Continuing on from yesterday’s entry, there’s more Maruishi Cycle brilliance on show. Here is a bicycle crank featuring a kangaroo motif. This work is especially notable as it was done before World War II. Also note the kangaroo print on the pedal shaft. Pretty amazing bit of work, though the kangaroo connection remains a bit of a mystery, yet once again forms a link between Japan and Australia. Related posts: Kangaroos Have a Proud History Adorning Japanese Marushi Bicycles オーストラリアで迷子少年がカンガルーに助けられた、とCNNがいう 日本人が知っている豪先住民語 豪のクリスマス・ソング：Twelve Days of Christmas Aussie Style Trippy, the Ice Kangaroo カンガルー、イルカ、クジラなどと買い物できる低額観光キャンペーンが国の高額PRに赤面する 豪カンガルー島で動物園が激安販売中 野生カンガルーがメルボルン空港で捕まえれた 豪のクリスマス・ソング：Aussie Jingle Bells Order for Aussie-Made…
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Maruishi Cycle Ltd. is a prestigious bicycle manufacturer perhaps best-known today for its vintage models that until late in the 20th century also included penny farthings. Maruishi continues to make fine touring bikes in Japan. The company’s history dates back to 1894, though it has been Chinese-owned since 2006. Of greatest interest for Kangaeroo readers, though, is that Maruishi’s symbol throughout its history has been a kangaroo! Why Maruishi chose a kangaroo remains a mystery, though its cycles are renowned for their luggage-bearing capability, which probably goes some way toward providing an explanation. Although current Maruishi kangaroo displays appear largely…
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Samia Lila, a.k.a. ‘Goanna girl,’ is a French waitress on a working holiday visa who dragged a goanna from a New South Wales restaurant. At first, Lila thought it was a canine intruder. The goanna frightened diners. Lila then decided to grab it and drag it out. “I looked at it and thought it was a dog at first! But then I realised it was a goanna,” Lila said. Related posts: 豪メルボルン市で密かな日本酒ブーム Phantom Kangaroos! 世界中の化け物有袋類たち Australiana for Australia Day Powered by YARPP.
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Japan is a land of vending machines. You can find vending machines on just about any street corner in cities. They mainly sell beverages, but the ubiquitous machines also sell a vast array of other items, including gifts, toys, fresh eggs, rice, birth control, cigarettes, beer, costumes and even surgical masks, as shown here. Related posts: No related posts.
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Now THAT was unexpected. One minute, I was as happy as Larry, the next being rushed off in a meat wagon and now hospitalized indefinitely. Related posts: 豪キャブラリー：Spewing 豪キャブラリー：Crook 豪キャブラリー： Chunder Powered by YARPP.
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Walking along Route 246, I was surprised to look up and see the katakana script reading アースウィンド！ びっくり仰天だった！ アースis, in English, arse…or, so I thought. Arse wind, then, could only mean one thing….surely a company couldn’t have named itself after a fart? Of course it didn’t. In fact, アース is also the reading for earth. That makes Earth Wind a little easier to comprehend, even if the English is still a little awkward. Related posts: No related posts.
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Despite the icy midwinter temperature, Tokyo was gloriously sunny today. Regardless of the day, I try to walk as much as possible. Today’s reward was getting to see a gorgeous model having her photo taken! Related posts: Miranda Kerr ‘Teas Off’ as Japan’s Midsummer Santa Japan’s Favorite Aussie is Not Quite Who She Seems Powered by YARPP.
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あっという間にまた週末が終わった。 今週末、大好きな自転車をほとんど乗れなかった。土曜日の朝で約50キロを走ったが、それっきり、、、:( 今日は都心へ。基本的に和太鼓嫌いが付き合いで見ることになった。最高だった！謙虚にならなきゃ。 Related posts: No related posts.
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After many years of not blogging, a website fix inspired me to get back into it. For several years, I had been keen on photography but let that fall by the wayside, too, mainly because carrying a camera around everywhere is bloody cumbersome and I now cycle a lot, which makes me focus on reducing the volume of stuff I carry. Yesterday, though, I took my camera with me and shot a few pictures for the first time in a long while. I’m really rusty, but liked some of the results. Related posts: No related posts.
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This sign has been up in the Harajuku district of Tokyo for a long time. This is a tourist area, so it comes as a bit of a surprise. Betcha it won’t be around in 2020. Related posts: No related posts.
