As I was walking I saw this rascal chilling in the haystacks.

We had a nabe party! I got to meet great people, ate great local food, drank great locla beers and the atmosepher was so comfortable at Guesthouse Moraimon. Its my friend Guesthouse in Arida, Wakayama. Super nice guest house!

Mita mochimaki

I got to help out again this year. We had a great time making mochi (rice cakes) for the mochi maki festival.

In shimizu little Mountian crabs( Yama-gani) come out on rainy days

I had a great time taking my friends around Shimizu. We had so much fun exploring the town. We also had a campfire to cook marshmallows!

enjoying a cup of coffee at Alec library in Aridagawa

 I took a trip up to Kumamoto to check out the great scenery.

 On the way up to Shimizu stop by this cool suspension bridge

 Aragijima, Shimizu