View 35 from Utagawa Hiroshige's 53 Tokaido Views Series

A present-day view (Wikipedia) from Toyokawa, Aichi Prefecture.

I know what it is, but what's it called?

This is a meteorological data collection station, and you may have come across a few in your day in Japan.

Rendered in English, it's the "100 Leaf Box", or 百葉箱 (hyakuyoubako) in Japanese.

Lyrical name for a box containing remote weather monitoring apparatus.



 

Summer Cycling: Castle to Castle

This summer (August 1-2) several cycling mates and I will be riding from the castle town of Tsuruoka, Yamagata, to Aizu Wakamatsu, Fukushima, itself a castle town (hence the ride's moniker).

Should you be interested in joining us for this event, Japan's first ever brevet not geared toward road cyclists, please see here.

Deleted Posts, Self-censorship

Criticism of the current administration's position regarding Japan's wartime past has caused more than one outspoken academic considerable grief.

With an application for a university instructorship pending, I thought it wise to remove certain recent posts.

I desperately need the job.

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