stairways down

Anzu-ame (あんず飴) apricot and other fruits surrounded by a glutinous starch syrup

Ikayaki, grilled squid (烏賊焼) festival street food

Yakitori (焼き鳥) festival street food

Choco Banana (チョコバナナ) festival street food

Okonomiyaki (お好み焼き) street food.

Obon festival at Ikegami Honmon-ji (池上本門寺)

Obon festival with the taiko drummer at the top of the stage

Ikegami Honmon-ji (池上本門寺)

Obon festival lanterns

Obon festival dance

Yummie street food vendors at the Obon festival

Heading to the Obon Festival

Happy Street in Ikegami

Tonkatsu (かつや 池上駅前店) Restaurant in Ikegami for dinner

Main street in Ikegami

Obon festival dance in Ikegami

Front steps

Nice entrance

Anothet bell shot at Kōmyō-ji

Kōmyō-ji Temple

Bell at Kōmyō-ji

Gate to Kōmyō-ji Temple

Nice lookin bike

Shrine

Another fancy home

Busy street

Fancy home

Edo period samurai residence style gate (蓮光院武家屋敷門)

Buke Yashiki Mon

The handy convenient bathroom where you need it located.

Some Cicadas a few kids caught with nets in the park.

A big turtle from Africa checkin out the neighborhood.

The neighborhood cute sable ferret (フェレット) or new firefox logo.

Tokyu Corporation series 7000 train, fancy stuff!

Typical train station in Japan with trains!! 😄 🚇

Typical train station in Japan

What happens when you go outside without a umbrella

A very large and noisy cicada (蝉)

Yo-kai Watch characters painted on the Yamanote Line

"Persona" ART by Tetsuya Matsumoto

Just a few server cabinets

Working on some stuff in a Data Center where its nice and cold

Looking over the water in Koto Tokyo

Looking back at Shinagawa

Overlooking the Metropolitan Expressway in Shinagawa

Tennoz petting bridge (天王洲ふれあい橋)

Some interesting water front ART

Shinagawa Station

Enjoying a American hotdog at Costco

Most impresive McDonalds yet

Ikegami Honmonji pagoda (池上本門寺多宝塔)

Because stairs (Ikegamihonmonji)

Looks like prep work for the summer festival at Ikegamihonmonji

Entrance to Ikegamihonmonji

Out for a walk

Walking back home along a nice stream with Koi & Turtles in it.

Blossom trees along the Tamagawa River, out of season.

Another fine looking tower

Kawasaki on the otherside of the Tamagawa River

Parked my van for the night down by the river. 😜

Nice lookin NTT tower

Secret path to "Spirited Away" 😄

Some interesting underground doors that look pretty old

Ice cream filled melonpan, Yummmm

Walking around Futakotamagawa Rise

Rakuten's office building

Off road minivan!

Keikyu-Kamata Station

Japanese calligraphy (書道)

Japanese calligraphy (書道)

Japanese calligraphy (書道)

2 musicians and a lot of cups ☕️ 😀

How the old paper cups are attached

Yummie lunch at Konparu honkan (金春本館) in the Sunkus Keihinkamata

Popular yakitori (焼き鳥) stand outside Senzokuike Station

1.5 hour line to see fireflies at Senzokuike park

Sato Naoki (MicroSoft Azure Technologist) talking about running Docker in MicroSoft Azure

Free Docker Dominos pizza & drinks provided by Arista Networks

Lots of people at the Docker meeting (100 signed up)

Makoto Noda from Arista Networks talking about running Docker on their switches

Kunal Kushwaha talking about Docker Swarm and giving a live example

Kunal Kushwaha from NTT Labs leading the Docker Tokyo Recap meeting at the MicroSoft building

Takanawa house (house with green yard) looking south west from the 31st floor of the MicroSoft office tower

Shinagawa from the 31st floor of the MicroSoft building (looking west)

I don't see the Ubuntu Linux icon!!

Visiting a old friend 😀 (MicroSoft office building in Shinagawa)

Walking around the Shinagawa office towers

Shinagawa street fair

Yummmie street food

Lanterns of some street food vendors

Office towers in Shinagawa

Never far from a Starbucks in Tokyo

Shinagawa Station

Shinagawa Station

Anime on top of Harajuku Station

Harajuku Station

Takeshita Street at night

Intermission

A full house at Disney on Ice

All the merchandising

Disney on Ice event at the Yoyogi National Stadium

Disney on Ice at the Yoyogi National Stadium

Japan 1964 (Olympics)

Interesting intersection

Indian Motorcycle Shop

Was going to eat here but they ran out of lobster!!

Hamazushi「はま寿司」in Takadanobaba

Gotta come to Japan to find Shakey's Pizza Parlor

Lots of people out on the weekend

Just a few people at the Disney store

That's one large foot through the floor

Cosplay is good biz for Starbucks

Silly foreigners

Feeling out of place with my natural hair color

Free flowers!!

I wonder if she knows where Starbucks is, I'm lost!!

I might need to backtrack quickly

Some interesting video water display at the SunShine City mall

Main pokemon store in Ikebukuro

Pokemon main store

Main Pokemon store in Ikebukuro

Shopping madness at the Pokemon store

Pokemon main store in Ikebukuro

Main Pokemon store

Pokemon main store in Ikebukuro

Yummie Ja Ja Mein for lunch.

Oh, and remember, next Friday is Hawaiian shirt day!! (90.5°F, 80% humidity today)

Nespresso coffee pod store at Futakotamagawa Takashimaya

Travel attraction at the Futakotamagawa Rise

Travel event at Futakotamagawa Rise

Rakuten Cafe (楽●天)

Some fancy speakers at Tsutaya Electronics

Futakotamagawa park

Futakotamagawa park

Futakotamagawa park

Futakotamagawa park

Zenyoji

Interesting looking house

Japanese garden Todoroki

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todorokifudo at Todoroki Ravine Park

Todorokifudo at Todoroki Ravine Park

Todorokifudo at Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Hankyu Oimachi Garden

Tokyo Teleport Station

Tokyo Teleport Station on the Rinkai Line

Gundam Statue in Odaiba

Gundam Statue in Odaiba

La Flamme De La Liberte

Rainbow Bridge Japan

Mini version of the Statue Of Liberty.

Takoyaki Museum, Yummmm

Odaiba Decks

I think this robot is giving me the evil eye at Aqua City!!

Closeup of a lifelike robot at Aqua City

The alleys at Tsukiji Fish market

Someone having some wedding photos in Hamarikyu Gardens

Lake in Hamarikyu Gardens

300 year old tree in Hamarikyu Gardens

Fancy Odaiba Hilton hotel

Fuji TV station

Ikegami Station

Looks like halloween

Candles carved from bamboo

Candles carved from bamboo

Candles for peace

Candles for peace

A play "Happy Prince" from Ireland

Candkes candles

Yu

Looks like a runway

Candles for peace

Candles for peace

Candles for peace event

Candlelite for peace event at Ikegami

Yakitori goodness

Yakitori for dinner

Yakitori resturant

Fathers day shirt

Demo house deck area

Demo kitchen from. a housing company

Futakotamagawa Rise Shopping Center

Pretty sunset

Killing some time at Tsutaya Electrics / Starbucks

Typical power poles and power lines in Japan

Must be Summer at Fujiya

Tamagawa River

Tamagawa River

Crossing the Tamagawa River

The "Costco" of used items.

Side streets

New construction

Some randown buildings

ART

ART

Multilingual sign

A little shrine along the roadside

Tamagawa River

Kawasaki Toshiba Building

Toshiba Corporation Komukai Complex, Micro Electronics Center, Semiconductor System Center

Sidewalk tiles

Dell Inc. Kawasaki Headquarters (Solid Square)

Dell Inc. Kawasaki Headquarters (Solid Square)

Dell Inc. Kawasaki Headquarters (Solid Square)

Dell Inc. Kawasaki Headquarters (Solid Square)

More mall action

Entrance to the outdoor mall

King of System

Standard outdoor stripmall

Some She Her's engrish

Popular street

Lots of restaurants

Wonder what goes on down this street! Lets go see!

Nanton painting (Sachiko Kiyono)

Kobeya Kitchen Express, one kitchen that is impossible to walk past!!

Kobeya Kitchen Express, one kitchen that is impossible to walk past!!

NEC Headquarters in Tokyo near Tamachi Station

Fun side streets near Tamachi Station

Fun sidestreets near Tamachi Station

Ice cream filled melon pan, will return to try that out!

Impossible to find a place to sit at Starbucks

Fun little streets

They make bearpaw pastries I think (Danish-inspired bakery and restaurant)

Checking out umbrellas (3 floors worth)

Marie Claire Festival

Jiyugaoka Sweets Forest

Interesting looking sign

Fancy new Starbucks

Where all the Kimono people hang out at (and that one foreigner)

TO.MO.CA. Coffee is the first coffee company based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia

Marie Claire Festival

Marie Claire Festival

Creme Brulee goodness

Marie Claire Festival

Full train out of Tokyo Station.

Tokyo Station

Tokyo station, well protected.

Train from 1936 (Train and Bus Museum)

Train from 1936 (Train and Bus Museum)

Japan Domestic Airlines 1964, JDA YS-11 cockpit (Train and Bus Museum)

Old train controls (Train and Bus Museum)

Computer/automated controlled train track (Train and Bus Museum)

Takatsu Station (Train and Bus Museum)

One of three large track setups (Yokohama & Tokyo layout at the Train and Bus Museum)

Train simulators (Train and Bus Museum)

Train and Bus Museum

Train and Bus Museum

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA)

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA)

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA) Good turn out, 19 people.

Busy train ride home on the limited express.

Hidden space craft in Shibuya Station

Fancy underworld of Shibuya Station

Center-Gai street

Interesting looking place

Kudos to AlphaIndustries.com for hanging our flag correctly!

I just don't know what this is.

Luke's Omotesando, need to try this place.

Nice name for a store, though I should have asked if the clothes are edible.

Walking around near cat street

Looking out towards Shinjuku

Top of the Tokyu Plaza in Omotesando Harajuku.

View of Shibuya from the top of the Tokyu Plaza in Omotesando Harajuku.

View from the top of the Tokyu Plaza in Omotesando Harajuku.

Tokyu Plaza in Omotesando Harajuku.

Tokyo Plaza Omotesando Harajuku, Starbucks at the top.

Candy Showtime, I think its a candy store.

The price of a excellent cookie in Japan at Cookie Time, 300¥.

It's always Cookie Time in Harajuku, suit required. They are that good!!!

Harajuku Station

Takeshita Street, Ground ZERO for all that is Cool Japan!!

This is what the hip bunnies wear!

Takeshita Street, and the high fashion stores!

Takeshita Street

Togo Shrine in Harajuku

Togo Shrine in Harajuku

Togo Shrine in Harajuku

Togo Shrine in Harajuku

Moshi Moshi Box in Harajuku

Our new living room furniture

Nespresso, the whole purpose of today. ☕️

Omotesando Intersection

Shibuya Hikarie building

Shibuya crossing

Checking in on Hachiko, he hasn't moved much

My free bike I saved from the recycle man!

Waiting at Nagatacho station

A Starbucks with room to sit down!

Akasakamitsuke boat house

Akasakamitsuke Lake

Over looking Akasaka Palace (mid right), and Shinjuku in the background (upper right).

Shimizutani park

Some random ART

Akasakamitsuke

Akasakamitsuke

700¥ for a handfull if cherries. Missing my cherry hookup!!

Fancy community center

Arisugawa-no-miya Memorial Park

Lunch to go from La Jolla, then to the park.

Hard to find anyone with a phone

Tokyo train station

EARTHFRIENDS are the best!

Some mochi makin at Tamagawa Park

People fishing in Tamagawa Park.

Bento lunch in the park.

Inside the smoke tent.

Looks interesting

Covered mall area in Kamata

Haneda International Airport

ANA Airlines at Haneda International Airport

Some cool flight simulators at Haneda International Airport

Haneda International Airport

Haneda International Airport

Haneda International Airport

Edo Koji period restaurants 🏮

Some Edo period entertainment at Haneda International Airport

Customs mascot at Haneda International Airport

Yummmmmm, crocodile jerky 😬

Downtown Tokyo is out that way, can barely see Tokyo Tower and the Sky Tree.

Japan Airlines at Haneda International Airport

Definitely my zone!!

Hello Japan 🐈 Haneda International Airport

Edo Ko-ji area of the Haneda International Airport

Edo Ko-ji area of the Haneda International Airport

Edo Ko-ji area of the Haneda International Airport

Geisha 👘 costume at Haneda International Airport

Musha Ningyo display (Boys Day) 🎏 at Haneda International Airport

Main departure lobby of the Haneda International Airport ✈️

Outside Kamata Station

Yummie looking cheese dome

Crossing over Ota Ward intersection. (大田区)

The connection of coexistense & synchronicity. Interesting name for a communications tech company.

Random street I decided to walk down in Haginaka (萩中)

Haginaka Park (萩中公園)

Odd place to moor a boat, in Haginaka Park (萩中公園)

Haginaka Park (萩中公園)

Haginaka Park (萩中公園)

Crossing the Tamagawa River into Tokyo.

So tempting (Costco)

Smart pets For The Win!!!

Katsudon at Akihabara Station

Carl's Jr. at Akihabara

South end of Ueno

Ameyayokocho shopping street

Ameyayokocho shopping street

Ameyayokocho shopping street

Having a whale of a time at Ueno Park

Dinosaur Expo 2016 at the National Museum of Nature and Science

Dinosaur Expo 2016 at the National Museum of Nature and Science

Dinosaur Expo 2016 at the National Museum of Nature and Science

Dinosaur Expo 2016 at the National Museum of Nature and Science

Dinosaur Expo 2016 at the National Museum of Nature and Science

Yummie looking doughnuts at the Ueno Station

Tokyo Linux Users Group (TLUG)

IIJ Building in Iidabashi (TLUG meeting)

Cute Shiba dog

HAM Radio Antennas

Nice looking ride

Nice peaceful walk through the blossoms.

Blossom season

A few people at the Naka-Meguro Station

Blossom festival in Naka-Meguro

Blossom festival between Meguro and Naka-Meguro

Fujitv building

Takoyaki at Decks Odaiba

Takoyaki at Decks Odaiba

Odaiba Takoyaki Museum

Decks Odaiba

Riding the Ferris wheel

View from the Ferris Wheel

View from the ferris wheel

Odaiba ferris wheel

Pretty cure event

Tokyo Big Site

Easter eggs from Costco, Thanks Costco!

UFO Catchers, harder then it looks

River in Chiba City

Katsudon lunch place

View from atop Chiba Castle

Chiba City Castle

Chiba City Castle Museum

Chiba City Castle Museum

Chiba City Castle Museum

Chiba City Castle Museum

Chiba City Castle Museum

Conveyor belt sushi in Chiba

Yachimata is known for peanuts

Relatives house

Chiba Station

All seeing owl police station

Stargate ring transporter in the deep hidden tunnels in Chiba City

Chiba monorails

Chiba Lake

Sashimi for dinner

Seafood goodness for dinner

Dinners at the inlaws are always over the top

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA) meeting

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA) meeting

Checking out the nice flag in Jiyugaoka

Massively large guitar in Shinjuku

Wasn't the FCC I was thinking of

Side streets in Shinjuku

Place that streams video of people walking by on you tube

Godzilla in Shinjuku

Side streets in Shinjuku

Streets in Shinjuku

NTT Docomo building in Shinjuku

French Connection

The Deck Coffee

Cookie Time in Harajuku

Free hugs at Harajuku Station and Takeshita street

High fashion on Takeshita Street

High fashion on Takeshita Street

People watching on Takeshita Street

People watching on Takeshita Street

People watching on Takeshita Street

People watching on Takeshita Street

People watching on Takeshita Street

I would have liked to have seen that landing at this store on Takeshita Street

The first ACDC store at the end of Takeshita Street

The first ACDC store on Takeshita Street

Goodies on Takeshita street

Ralph Lauren's nice house

Omotesando Hills

Fancy buildings in Omotesando

Upsy Daisy

Cat Street

Home made fried mochi with sweet red bean paste

A wonderful wet day in Tokyo

Never knew beer could be so colorful

I doubt hitch hikers wear these

Looking down from the Kamata Tokyu Plaza building

Someones home made mountain scene ART

ME CRATED SOMETHING BEAUTIFUL

Christmas lights in Oimachi

Oimachi Station

Miso factory

Small street with restaurants

Typical train ride

Taiyaki in Ebisu

Paintings on wall

Shibuya Crossing

Some protesting of nuclear power at Shibuya Crossing

Getting some yummy taiyaki in the Shibuya food court.

Getting some yummy taiyaki in the Shibuya food court.

Farmers Market at the United Nations University

Oh look, such coincidence that there is chocolate for sale at the farmers market

I know a great source for these pine cones

Oh look, such coincidence that there is chocolate for sale at the farmers market

I'm pretty sure we need MORE CRANES here!

Some local dance art going on here.

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA)

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA)

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA)

Radio tubes

Good stuff

Solar panels

Some old radios

Rocket Radio Ham store

Rocket Radio Ham Radio store

Rocket Radio Ham Radio store in Akihabara

Great place for any sort of tools

Hard drives, hard drives, hard drives!!

Kotobukiya in Akihabara

So many things you never knew you needed here

Dean & Deluca at Yurakucho Station

One of the few public beer vending machines in downtown Tokyo

One of the few public beer vending machines in downtown Tokyo

Same ART as at the Seattle Center in front of the Otemachi Sankei Plaza

Lots of distractions in Akihabara

Anime everywhere

Anime everywhere

Main street in Akihabara

Favorite Taiyaki stand in Akihabara

Lunch at HamaZushi

Yodobashi Akiba at night

Meeting up with Ken and friend in Akihabara

Akihabara at night

Akihabara at night

Lots of lights in Akihabara

ART projects at school event

Starbucks

Protestors in Shinjuku

Hina-matsuri doll

Hina-matsuri doll

Shinjuku Station

Pan Am bag

Kit Kat store

Such large items from KFC!

The Eye of Shinjuku by Yoshiko Miyashita

This is what your Japanese freezer looks like after going to Costco

Heading back home from Costco on the Keihintohoku Line

Fatbike

Bunko play

Having okonomiyaki

Crazy colored buildings

Kitkat Chocolatory

Kitkat poster

Nespresso for more coffee

Interesting looking building

Pretty Cure event at the Shinjuku Bunka Center

Artnia Square Enix Cafe

Some teen band I got in trouble for taking photos.

Nothing but a healthy lifestyle

Tokyo tower from the Roppongi Mori tower, Riot Games office.

Roppongi Spider

Nice house they are building

Progress

Sign along the Tamagawa River

Doing some cell phone testing out in the cold

Some people filming a music video

Rakutens HQ in Futakotamagawa

I think this is a otter at Jay Park Seta

When you're looking for either one, it's a emergency!!

My kind of store!

Dry ice fun

Tamagawa Gas bridge looking into Tokyo from Kanagawa

Yummie Yokohama Melonpan

I think the FBI missed this location of Silk Road

Barley Harvest Season Storehouse, selling old US western items and clothes.

Great location for Starbucks in Futakotamagawa park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Happy Road Oyamadai

Sesame bean cake

Sesame bean cake

Sesame bean cake store

Ikegamihonmonji main entrance

Hashigo-nori festival at Ikegamihonmonji

Hashigo-nori festival at Ikegamihonmonji

Hashigo-nori festival at Ikegamihonmonji

Nice parking

Nice tree shaping

Kamata at night

mmmm Bacon Sushi at Hama Sushi

I think I made a wrong turn someplace!

Higashichofu Park

Main street in Ontakesan

Bread in Japan

Milk from the store in Japan

Senzokuike park

Senzokuike park

Senzokuike park

Senzokuike park

Nature is important at the Yukitani Hachiman Shrine

Park rules!

Cool lanterns at Yukitani Hachiman Shrine

Bad luck if you fall into the red catagory

This is where the bad luck goes I guess.

Prayer Arrows?

Yukitani Hachiman Shrine

Yukitani Hachiman Shrine

Yukitani Hachiman Shrine

Happy New years cake

Street in Ikegami

Mr. Donut

This is how you park bikes

Origami

Protecting the plants from the cold

nice yard

New years decoration kadomatsu

Yummie okonomiyaki at Ikegami Honmonji

Someone got bad luck at Ikegami Honmonji

How your future is determined at Ikegami Honmonji

Ikegami Honmonji

Sake barrels at Ikegami Honmonji (empty, I checked)

Ringing the bell for New Years at Ikegami Honmonji

Walking on special rocks to massage your feet at Tokumochi shrine

Instructions for walking on stones

Walking on special rocks to massage your feet at Tokumochi shrine

Espresso and Cake

New years celebration

Ikegamihonmonji

Ikegamihonmonji

Lanterns at Ikegamihonmonji

Lanters at Ikegamihonmonji

Ikegamihonmonji new years celebration

Ikegamihonmonji new years celebration

Surely you didn't think good fortune was free!! (Ikegami Honmonji)

Street vendors at the main entrance of Ikegami Honmonji

Nitta Shrine

Book Off Bazaar second hand store full of treasures

Sunset over the Tamagawa river

Getting ready for the new years festivals at Nitta Shrine

Fujiya goodie store

Randoms street in Ota-ku

Mochi

Tamagawa River

Happy Stamp Street

Trip to Costco

Busy day at Costco

Sashimi at home

Toro from the Tsukiji fish market

Egg on a stick

Tsukiji fish market

Toro at the Tsukiji fish market

Tsukiji fish market

Tsukiji fish market

Tsukiji fish market

Big tuna at the Tsukiji fish market

Tuna at the Tsukiji fish market

Lots for sale at the Tsukiji fish market

Lots of people at the Tsukiji fish market

Tsukiji fish market

Tokyo Kotsu Kaikan

ART inside the Tokyo International Forum

Was only a matter of time till I met up with God Zilla

Some nice looking cattle downtown Tokyo

Tokyo station all lite up for Christmas and New Years

Kagami mochi, new years ornament

New years

Goodie store in Ningyocho

Goodies in Ningyocho

Some very expensive traditional Japanese fans

Expensive traditional Japanese fans

New year decorations

Wild bear

Downtown Ningyocho

Christmas cake

Christmas nachos

Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station

Tokyo Station

Tamagotchi store inside the Tokyo Station

Pokemon store inside the Tokyo Station

Having dinner inside the Tokyo Station

Night time downtown Tokyo next to the Imperial Palace

Hibiya Park

Christmas hotdog at Hibiya Park

Hibiya Park

Christmas hotdogs at Hibiya Park

Christmas good at Hibiya Park

Tokyo Christmas Market 2015 in Hibiya Park

Hibiya Park

When you send me out for bread in Japan

This is what happens when I get bread and can't read the package

Because everyone needs a Star Wars Stormtrooper rug

Musashi-Kosugi mall

Woo Tasty Signs at the Sign stand!

Standing Sushi Bar

Furry warm hands at Gotanda

Found where I left my car

Expensive coffee at Maruyama Coffee

Nezu Museum

Prada Aoyama store

Getting coffee at the Nespresso store

Nespresso store

Christmas at the Nespresso store

Downtown Omotesando

Apple Store

Omotesando Koffee

Omotesando Koffee

Hidden entrance of Omotesando Koffee

Tokyo 135

Interesting LaForet Christmas sign in Omotesando Harajuku

Toshiba testing some laser stuff along the Tamagawa river

Yummy cookies from Grandma in the US

Yummie Melon Pan from Yokohama Melon Pan

Looking into Kanagawa from the Tamagawa bridge

435-year-old Boroichi rag market

Takoyaki in Boroichi

Boroichi street festival

Boroichi street festival

Mochi stand at Boroichi

I should get my supplier of pine cones to ship me some and make a fortune

Wood crafts

Lanterns

Boroichi street festival

Tokyu Plaza train station

Huge sized Melon Pan

Interesting name for a noodle dish restaurant

When you love anime, it needs to be painted on your car!

Anpanman

Honhaneda

Sangyo bridge over the Tamagawa River

Sangyo bridge over the Tamagawa River

Home made yakisoba, so good!

Train for Kamata

ART work in the Yokohama train station

Yokohama Station

My lucky day, free chocolate at the Lindt store in Yokohama

Nissan showroom

Downtown Yokohama

Christmas in Yokohama

Yokohama Landmark Tower

Drydock art in Yokohama

"Moku Moku Waku Waku Yokohama Yo Yo" ART by Hisayuki Mogami

Cup Noodles Museum

Cup Noodles Museum

Cup Noodles Museum

Ferris wheel at Cosmo Clock 21

JICA Yokohama International Center

JICA Yokohama International Center (Oregon Japanese Farmers)

Christmas town at the Yokohama water front

Ice skating in Christmas town at the Yokohama water front

Hikawa Maru Yokohama

Yamashita Park

Yokohama Marine Tower

View of downtown Yokohama from the Yokohama Marine Tower

Yokohama Marine Tower

Minatonomieruoka Park well

Mooneyes burger cafe bathroom

Good burger at Mooneyes cafe

Mooneyes burger cafe

Mooneyes burger cafe

Mooneyes burger cafe

Yokohama Station

March Rabbit electronic store in Akihabara

Electronic heaven at Aitendo in Akihabara

Electronic heaven at Aitendo in Akihabara

Enterprise Cisco networking gear being sold off the shelfs

My favorite taiyaki stand in Taiyaki

Gingerbread House

Yebisu Glass Square mall

Yebisu Beer Museum

Yebisu Beer Museum

Yebisu Beer Museum

Yebisu Beer Museum

Yebisu Beer Museum

Ebisu Eternal Lights Christmas display

Dinner at Roppongi Crossing

Tokyo Tower from Roppongi Hills

Tokyo Tower from Roppongi Hills

Tokyo Tower from Roppongi Hills

Christmas at Tokyo Midtown

Christmas at Tokyo Midtown

Christmas at Tokyo Midtown

Kawasaki Station

Christmas Market 2015 in Roppongi Hills

Tacos and Burritos at Taco Rico

Tacos and Burritos at Taco Rico

Shibuya Center-Gai Street

Taiyaki

Krispy Kreme doughnuts

Nice guitar store in Ota

Ota Open Factory tour

Ota Open Factory, F-2 Fuel nose cone maker

Ota Open Factory tour

Mt. Fuji in the background over Kanagawa

Mt. Fuji in the background over Kanazawa and the Tamagawa River

Selfie with Canon HQ main office campus in the background.

Out in front of the Rakuten Crimson House in Futakotamagawa

Free lunch compliments of Rakuten Technology conference 2015

Gotta watch out for those HARRY ANGELs

Meguro

Setagaya Park

Kodomonohiroba Park

Random Park

Komazawa Olympic Park

Tokyo Linux Users Group (TLUG)

Tokyo Linux Users Group (TLUG)

World Beans coffee roasters

Nice lookin tower along the Tamagawa River

Random NTT CO building

Old style Japanese Post Box for mail

Hiramaryokudo Ryokuchi Park that was fenced off

Some pretty powerful tea I would say!

Canon's main HQ campus, pretty sure I can make a run for it.

Let's go for ride!! TRIALS?

Relaxing enjoying the view and train ride

Starbucks at the Tokyu-Ikegami Line Gotanda Station

Gotanda Station

What goes on here!!

Some cosplay next to Meguro Station

Spring Valley Brewery

Have your courage

ART in Shibuya

ART work out in front of the United Nations University

Meiji Jingu Shrine

Nice looking lanterns at the Meiji Jingu Shrine

Meiji Jingu Shrine

Homotsuden (Treasure Museum)

Lanterns at Meiji Jingu Shrine

Meiji Jingu Shrine entrance (Tori Gate)

One root plant at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

One root plants at Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

National Parks Association display in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

National Parks Association display in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

National Parks Association display in Shinjuku Gyoen National Garden

Serious Hello Kitty traffic devices

Shinjuku Chuo Park

ART work out front of the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Meiji Shrine park in the background from Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Looking out at the Sky Tree from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Looking out over downtown Shinjuku from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Looking towards Mt. Fuji and the mountains from the Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Tokyo Metropolitan Government Building

Kimono shop

Old style sake store

Main entrance to the Ikegamihonmonji

lots and lots of stairs

Random Shrine entrance

Seems a bit out of place for Japan

No, this is not really my dream anything

Yummie good chocolate Teriyaki

This is where the beef comes from!

Interesting looking barber pole in Oimachi

I did not see anything FREE!!!

Old McDonalds sign in Oimachi

Nice bridge in Togoshi Park

Main entrance to Togoshi Park

Forest paperback park

Star Wars shaped goodies

Ginza street at Togoshiginza Station

Random items of beautiful ART

My Neighbor Totoro

Fancy house for rent in expensive area of Denenchofu

A car made for the whole family!

Starbucks in Jiyugaoka

My Chocolate store Lindt

Peter Rabbit cafe

Making tatami floors

Komazawa Olympic Park

Komazawa Olympic Park

Komazawa Olympic Park

Komazawa Olympic Park

Komazawa Olympic Park

Komazawa Olympic Park

Coming soon because there are not enough Starbucks in Jiyugaoka yet

Why Hullo there

Grandma works here!

Some nice looking motor bikes!

Nice looking Harley Davidson motor bike

Some nice looking motor bikes!

Keeping a eye out for samurais

Arisugawa Palace Memorial Park

Arisugawa Palace Memorial Park

All my coffee moments are indeed precious

Fancy looking green car

My new home

Tokyo Tower entrance

Tokyo Banana store in side the Tokyo Tower

inside the Tokyo Tower shops

Cell phone charging station

Tokyo Tower

Tokyo Tower behind the Zojo-ji Shrine

Near Hamamatsucho Station

World Trade Center Building next to Hamamatsucho Station

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

Kyu Shiba Rikyu Garden

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Hamarikyu Gardens

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Pretty sure this is way to much sugar for any kid

Rakuten Super Point Coins at the Rakuten Crimson House

Futakotamagawa Rise shopping center and station

Hyogojima Park

Cute looking traffic safety devices

nice fence rain protection

Internatio nal passive house days, OK!!

Sad Cat

Kawasaki City Museum

Kawasaki City Museum

Kawasaki City Museum

Kawasaki City Museum

Kawasaki City Museum

Inside Kawasaki City Museum

Inside Kawasaki City Museum

Little garden behind the Kawasaki City Museum

ART garden behind the Kawasaki City Museum

Some nice looking Bamboo

Todoroki Athletics Stadium

Todoroki Athletics Stadium

Nice looking building

180 YEN hotdog and coke from Costco

Sun setting over Nakahara

Some local music

Wiz cosplay

Not sure whats going on here

Animal petting

Animal petting

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Pumpkin Carving Contest

Found my car

ART in Daito's office

Daito cuteness in their office building

Canon's first camera on display

Complete Canon lens lineup

Mitsubishi also makes power plants

Mitsubishi Regional Jet

Mitsubishi Heavy Industries rocket engine

Pretty upset that Richard Branson did not meet me here as planned!

Ad-Sol Nissin Co., Ltd. building

Wired Cafe

Shinagawa Station

Shinagawa Station

MicroSoft, Mitsubishi, Canon buildings in Shinagawa

Takanawa Minamicho Park

Back alley restaurants in Oimachi

Otsuka Garden Park

Fat tire bike

Pretty sure this building is a transformer, Watch out!

It's good to dream

Perhaps one day

Someones house in Kamata

Love these entrance doors

steps up to Ikegamihonmonji

View from the Community Center

View from Ikegamihonmonji

Ikegamihonmonji

How could you not want to go here

Baskin Robbins

Kawasaki Daishi

Kawasaki Daishi

Hotdog and drink for a taste of home!

Daiichi Keihin bridge

Daiichi Keihin bridge

Doing a little pumpkin carving, thanks Costco for pumpkins!

Pumpkin is lookin good

Fujiya

Tamagawa River

Lazona Kawasaki Plaza

Green been coffee roasters

Tako at Costco

Sushi at Costco

Sushi at Costco

Sushi at Costco

Chen Xiuyuan Park

Daishi Park

Daishi Park

Kawasakihatsudaishi

Kawasakihatsudaishi

Kawasakihatsudaishi

Kawasakihatsudaishi

Kawasakihatsudaishi

Kawasakihatsudaishi

Street sales in Tamagawa

whoops, taking down the wrong house

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA)

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA)

Yummy healthy dinners at home

Family food shops

World beans coffee roaster

World beans coffee roaster

Katsura Seinishi screw company

Painting the Canon HQ from above the Kamihirama soccer field

Canon complex from Kanagawa side of the Tamagawa River

Sakurazaka bridge

Some father daughter paddle boating on Senzokuike park

Paddle boating on Senzokuike park

Duck Fish at Senzokuike park

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Oeshiki Festival at Ikegami Honmonji

Roof tile end

Ikegamihonmonji

Street food at the Oeshiki Festival

Street food at the Oeshiki Festival

Street food at the Oeshiki Festival

Interesting company sign

Beautiful Ham Radio Antenna sight

Going to have to try this place out sometime

Tamagawasengen Shrine

Store next to Tamagawa Station

Tamagawa Park

Tamagawa Park

Tamagawa Park Museum

Red bridge in Tamagawa Park

Random shrine entrance

Todorokifudo

Todorokifudo

Todorokifudo

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Todoroki Ravine Park

Tamagawanogemachi Park

Tamagawanogemachi Park

Starbucks at Futakotamagawa park

Tea house in Futakotamagawa park

Tea house in Futakotamagawa park

Chocolate sales people!

Starbucks at Futakotamagawa Rise

Looks like a tired sheep at the Futakotamagawa Rise shopping mall

Free espresso at the Tamagawa Takashimaya Nespresso store

Keychain made at the Tokyo Institute of Technology

Anime meetup at the Tokyo Institute of Technology

Pokeman tech at the Tokyo Institute of Technology

FPGA asteroids game (Tokyo Institute of Technology)

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Koudaisai 2015 The Future technology conference at the Tokyo Institute of Technology

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Street next to the Ikegami Station

Having a little coffee in Ikegami

Gun store in Kamata

Shinagawa Kumin Park

Shinagawa Kumin Park

Shinagawa Kumin Park

Some artwork on a tunnel wall in Shinagawa Kumin Park

Some artwork on a tunnel wall in Shinagawa Kumin Park

Some artwork on a tunnel wall in Shinagawa Kumin Park

Shinagawa Kumin Park

Those splashing waves are really mean!

Daejeon Stadium baseball field

Daejeon Stadium baseball field

Street tile

Heiwanomorikoen

Omori Nori of Folk Museum

Omori Nori of Folk Museum

Omorifurusatonohamabe Park

Park Owl

Mr. Donut

Lots of bean roasters in Tokyo

Ikegamihonmonji

Crazy Japanese toilets

Senzokuike park

Senzokuike park

Senzokuike park bridge

Senzokuike park

Hello Kitty driving school

Nishirokugo tire park

Nishirokugo tire park

Nishirokugo tire park

Having some taiyaki at Gindaco

Sushi at Hamazushi

Lovin the espresso machine

Some nice looking steps with lanterns

Some nice looking lanterns

Senzokuike park

Senzokuike park

Tokyo Institute of Technology

Favorite store in Jiyugaoka, Lindt chocolate store

Busy streets in Jiyugaoka

Fun streets in Jiyugaoka

Denenchofu Station

Denenchofu Station

Horai Park

Horai Park

Kamata Station at night

Moon cow at Haneda Airport

Robby the Robot from the 1956 film Forbidden Planet. (Haneda Airport)

Hello Kitty dolls at Haneda Airport

Willie Wonka Chocolate bars at the Haneda Airport

Watch out for hiking bear!

City of Ota-ku festival out at Haneda Airport

City of Ota-ku festival out at Haneda Airport

City of Ota-ku festival out at Haneda Airport

City of Ota-ku festival out at Haneda Airport

Shopping area in Kamata

Random street in Kamata?

Nice parking sign

When a battery leaks in a Apple Keyboard (How to open)

Ham Radio Antennas

Halloween display at McDonalds

Fancy McDonalds

Someone getting married in Omotesando

Nespresso in Omotesando

Nespresso in Omotesando

Nespresso in Omotesando

Watchout for the Alligators!

Snacks at the Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Inside the Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Very yummy Raumen at the Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Ordering at the Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Main entrance to the Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Shinyokoama Raumen Museum

Construction noise levels

Fancy three wheeler

Construction work

Denenchofu Seseragi park

Fish for dinner!

Peaceful little walking path

Evidence of high flood waters along the Tamagawa River

Sakurazaka bridge

Squid on a stick, where have you been all my life (Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival)

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

F16 at Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Big Guns on a A-10 THUNDERBOLT II at the Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Air Force at the Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

909th Air Refueling squadron, ALWAYS THERE (Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival)

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

F15 at the Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

A-10 THUNDERBOLT II at the Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

F16 at Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

American sized burgers at the Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Flyover at the Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

2 hour long line to get into the Yokota Air Base, 2016 Friendship Festival

My fully loaded pack at Ikea

Kawasaki covered shopping area

Shopping streets in Kawasaki

Nice looking and sounding speakers made by Yamaha

One very tasty burger at Becker's

Green tea donuts at Krispy Kreme stand

Takoyaki maker

Space 1999

Because chairs need socks

Chair Socks

Some random local graffiti

Yumm bean paste goodies

Local stream full of water after some heavy rain

Toro Sushi

Yummy dinner at obachan's

Outside Jiyugaoka Station

Yummie Danish pastries at the Jiyugaoka Station

Starbucks in Jiyugaoka

Artwork

Jiyugaoka Kumano Shrine

Local festival in Jiyugaoka

The original fish sticks

Street vendors at the Jiyugaoka Kumano Shrine

Sabiya Indian motorcycle restoration garage (owner Shuichi 'Crazy Pete' Hiramatsu)

Sabiya Indian motorcycle restoration garage (owner Shuichi 'Crazy Pete' Hiramatsu)

Sabiya Indian motorcycle restoration garage (owner Shuichi 'Crazy Pete' Hiramatsu)

Sabiya Indian motorcycle restoration garage (owner Shuichi 'Crazy Pete' Hiramatsu)

Sabiya Indian motorcycle restoration garage (owner Shuichi 'Crazy Pete' Hiramatsu)

Yummy dinner at obachan's

Starbucks at Tokyo Station

My Neighbor Totoro (Tokyo Station)

Castle in the Sky robot head from the people of Laputa (Tokyo Station)

Life in Domo (Tokyo Station)

Because those 9 steps are too difficult (Futakotamagawa Rise)

Riceballs at the local store

Deep fried goodness at the local store

Local summer festival

Long nose for a face mask

Home expo (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Home event (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Home expo event (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Home expo event (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

Mega-Dinosaur Exhibition 2015 (Makuhari Messe International Exhibition Hall)

The Can ball at the Chiba City child care support Hall

Tube amplifier at SOGO

Making ART with colored sand at SOGO

SOGO in Chiba City

Only money is believed (Some nice ENGRISH shirts in Chiba)

Belive in meat only, YES!! (Some nice ENGRISH shirts in Chiba)

Kenwood's APRS display, Japan Ham Fair 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight

Japan Ham Fair 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight

Crystal Radios, Japan Ham Fair 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight

Home made key, Japan Ham Fair 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight

TSA's favorite type of items to see

Japan Amateur Radio League (JARL) booth at the Japan Ham Fair 2015

Nice little tube amps at the Japan Ham Fair 2015

Good deals to be had at the Japan Ham Fair 2015

Tokyo Fire Department ARC at the Japan Ham Fair 2015

5/10Ghz microwave device at the Japan Ham Fair 2015

Never enough tubes (Japan Ham Fair 2015)

Some nice looking coils at the Japan Ham Fair 2015

Tokyo International Amateur Radio Association (TIARA)

Japan Ham Fair 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight

So much goodness, Japan Ham Fair 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight

JARL, Japan Ham Fair 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight

Japan Ham Fair 2015 at Tokyo Big Sight

Sometimes it just takes big tools to get the job done

My work desk in Chiba

Summer Fireworks Festival 2015

Sun setting over the Tamagawa bridge

Interesting people at Lazona Kawasaki Plaza

Picture that reminded me of a old friend (Lazona Kawasaki Plaza)

Time machine at the Toshiba future Science Museum

CERN/LHC Superconducting Quadrupole Magnet (Toshiba future Science Museum)

Ham Radio guys at Toshiba future Science Museum (next to Lazona Kawasaki Plaza)

Wall screen FAIL

Some really good curry the inlaws made

Green frog outside

Really good coffee pudding

When you're too lazy to use a bathroom

Nice looking flowers

Small rice field in Chiba

Dinner at obachans

Swee showers always need HELP

Whats wrong with FAT ANIM ALS?

Engrish at it's best

Yeah, this is totally safe for young kids

Amazing dinners at obachan's

Which container is from the US?

Sushi goodness

Pastry store in Chiba

Hello Kitty must be all grown up now and drinking wine.

Entering Japan at Narita Airport

Receiving Automatic Dependent SurveillanceBroadcast ( ADS-B ) inside the plane

Seattle Tacoma International Airport food court

HamWAN microwave dish in the Westin Building

DS3 cross connect room in the Westin Building

DS3 cables in the Westin Building

T1 cross connect room in the Westin Building

Fiber meet-me room in the Westin Building (19th floor)

Espresso goodness

View of the sunset from the Westin Building

View of the Space Needle from Capitol Hill

View of Mt. Rainier atop Capitol Hill

Microwave equipment at Cortland

Sunset behind the space needle in Seattle

HamWAN.org 5Ghz microwave dish in the Westin Building

Yummie burger in Cle Elum

Target Practicing

My old 2004 Harley Sportster 1200 custome

4th of July fireworks in Meydenbauer Bay

Remodel of the 3rd floor of the Westin Building

Fiber trays in the Fiber Meet-Me room of the Westin Building (19th Floor)

Fiber cross connect room panel in the Westin Building

Fiber panel in the Westin Building 20th floor fiber meetme room

T1 Meet-Me room at the Westin Building (19th floor)

T1 wiring trays at the Westin Building

Mirror lake at Mt. Rainier National Park

Mt. Rainier National Park

Mt. Rainier National Park

Oscar Brown Cabin at Mt. Rainier National Park

Oscar Brown Cabin at Mt. Rainier National Park

My espresso machine out at Mt. Rainier National Park (Oscar Brown Cabin)

Toasty warm in the Oscar Brown Cabine at Mt. Rainier National Park

Thorp Fruit & Antique Mall

Looking up at the sky off highway 142 above the Little Klickitat River

Bunny cake

Xilinx FPGA Diligent Basys3 dev board

Stump town Hair Bender, some amazing coffee beans.

Dinner fest at the hotel room

Starbucks wireless phone charging

Sushi for dinner

Google campus