4/30/2010

GW lunch

Today is a holiday. For most people, it is the beginning of a special series of holidays in Japan, called Golden Week.



I had a friend for a lunch.



And his dog, Copernicus.

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4/29/2010

Rolling Lily

She was also delighted and feeling the real spring!






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4/26/2010

Late spring has come?

Blue sky!






Shining sun!






At last the late spring has come, though it's almost the end of April?






It must be better season for a walk from now on...

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4/25/2010

JAMBO EVENT

There was a music and show charity event held by JAMBO.






Many groups played and sang.
Some brought her blind guide dog.

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4/24/2010

Waiting for a spring

It's still very cold these days.



The weather reporter said it turned down about 18 degrees in a day!



I'm waiting for a spring, although it's almost the end of April.


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4/22/2010

Carps streamer

In May Japanese celebrates a children's day with a carp streamer.



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4/21/2010

Rabies vaccine

After that we went to a vet to have Lily a rabies vaccine.






While waing for the shot, we went around for a walk and ate the cake in a car.






"Where is mine?"






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4/19/2010

Setagaya park

Then we enjoyed a walking to the Setagaya park.






On the way to the park, we bought breads and cakes at a patisserie.






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4/18/2010

Andy cafe near Setagaya park

There is a dog cafe called 'Andy cafe' near the Setagaya park in Shimouma.




The first floor is for restaurant.



It's good.



Lily also had her own plate.


In addition it has a dog salon in the basement and a dog run on the second floor.

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4/17/2010

Snow in April

It's true.
We had snow this morning in April in Tokyo.



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Winter in April

The temperature was less than 7 degrees yesterday.
Today it will below 3 degrees and might be snow in Tokyo.






The day before yesterday, when I attended the conference,
I wore a coat but still it was cold.





What was good was that I drunk much alchohol at the Monterey Yohohama Hotel and less felt the coldness!

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4/16/2010

Roger rabit?

I met it on last Sunday.






It was walking in the park.






The keeper said it always has a strong will.






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4/15/2010

Keynote speech

Today I made a keynote speech at an international conference.



It was second time to have a speech in English, but I am not yet good at to do.



A young female student from Taiwan made an excelent presentation with her perfect English.



wmm...
I envy her.
I have to study English more.



After the conference, we had a banquet party.
It was good but English again...

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4/14/2010

Amazing story

I told that I had a Sakura rice cake at a temple.



By chance the woman selling the cake at the shop knows me and is working in the same building.

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4/12/2010

Cherry blossom road

The road was covered with the falling cherry blossom.


Probably it would be the last chance to see a cherry blossom in Tokyo.


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4/11/2010

100 year celemony garden party

This is a first time to visit a Hitachi Central Laboratory in Kokubunji.









By chance this year is a 100 year celebration of opening the laboratory.









Our friend in Stanford era invited us for the garden party.









Various kinds of events were held and we enjoyed them very much.









In the laboratory campus, there also are a lot of beautiful places. ... Indeed the Hitachi Central Lab. is one of the world's famous top level labs.!








After the event we went to Karaoke and fully enjoyed the day.

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4/10/2010

Lily's happy dessert

My wife made a dessert for me and Lily.


The left for Lily and the right for me.


Lily have to wait before she eats.



After the cue, she starts eating.


Oh, what a satisfied moment!


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4/09/2010

Too many paper works

I had too many paper works on this week.

Wrote a draft of academic paper , an annual and a decade- report, checked a patent draft, and corrected a panel design for a open house event in May.

By this morning, probably I have to prepare a brief report for the group meeting!



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4/08/2010

Lily and Sakura

She also enjoys it!




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4/07/2010

Sakura rice cake

Eating a rice cake under the cherry blossom is also a good Japanese tradition.






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4/06/2010

Lunch at the park

And even day time, I enjoyed it...




Having a party again

On Sunday.




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4/04/2010

Full bloom

At the Kinuta park








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4/03/2010

Cherry blossom drinking

Today is a very good day to enjoy cherry blossoms.



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