• Japanese Kangaroos

    Nurturing the Soul

    British Poet Laureate Alfred Austin once wrote, “To nurture a garden is to feed not just on the body, but the soul.” Kangaeroo is getting to find that out. Gardening never really meant much to Kangaeroo, other than getting dragged out of bed as a youth on Saturday mornings to mow the bloody lawn with an antiquated, run-down Victa lawnmower. Never the most energetic or enthusiastic of people at the best of times, the onerous task colored Kangaeroo’s views on gardening for decades, despite all family members showing a penchant and delight for gardening. Having spent the vast majority of those aforementioned decades…

  • Roo-ing the Day

    Rufus the Couch Kanga

    Rufus is an orphaned kangaroo that loves lying on the couch. He’s on Instagram. And he’s got his own website (selling plenty of merch!) Related posts: Give Me, Give Me チョコレート! Fantastic Flowers! Amazing Alex’s Aussie Oasis in Tokyo’s Tama Kangaroo Cooking…Roo Meat: It’s Tasty if Ya Cook It! Beauty, Athleticism Driving Boom in Sales of Kangaroo Meat in Japanese Convenience Stores Bloody Beauty! Back on the Bike! 憎むのが大好きだった「反豪」豪州人の最後の別れ Kangaeroo.com Kit Dares to Dazzle! Packing a Roo in the Days of Pac-Man Macropod Music and Getting Sentimental Over Kangaroos in Japan Powered by YARPP.

  • Strine Tucker

    Smashing Smashed Avo!

    Kangaeroo was extremely fortunate to get to pig out on Aussie food while surrounded by kangaroos and koalas, all in the east of Tokyo! Restaurant Ensemble on the second floor of Tokyo East Side Hotel Kaie has been holding an Oceanian Cuisine Fair as part of its World Buffet Dinner series since April 1, 2022, and it will draw to a close on June 30, 2022. The food was fantastic, featuring such menu items as smashed avo, baked whitehead, roast lamb with rosemary sauce, fish & chips, whitebait fritters and chicken parma, all available in unlimited quantities. Desserts were also…

  • Strine Sports

    Shattered! Bye-Bye Belladonna

    Calling Belladonna the love of my life would be going a bit too far. But only a tiny smidgen. And she is waaaay up there. But, the beautiful Belladonna is gone. A cracked frame means this carbon bike is now an accident waiting to happen. She is irreparable. And it happened the very day after finally being given an all-clear to ride again following illness and injury that have been another plague to cope with since January. Despondent is not the word. But I cannot thank this beautiful bike enough for the sheer, unadulterated joys she gave me. She has…

  • Unknown Nichigo

    Spring Has Finally Sprung

    Almost as though on cue, probably the most delightful time of the year in Japan–May, when it’s warm, dry, sunny and with the longest hours of daylight–has been generally bleak and glim by its usual standards in 2022. This year has been subjected a bit to the rule of law: Murphy’s Law, unfortunately. Still, amid a global pandemic when the vast majority of people around the world are feeling the pinch in some way or another, there have also been plenty of blessings. When the sun finally started showing its face with a bit of consistency as May drew to…

  • Strine Sports

    Enough Of The Cold, Already!

    May weather is generally the best of the year in Tokyo, by Kangaeroo’s reckoning, and though it looks like it’s gonna shape that way, it would be nice to say “bye” to the cold until at least the late autumn. The first weekday of May greeted early risers with a delightful sunrise over the Tama River. Rain started falling around midday the previous day, rendering riding as a bit too tough., The rain persisted overnight and into the early hours of the morning. The forecast was for the weather to clear and become sunny by the end of the day.…

  • Unknown Nichigo

    Fantastic Flowers!

    Blessed with great company, brilliant sunshine and time, Kangaeroo got to enjoy the unexpected pleasure of HANA BIYORI. HANA BIYORI is a new type of botanical garden that forms part of the sprawling entertainment complex centered around Yomiuriland in the Tokyo suburb of Inagi. HANA BIYORI was a delight simply to see all the vibrant spring flowers in bloom in a pretty park with lots of greenery, water and the occasional spectacular view. The site also has a magnificent projection mapping show on the half-hour every hour during operation. Also on site are stores with some interesting house plants on…

  • Strine Sports

    Bloody Beauty! Back on the Bike!

    After months of near inactivity, Kangaeroo was finally able to indulge regularly in the pursuit that brings probably the greatest pleasure in life: cycling! So far, 2022 has been a series of calamities in terms of cycling, starting with poor weather then moving on to poor equipment, poor health and poor luck! But things slowly slotted back into place and have finally allowed for a week on the bike that is as good as it gets now! And some of the results were stupendous, as can be seen in the gallery. What sheer delight! Related posts: Give Me, Give Me…

  • Strine

    Give Me, Give Me チョコレート!

     元気がなくて、めちゃくちゃへこんでいるし、怒りが治まらない!  これまでの経験によると、こういう時にどんな薬より最も効果的な対応策が何といっても「チョコレート」である!  しかし、暴食ってあまり良くないので、目で食べるという選択をし、気分転換を祈っています。  以前、イタリアで見かけたチョコレート市場の思い出のギャラリーだ。一生忘れられない! Related posts: 砂漠のド真中にあるビール大好きなクジラ Aussies Exposed to Radiation in Japan – 65 Years Ago 「強盗殺人」なのにBig Thingsを含めて豪がNed Kellyを称える理由は何だ? オージーボールが日本でビールCMに起用されたことを知っていたか? チョコで作られたガーデンがメルボルンに出来た Gobful, give a・怒る Fleeing Kangas Give Japanese Drivers a Roo-ed Shock (Aussie) Black Swans Give (Japanese) Koi Fish a Decent Feed Australia Day賛否両論 「国家を静止するレース」:競馬のための祝日 Powered by YARPP.

  • Japanese Kangaroos - Unknown Nichigo

    A Slice of Oz Enchantment

    Somewhere in the backblocks of Tokyo’s Tama district, there’s a little Aussie enchantment at work. It could be coming from this jen, who stands about 1 meter high. She’s nestled in among the bark and grevillias. Her joey is enjoying the ride. And they’re lit up at night. 東京多摩地区裏のある所に、オーストラリアの小さなな魔法場所がある。 由来が約1メートルもある身長のこの雌カンガルーにあるかな? バークとロベスタの中に寄り添っている。 子カンガルーも楽しく同乗している。 そして、夜になるとライトアップされます。 Kangaroo Corner Koala Colony Related posts: Tour de Kagoshima-Kyoto Day -1A: Tama Hills to Haneda AFL – Modern Australia’s Religion and Failed Proselytizing in Japan Full “Boar” Straya! 豪のクリスマス・ソング:Six White Boomers Nissan Bluebird Oozui: When Australia (Briefly) Exported Cars to Japan Aussie Deli…cious!!! Not Authentic Aussie but…