Month: March 2009

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Jisaboke

I’m just back from another Japan trip – my 14th – and I have the jisaboke something bad.

Jisaboke means jetlag in Japanese, but I’m informed that it actually translates more entertainingly as “time difference stupidity,” which actually is far more descriptive of what’s going on in my head right now. I’m finding it increasingly difficult to concentrate on anything without epic quantities of caffeine.

Still, I had a great time and got to do some really interesting stuff I hadn’t done before.

Daibutsu of Kamakura
Daibutsu of Kamakura
Hachimon temple in Kamakura
Hachimon temple in Kamakura
A kusari doi or rain chain
A 'kusari doi' or rain chain
Japanese curry, with sprouting genmai brown rice and tofu age or fried tofu. Yum!
Japanese curry, with sprouting genmai brown rice and tofu age or fried tofu. Yum!
Inoshima Island at sunset
Inoshima Island at sunset
Japanese garden at Narita Temple
Japanese garden at Narita Temple