Category: Yokosuka
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Sisters in Japan, Day 12: Jogasaki Coast and Atsugi
Sister, sister! We woke up to another overcast day. We wanted to walk along the Jogasaki Coast because the shoreline is spectacular. We didn’t have a lot of time so we decided to hit the paved trail by the suspension bridge and lighthouse. First, we headed left and I walked on the shoreline rocks for…
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Winding down in Japan…
My last 10 days in Japan felt like a blur of work, friends and food. All the apartment stuff was over although there was still a lot to do for checking out. When checking out, a person gets a 2 page hospital check-out sheet and a one page base check out sheet. It feels like…
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Yokosuka Weekend
SMS and I had a pretty mellow weekend. Since last weekend was busy and we have lots of plans for next weekend, a quiet weekend at home was great. Interior of Snug Stay Door. Very comfortable! Hawaiian Magazines and the bar. On Friday, we went to Snug Stay Door, a restaurant fairly close to our…
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Hakone: Owakudani and Venetian Glass Museum
Framing flowers…brilliant! After our wonderful breakfast, it was time to check-o out-o. No, the “o’s” are not meant to be annoyingly cutesy. Japanese has a lot of foreign words that they Nihongo-ize the pronunciation. This can sometimes be a dangerous thing since it occasionally makes me feel like I know more Japanese than I do.…
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Giant Slides and Japanese Grills!
This weekend was filled with local mini-adventures, really good food and fun times with friends. The weekend started a little early since SMS and I went out to lunch on Friday. We went out to the 16 and I decided I wanted to try the famous Katsu place. I had heard about it when I…
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Host Nation Conference
Last night was pretty cool! I took over as the host nation conference coordinator for the hospital recently. Let me be clear, the real organizer is Yumiko-san, a powerful force of a woman whom I think secretly runs the entire hospital. She is a lot of fun to work with and I really enjoy working…
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New Friends and Yokosuka Festivals
Beautiful beach near Uragwa My sad sack bike. It’s a Miyata. No glory with that name. I feel like I have moved to Japan recently instead of SMS. I am getting up insanely early. Trust me, I wish I wasn’t but I’ll wake up between 5:15-6:15. I will sort of know it’s too early but…
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Park Golf Sunday
Who loves park golf? GODZILLA LOVES PARK GOLF!!! On Sunday, SMS and I had a great time in Kurihama with several friends. On the agenda was lunch, park golf, the Godzilla slide and a walk through the Kurihama flower garden. By the end of the day, we added a bowl of ramen to the itinerary.…
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Sunday Funday!
A little beach visible from the boardwalk across the street from the Yokosuka Art Museum. The hills withthe trails are in the background, but the beach and rest stop look good too! Today was a beautiful Spring day! I did some Spring cleaning and the apartment looks awesome. After cleaning up, I headed out for…
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Oh the weather outside is frightful…
This wasn’t even the worst of it! Nice. Humming Christmas songs in February. But really, the weather is terrible! It’s been gusting and snowing all day. Apparently, we’ve gotten 4-8 inches depending on one’s location in the greater Yokosuka area. I have not been outside because I am old, cranky and do not own a…
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