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Let’s Go Shopping: Recycled Goods at Hard Off

On August 29, 2017August 29, 2017 By martayakiLeave a comment

Tessa the percussion student needs a little refresher on her piano skills. Which means piano lessons. Which means a piano with 88 keys. Since we already have a piano in our Washington house, I decided to search for a digital piano in a second-hand or recycle shop. And that means visiting Book Off, the 800 …

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Pikachu Outbreak!

On August 15, 2017August 15, 2017 By martayakiLeave a comment

Every year in Yokohama, Pokemon fever culminates in a frenzy of activities called Pikachu Outbreak [open in Google Chrome for automatic translation from Japanese]. Pikachus on parade, Pikachus marching in shopping malls, Pikachus chasing random passersby...it's quite the spectacle. The kids and I headed out to see the madness for ourselves. Last week we set out …

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Sure I Know How to Play Bongos; Or, Drum Shopping in Shibuya

On August 5, 2017August 5, 2017 By martayaki3 Comments

We're back in Japan! The kids and I visited family and friends in Texas and Washington DC for about a month, and Mark stayed for roughly three weeks. After Mark returned to Japan he ran into Tom, a member of the local expat rock band called Honmoku Blues Express. Tom knows that I'm a drummer …

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