Moving My Blog! . . . Read more
While rotating the tires of my Peugeot RCZ, I also took the opportunity to clean the wheels, wheel wells, and brake rotors. I’ve figured out how to use the jack properly, so this might turn into a regular routine. . . . Read more
Prompted by my wife's comment, "I want to go to Nagasaki," I started looking into travel options from Saitama. While the Shinkansen and driving offered the flexibility to stop along the way, they weren’t ideal in terms of time and cost. Since we found discounted airline tickets in February, we decided to fly round-trip between Haneda and Nagasaki. In the end, we prioritized both budget and travel time, chose to focus our trip on Nagasaki City, and enjoyed our first flight in a while. . . . Read more
Since Goo Blog is shutting down, I’m figuring out what to do next. I’m really thankful for the platform—it let me post freely all these years—and honestly, I’ll miss it. The blog’s been a great way to look back on what I was thinking or where I went at different times. With around 1,300 posts, it's hard to imagine losing access entirely, so I'm exploring options for migrating the content.So I’m looking into where I could move everything. I’ll spend some time during this Golden Week holidays to think it over, and I’ll show something once I’ve got a plan. . . . Read more
Visited Gunkanjima which is an abandoned island off Nagasaki, lying about 15 kilometres from the centre of the city. It is one of 505 uninhabited islands in Nagasaki Prefecture. The island's most notable features are its abandoned concrete buildings, undisturbed except by nature, and the surrounding seawall. While the island is a symbol of the rapid industrialisation of Japan. . . . Read more
