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Guitarist
She can play the guitar too ! Well, not really, but she really enjoyed it :D
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Fresh Fish Treat
Jogashima is also well known for its harbour, fish market and excellent sea food !
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Ramen Lover
Always a feast at our favourite Ramen place :)
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Shichigosan
Celebrating Naoko’s Shichigosan at Tokyo Daijingu :) Shichi-Go-San (七五三, lit. “Seven-Five-Three”) is a traditional rite of passage and festival day in Japan for three- and seven-year-old girls and three- and five-year-old boys, held annually on November 15 to celebrate the growth and well-being of young children. As it is not a national holiday, it is ...
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Happy Halloween
Happy Halloween from Zombie Naoko (who was playing stupid while queueing at Disneyland).
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Japanese Drawing
A 6 years old drawing a sweet potato – Japanese style !
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Birthday Girl
Cannot believe she turned 6 already !
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Fascinating Captain
Commuting with JR in Tokyo can be fascinating (and not only for a 5 years old as pictured above). There is often a large glass at the back of the driving cabin, allowing passengers to see what’s happening in the cabin, as well as the train tracks.
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Pinwheel Play
Playing with a pinwheel that a grandpa made her in a park. That grandpa was a genius, he was entertaining a flock of kids with his gimmicks.
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Sashimi Lover
Eating Sashimis in Kagurazaka.
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Je Boude
Pretending to be upset for… for… I don’t even remember, probably something quite meaningless as often with kids :) I just love the colours that the 50mm/f1.2L produces : as always, this is straight from the camera – quite nice, don’t you think ?
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Goldorak
Goldorak has now replaced Buzz Lightyear as her favourite toy. The Digital Age allows me to share with my daughter the very same cartoons I watched as a kid ! We must be the first generation able to enjoy that possibility. By the way I found this old toy in Nakano for ¥3,000 only, a ...
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Drawing in the Shadows
On a sunny day in Shinjuku Gyoen : plenty of old women drawing while their male counter-parts are more inclined to practise their photographic skills. My daughter favours the formers for interacting :D
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Le Chapeau de Naoko
Naoko with her hat on Sunday. Lovely series :)
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Danish Rings
At Mermaid Café in Kagurazaka. Now that I am writing this, I realise why the Mermaid !
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Pitchounette
Difficult to take serious photos of her when she’s aware of being photographed :-)
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Playing
I personally prefer playing games in English but for the little one I switched the system to French so that we can both play and have fun :D On the subject of XBox, the Youtube “app” is quite disappointing, no HD + content restriction makes me wonder… WTF Microsoft and Google !? Why making it ...
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Skiing Naoko
Naoko enjoying her second year in beautiful Niseko. They broadcast some music on the ski tracks, so that’s why she also dances :D
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Back in Tokyo
Back in Tokyo after 4 wonderful days of skiing and snowboarding in Hokkaido. Probably going to take us a week to recover from awfully aching muscles ! So in the coming week, stay tuned for more pictures of Niseko and apologies in advance if you don’t like snow, food and skiing… :D
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Snow Fun
Preparing something…
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Black Egg
A trip to Owakudani would not be complete without eating a black egg or kurotamago (黒タマゴ), the world most famous egg, which expands your longevity by 7 years ! Unfortunately, the path to the boiling crater was closed due to heavy snow and ice, so just some photos of someone enjoying eating them :-)