If you visit Tokyo you’ll probably end up putting Asakusa and Sensouji Temple on your must do list. Sensouji 浅草寺 is the oldest temple in Tokyo, and it is believed to have been built in the year 628 making it more than 1,300 years old. However, the current structure is not the original. Sensouji has…
Visiting the Ghibli Museum in Tokyo
Another item for your Tokyo visit bucket list, the Ghibli Museum in Mitaka! Might be fun? I’m sure this will be fun. Ghibli! You know. Totoro, Nausica, Howl’s Moving Castle, Ponyo. Need I go on? There are no photos allowed inside of the building, but it is OK to take photos of the building from…
A Beginner’s Guide to Building your First a Custom Joystick
It’s good to have a project. Keeps the mind sharp. Here’s a project that I thought might be fun, building a custom joystick to use with my Nintendo Switch and PlayStation 4. I have since acquired a PS5, so will need to modify it to be compatible with that too — a project for another…
A Quiet Refuge with a View in Ginza, Tokyo – and free!
Ginza doesn’t have to be expensive. In addition to some reasonably priced eateries, and shopping staples like Uniqlo, you can also visit this nice area on top of Ginza Six called Ginza Six Garden. To get to Ginza Six Garden, just go to Ginza Six and head to the rooftop floor. You’ll need to find…
How to clean brass – ketchup?!
So I have a brass belt loop key holder and it was starting to loose it’s luster. I Googled “how to clean brass” and was surprised to learn that one of the recommended home remedy methods was ketchup! Let’s give it a shot. Might be fun who knows. To keep this scientific, here is the…
Outfoxed! Kids Will Love Cooperating while Learning Deductive Reasoning Skills to Catch the Thief!
(Note, this post contains links to the games mentioned. As an Amazon Associate I earn from qualifying purchases.) I’ve played Outfoxed! a healthy number of times. I have played with kids as young as four, and as old as seven. I suspect maybe it would get a little dry for kids who are 9 or…
Some of the Best Board Games Fit for Travel
I like games and I travel a lot. While I often have either my Nintendo Switch or 3DS with me, I also enjoy playing games offline whenever I can. You know, analog! It’s more personal. It gets the family together. You can talk to other humans. Have some fun! But great games like Ticket to…
Ada Lovelace: Consulting Mathematician – A Solo Print and Play Board Game
Bored? Don’t want to look at a screen? Solo print and play board games to the rescue! I’m a casual gamer at best — I probably only get to play a lightweight board game once a week, and maybe a heavy board game a couple of times per year. I love games. I love the…
Another Japanese YouTuber to Learn About Japan From
Another quality YouTuber that produces content about Japan, in Japan, and with Japanese subtitles. If you’re wondering what life is like in Japan, or if you’re already in Japan and are looking for things to do, you’re sure to find something on Miki’s channel. I certainly didn’t know about that meat sandwich place in Shimokitazawa….
Japanese Lesson from Games: To Be Decided on Something 腹が決まってる
Time for another language pick up from a Nintendo Switch game! This time it’s from Gnosia, the single-player social deduction game modeled after the popular social game, Werewolf. Japanese: どうやら全員、腹は決まってるみてーだな。 Hiragana: どうやらぜんいん、はらはきまってるみてーだな。 Romaji: douyara zenninn, hara ha kimatterumitee da na. The interesting part of this speech part is the second part of the first sentence….