Uchikura & Co Blog
Traveling to Tokyo
2012-01-28
I will be traveling to Tokyo this afternoon. I have three more days in Japan before I head back to Washington State. Other than Torrance CA, Bellevue, Ashiya and Tokyo have about same temperatures.It ...
A day trip to Arima
2012-01-28
Arima (有馬) is one of the most famous hot springs in Japan and it is only about 15 miles away from where may parents live. Today was mother's birthday, so I treated my parents to a day retreat at hot s...
They know...
2012-01-28
I accessed the site I usually access in the US and found the Japanese advertisement from the area that I am in in Japan. That means, from the access point, the web site can determine where I am ... It...
Door to Door Carrier Service
2012-01-27
I shipped my suitcase to the hotel in Tokyo from my home. It is over 300 miles. Do you know the cost of this service???I paid 1,370yen (about US$17). Don't you think that is cheap? I also ship my golf...
Over or Under the Ground
2012-01-26
In Japan, much of power and data are delivered to homes and businesses via over the ground wirings. Although, it may not look good, it provides two advantages over underground wiring.(1) It is cheaper...
Beautiful Sunset
2012-01-26
This is what I like about my city in Japan. Ashiya is set between mountains and ocean. I got to see a beautiful sunset.More pictures in the comment.
How do you send a half giga by...
2012-01-25
I am sending over 400MB of pictures using PSPINC's MegaMail service. This service enables me to send huge amount of files to multiple recipients using Internet. When you need to send large file or man...
Free Images
2012-01-25
http://freetinyimages.com/Every picture you see on this site can be used license free regardless of the size.Please take a look. This is another service of PSPINC.
Very Cold Morning in Japan
2012-01-25
It is -3C (or 26.5F) this morning in Ashiya Japan. I will stay in Ashiya this week and move to Tokyo this weekend. I am booked on the flight to go back to Seattle on Wednesday.Is it still called in Se...
It has been one year ...
2012-01-25
We brought the urn from the US to Japan to be placed in our family grave. We did this based on SHINTO tradition.http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Shinto