tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post4938839734944842193..comments2023-12-20T23:37:21.297+09:00Comments on Taniwa: My neighborhoodTanyahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00858446371419879296noreply@blogger.comBlogger17125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-41578169081609182342008-11-11T02:56:00.000+09:002008-11-11T02:56:00.000+09:00Wow! That is something. No street signs or house...Wow! That is something. No street signs or house numbers. So very interesting.Karenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/15438742462644374831noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-50655396569131668462008-11-07T10:55:00.000+09:002008-11-07T10:55:00.000+09:00One centralized location on the block to put the t...One centralized location on the block to put the trash seems so much more sensible than every house having a huge rolling bin that we have to store out of sight. The bins are enormous and are picked up and emptied using an articulated arm on the garbage truck. Oh, yes, I really want to hear the trash bin stories....<br><br>Without street signs I would go out one day on errands and never be heard from again. How do they manage in large cities?<br><br>Your house is charming!The Calico Quilterhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01772374749065425388noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-79994962334269206012008-11-07T06:41:00.000+09:002008-11-07T06:41:00.000+09:00I found it rather interesting while in Japan tryin...I found it rather interesting while in Japan trying to find places. A challenge to say the least, but love traveling in Japan.<br>The garbage rules might be something that would help here in the USA....maybe we all wouldn't be so wasteful. :>( Just a thought!artfilstitchhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09346672669089083065noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-37632082303106493412008-11-06T17:59:00.000+09:002008-11-06T17:59:00.000+09:00Dear Taniwa San,Thankyou so much for writing your ...Dear Taniwa San,Thankyou so much for writing your blog. I was lucky enough to have lived in Japan for three years (I am English) and loved every moment of it. I read your blog and feel 'homesick'! Please keep posting about the wonderful 'everyday' things. I cherish those posts as I know too well about what you show. You are my last contact with Japan. Thankyou from the bottom of my heart. p.s. I also learnt to quilt whilst there and loved all the wonderful craft/fabric shops.Suenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-83905359681360379462008-11-06T15:07:00.000+09:002008-11-06T15:07:00.000+09:00It must be nice to be hard to find, I like the lo...It must be nice to be hard to find, I like the look of your home it looks very rural. I was interested to see you use the word 'garbage' I thought it was called 'trash' in America.Pennie and Davidhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09654754292396033261noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-87700948239983346712008-11-06T09:50:00.000+09:002008-11-06T09:50:00.000+09:00Amazing!! I too am directionally challenged. I get...Amazing!! I too am directionally challenged. I get lost very easily anywhere. I would have a very hard time finding my way around there.Juliehttp://www.blogger.com/profile/18379439921083262796noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-67050921488581381622008-11-06T08:23:00.000+09:002008-11-06T08:23:00.000+09:00Tanya, I second all the other comments and i want ...Tanya, I second all the other comments and i want to hear "another story" about the garbage situation. I can't tell you how interesting I find the local customs of other places. My daughter lived in Kiev, Ukraine for a year and it was so interesting to learn their local customs.BrendaLouhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09611007122517409941noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-62353878799878081292008-11-06T02:32:00.000+09:002008-11-06T02:32:00.000+09:00What a pretty house you live in! It looks charmi...What a pretty house you live in! It looks charming. I don't know how you get around without signs... for the "directionally challenged" that would be a nightmare!Caronhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14781676744921488854noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-78760425262461833262008-11-06T00:20:00.000+09:002008-11-06T00:20:00.000+09:00My daughter showed me a picture of a street corner...My daughter showed me a picture of a street corner and I did notice the absence of signs. I asked her how the signage worked and she said she didn't see any signs. I thought she wasn't being observant, because there couldn't possibly really be an absence of signs!<br>Love the mirror idea though; there are several streets here where I would love to have a mirror.Shastahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03290945204269323129noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-59346343328285599442008-11-05T20:33:00.000+09:002008-11-05T20:33:00.000+09:00Isn't it wonderful that, even with Starbucks a...Isn't it wonderful that, even with Starbucks and McDonald's cropping up over the world, and so many shopping centres starting to look the same, there are still so many differences in different parts of the world. Vive la difference!Amandahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00459871513482076398noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-81421189627164969522008-11-05T16:06:00.000+09:002008-11-05T16:06:00.000+09:00So much more like England than the US - you see th...So much more like England than the US - you see the mirrors all over the place here too. However we do have street names visible in most places to give everyone a clue :o)anne bebbingtonhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/08352283065863856112noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-42222662790985942312008-11-05T13:09:00.000+09:002008-11-05T13:09:00.000+09:00My sense of direction is not great at the best of ...My sense of direction is not great at the best of times so I think I would be well and truly lost in your neighborhood!!!Chocolate Cathttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16758804274742132690noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-77043159126070085532008-11-05T12:17:00.000+09:002008-11-05T12:17:00.000+09:00Wow! That is so different...and i thought being a ...Wow! That is so different...and i thought being a mailman here is tough! lolLaurahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04602373413493855920noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-24630443957955751602008-11-05T10:32:00.000+09:002008-11-05T10:32:00.000+09:00I am definitely lost! lolI am definitely lost! lolJanet Chttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01585895739280590059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-77846234628654905382008-11-05T10:13:00.000+09:002008-11-05T10:13:00.000+09:00I would be lost forever with the absence of signs ...I would be lost forever with the absence of signs and numbers.Connie Whttp://www.blogger.com/profile/17272409521175383110noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-89761984171265938652008-11-05T09:20:00.000+09:002008-11-05T09:20:00.000+09:00I think I'd get lost near the tunnel and you w...I think I'd get lost near the tunnel and you would have to come and find me!!!!Tracey in CThttp://www.blogger.com/profile/01172273610231927352noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-36822513.post-23264655733580145592008-11-05T09:12:00.000+09:002008-11-05T09:12:00.000+09:00My goodness - odd!My goodness - odd!Elaine Adairhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/14664504842156046995noreply@blogger.com