Some of you know that I recently went back to America during part of summer vacation. While I was in Los Angeles, my friend Worm (it’s a nickname, don’t ask) was kind enough to take me up to see the Southern Wing of the Commemorative Air Force (CAF) at Camarillo Airport where he volunteers as [...]
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The CAF and The Japanese Zero 零式艦上戦闘機二二型
Posted in Japan, Japanese History, Travel, tagged A6M3 Type 0 Model 22, CAF, Camarillo Airport, Commemorative Air Force, constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, fighters, Japan, Japanese culture, Japanese history, Japanese Zero, Pacific War, war, World War II, WWII, WWII aircraft, Zero on August 30, 2010 | 2 Comments »
Kechien Kanjo at Koyasan, Wakayama-ken, May 2010
Posted in Japan, Japanese Culture, Travel, tagged constantine in tokyo, constantineintokyo, Japan, Japanese, Japanese culture, Japanese history, Travel on August 22, 2010 | 8 Comments »
Back in April/May, my mother came to visit me in Japan. During our trip down to Osaka, we took a ‘little’ detour into the nearby Wakayama-ken. Our destination: Koyasan (高野山). Founded in 819 by the monk Kukai (AKA Kobo Daishi), Koyasan is the world headquarters of the Koyasan Shingon sect of Buddhism. Home to approximately [...]

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