Haikyo – The Rainbow Hotel
Anybody who uses ‘ The Book ‘ might recognise this picture from p.199. I even cropped my picture to look as close to the book version as possible, consider this my homage. Though I have no idea why...
View ArticleHaikyo – Brick Kiln
Over the last couple of months Andrew and I have been slowly checking off all the sites in the book around Shiga Ken. Today we’re checking out #128 (p.185) and, as usual, without the benefit of any...
View ArticleCostumes – Random sightings
With all the haikyo and yokai blog reports some of my other topics tend to get a bit neglected – so here’s a quick fix of costumes pics for you. This is a small collection of three random costume...
View ArticleBack Soon
No updates for a couple of weeks as I’m off to the UK for my wedding! I’ll be back on the 20th and hope to have something new up by the end o the month. Later. D,
View ArticleCostumes Special – The Doctor Who Experience
I’m back! And as a special treat for you all (before I get back to blogging Japanese haikyo, yokai and costumes) here’s something decidedly English for you. I had the good fortune to be able to stop...
View ArticleHaikyo – Limestone Processing Plant
According to the book this place was in operation until a severe storm caused so much damage that the cost of repairs was too great for the owners, since then it’s just been left standing with minimal...
View ArticleThe Yokai Files – Kappa – Mummies and Movies
My original Kappa post is by far the most viewed post on this blog – so I thought I’d do a follow up for all you Kappa fans and let you know more about everybody’s favorite Japanese water imp. So...
View ArticleHaikyo – Route 303 (Part 1 – Roadside Ruins)
This will be the first of three (long overdue) haikyo updates about places I’ve come across whilst exploring my local stretch Route 303. Since about February I’ve been making irregular trip along...
View ArticleHaikyo – Route 303 (Part 2 – Lost roads and forgotten places)
Changes are like dominoes. A shift in economics can force a change of lifestyle that drives people to the cities and clears out whole villages. Building a new major road can leave old byways crumbling...
View ArticleHaikyo – Route 303 (Part 3 – The Lonely House)
So this is the third and final part of the 303 trilogy that’s taken me over a year to blog – and which probably never would have been blogged if it hadn’t been for the continued hits and comments I...
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