tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-63960904320179460502024-03-18T21:48:14.490+09:00Nihon ArekoreΠερί Ιαπωνίας/On Japan/日本に就いてΓρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.comBlogger7842125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-53004885054452964132024-03-18T21:44:00.000+09:002024-03-18T21:44:01.484+09:00(3094) Nagano #8: Coffee break<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53594088667/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03123_Monkey_cafe_1_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03123_Monkey_cafe_1_100_cl" height="267" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53594088667_8eb34f6c97_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">A little before the monkey park entrance. And it is the last place to get a cup of coffee before you enter the park. </span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53595283214/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03123_Monkey_cafe_2_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03123_Monkey_cafe_2_100_cl" height="340" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53595283214_b12dcf95ec_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And the shop's logo is of course what you would expect. (Incidentally, the shop had a very good apple pie that we had for breakfast the next day.)</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of these pictures both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-32143919655283752742024-03-18T21:41:00.002+09:002024-03-18T21:41:40.265+09:00(3094) Ναγκάνο #8: Στάση για καφέ<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53594088667/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03123_Monkey_cafe_1_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03123_Monkey_cafe_1_100_cl" height="267" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53594088667_8eb34f6c97_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Λίγο πριν την είσοδο του πάρκου με τις μαϊμούδες. Και είναι και το τελευταίο μέρος που υπάρχει για καφέ πριν μπεις. </span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53595283214/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03123_Monkey_cafe_2_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03123_Monkey_cafe_2_100_cl" height="340" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53595283214_b12dcf95ec_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Και το λογότυπο του μαγαζιού είναι βεβαίως αυτό που φαντάζεται κανείς. (Παρεμπιπτόντως το μαγαζί είχε μια πολύ καλή μηλόπιτα που τη φάγαμε για πρωινό την επόμενη μέρα!)</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για τις ίδιες φωτογραφίες σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-8610953264254604062024-03-15T21:11:00.005+09:002024-03-15T21:11:31.320+09:00(3093) Nagano #7: and at some point you get near the park...<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53589289799/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03122_Snow_Monkey_sign_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03122_Snow_Monkey_sign_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53589289799_d746795522_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...with the monkeys. And come across a controversy regarding their spelling. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-84632005308940279002024-03-15T21:08:00.002+09:002024-03-15T21:08:40.772+09:00(3093) Ναγκάνο #7: και κάποια στιγμή πλησιάζεις στο πάρκο... <div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53589289799/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03122_Snow_Monkey_sign_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03122_Snow_Monkey_sign_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53589289799_d746795522_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">... με τις μαϊμούδες. Και αντιμετωπίζεις μια διαφωνία σε σχέση με το πώς γράφονται. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-85055985113707734212024-03-14T23:00:00.000+09:002024-03-14T23:00:05.304+09:00(3092) Nagano #6: and the town<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53586807261/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03121_Snow_Monkey_town_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03121_Snow_Monkey_town_100_cl" height="400" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53586807261_de57e5d294_w.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The whole town (which is called Yamanouchi/山ノ内 -literally: in the mountains) is taking the matter of the monkeys very seriously. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-69517002208824495142024-03-14T22:57:00.003+09:002024-03-14T22:57:43.086+09:00(3092) Ναγκάνο #6: και η πόλη<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53586807261/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03121_Snow_Monkey_town_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03121_Snow_Monkey_town_100_cl" height="400" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53586807261_de57e5d294_w.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Όλη η πόλη (η οποία λέγεται Γιαμανοούτσι/山ノ内 --κυριολεκτικά: μέσα στα βουνά) αντιμετωπίζει το θέμα των μαϊμούδων πολύ σοβαρά. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-68567135879452765922024-03-13T18:52:00.002+09:002024-03-13T18:52:50.596+09:00(3091) Nagano #5: the other station<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53583949902/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03120_Snow_Monkey_Station_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03120_Snow_Monkey_Station_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53583949902_4d25fc0189_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And of course Yudanaka station too doesn't leave much room for doubt about the reason you are there. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-65390071943230962892024-03-13T18:48:00.009+09:002024-03-13T18:48:55.614+09:00(3091) Ναγκάνο #5: ο άλλος σταθμός<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53583949902/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03120_Snow_Monkey_Station_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03120_Snow_Monkey_Station_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53583949902_4d25fc0189_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Και βεβαίως ο σταθμός του Γιουντανάκα, επίσης δεν αφήνει αμφιβολίες για το γιατί βρίσκεσαι εκεί. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-5566219573409611052024-03-12T21:15:00.006+09:002024-03-12T21:23:03.384+09:00(3090) Nagano #4: the train<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53583313835/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_1_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_1_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53583313835_0c5ecd03aa_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Since it is going to the monkeys, the train is called "Snow Monkey Express"...</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53581997712/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_2_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_2_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53581997712_1662e952d2_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...and even the driver has a small monkey on the dashboard so there won't be any doubt...</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53583090113/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_3_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_3_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53583090113_26794bb037_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...as if the other monkey on the side leaves any room for doubt.</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53582866291/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_4_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_4_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53582866291_4ba418d59d_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">And because the Japanese cannot resist a pun, the train's reserved room is called "Spa Saloon" but written "Spa 猿~ん" because "猿" means "monkey" and is read "saru" which in Japanese is the same as "salu".</span></p>
<p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of these pictures both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p><div style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><br /></div><p></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-52230113664440906932024-03-12T21:11:00.003+09:002024-03-12T21:22:51.135+09:00(3090) Ναγκάνο #4: το τρένο <div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53583313835/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_1_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_1_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53583313835_0c5ecd03aa_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;"> Αφού πηγαίνει στις μαϊμούδες, το τρένο λέγεται "Snow Monkey Express"...</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53581997712/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_2_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_2_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53581997712_1662e952d2_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...και ακόμα και ο οδηγός έχει μια μικρή μαϊμού στο ταμπλό για να μην υπάρχει αμφιβολία...</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53583090113/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_3_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_3_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53583090113_26794bb037_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...λες και η άλλη μαϊμού στο πλάι αφήνει περιθώρια για αμφιβολίες.</span></p>
<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53582866291/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_4_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03119_Snow_Monkey_Express_4_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53582866291_4ba418d59d_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Και επειδή οι Ιάπωνες δεν μπορούν να αντισταθούν στα λογοπαίγνια, το ρεζερβέ κουπέ του τρένου λέγεται "Σπα Σαλούν" (Spa Saloon) αλλά γραμμένο "Spa 猿~ん" διότι "猿" σημαίνει "μαϊμού" και διαβάζεται "σάρου" το οποίο στα ιαπωνικά είναι το ίδιο με το "σάλου".</span></p>
<span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 110%;">(Για τις ίδιες φωτογραφίες σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το<a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;"> σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span><div style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-45493681845396233832024-03-11T22:37:00.003+09:002024-03-11T22:37:22.852+09:00(3089) Nagano #3: the pass<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53579815662/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03118_Nagano_snow_monkey_pass_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03118_Nagano_snow_monkey_pass_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53579815662_82e9a1aae7_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">One reason we went to Nagano instead of any other hot spring town/onsen (温泉) is because there is there a park with monkeys of the Japanese macaque species (aka "nihon-zaru" or ニ ホ ン ザ ル/ 日本猿). The park is quite popular so there is a special ticket for the train that takes you from Nagano to Yudanaka (湯田中), the closest station to it, for the bus that takes you to the park's entrance and for the park itself --the ticket is good for two days and you can use it as many times as you want. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-69812713858417476452024-03-11T22:33:00.007+09:002024-03-11T22:33:48.101+09:00(3089) Ναγκάνο #3: το πάσο <div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53579815662/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03118_Nagano_snow_monkey_pass_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03118_Nagano_snow_monkey_pass_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53579815662_82e9a1aae7_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ένας λόγος που πήγαμε στο Ναγκάνο και όχι σε κάποια άλλη λουτρόπολη/ονσέν (温泉) είναι επειδή εκεί υπάρχει ένα πάρκο με μαϊμούδες του είδους "ιαπωνικός μακάκος" ή νιχόν-ζάρου (ニ ホ ン ザ ル/ 日本猿). Το οποίο πάρκο είναι αρκετά δημοφιλές ώστε να υπάρχει ειδικό εισιτήριο για το τρένο που σε πάει από το Ναγκάνο στο Γιουντανάκα (湯田中), τον κοντινότερο σταθμό, για το λεωφορείο που σε πάει ως την είσοδο του πάρκου και για το ίδιο το πάρκο --το εισιτήριο είναι δύο ημερών και μπορείς να το χρησιμοποιήσεις όσες φορές θέλεις. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-91200874151058736682024-03-08T23:53:00.005+09:002024-03-08T23:53:47.856+09:00(3088) Nagano #2: the station's staff<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53574927166/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03117_Nagano_station_floor_polisher_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03117_Nagano_station_floor_polisher_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53574927166_8ce324e603_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The second thing you see (or at least the second thing we saw) is this gentleman polishing the floors. Which I guess is happening in Tokyo stations too but not in the middle of the day.</span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-6336717839285563602024-03-08T23:52:00.001+09:002024-03-08T23:52:05.315+09:00(3088) Ναγκάνο #2: το προσωπικό του σταθμού<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53574927166/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03117_Nagano_station_floor_polisher_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03117_Nagano_station_floor_polisher_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53574927166_8ce324e603_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><script async="" charset="utf-8" src="//embedr.flickr.com/assets/client-code.js"></script><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Το δεύτερο πράγμα που βλέπεις (ή που είδαμε εμείς τουλάχιστον) είναι αυτός ο κύριος που γυαλίζει τα πατώματα. Το οποίο φαντάζομαι ότι συμβαίνει και στους σταθμούς του Τόκιο αλλά όχι μέρα-μεσημέρι. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-63161271326374370342024-03-07T23:48:00.004+09:002024-03-08T00:21:13.573+09:00(3087) Nagano #1: the station<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53573018419/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03116_Nagano_station_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03116_Nagano_station_100_cl" height="267" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53573018419_4beba1d4d6_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">The first (OK, almost the first) thing you see in Nagano (長野) station is the reminder that this is an Olympic city --Japan's third after Tokyo and Hok</span><span style="font-family: arial;">k</span><span style="font-family: arial; font-size: 110%;">aido's Sapporo. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-47254135379055392482024-03-07T23:47:00.002+09:002024-03-07T23:47:09.392+09:00(3087) Ναγκάνο #1: ο σταθμός <div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53573018419/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03116_Nagano_station_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03116_Nagano_station_100_cl" height="267" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53573018419_4beba1d4d6_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Το πρώτο (ΟΚ, σχεδόν το πρώτο) πράγμα που βλέπεις στον σταθμό του Ναγκάνο (長野), είναι η υπενθύμιση ότι πρόκειται για ολυμπιακή πόλη --την τρίτη της Ιαπωνίας, μετά το Τόκιο και το Σαπόρο στο Χοκάιντο. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-9728509594667904492024-03-04T23:25:00.001+09:002024-03-04T23:25:29.265+09:00(3086) Dr. Dinosaur: The return<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53567396649/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03115_Return_of_Dr_Dino_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03115_Return_of_Dr_Dino_100_cl" height="267" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53567396649_b8280fc3bb_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">An old friend of ours, <a href="https://japanarekore.blogspot.com/2023/12/3022-ross-geller-would-be-jealous.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Dr. Dinosaur</span></a> (Kyoryu Hakase/恐竜博士) is advertising again Fukui and its dinosauric attractions, this time at the Shinagawa station. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Incidentally, tomorrow and the day after there won't be a Nihon Arekore because we'll be out of Tokyo. I am sure there will be pictures about it, though!</span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p><div style="text-align: justify;"><br /></div>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-64573595453244233272024-03-04T23:21:00.004+09:002024-03-04T23:21:30.533+09:00(3086) Δρ. Δεινόσαυρος: Η επιστροφή <div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53567396649/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03115_Return_of_Dr_Dino_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03115_Return_of_Dr_Dino_100_cl" height="267" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53567396649_b8280fc3bb_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Ένας παλιός μας γνώριμος, ο <a href="https://japanarekore.blogspot.com/2023/12/3022.html" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">Δρ. Δεινόσαυρος</span></a> (Κιόριου Χάκασε/恐竜博士) διαφημίζει και πάλι το Φουκούι και τα δεινοσαυρικά του αξιοθέατα, αυτή τη φορά στον σταθμνό της Σιναγκάουα.</span></p>
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</p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">Παρεμπιπτόντως, αύριο και μεθαύριο δε θα έχει Nihon Arekore γιατί θα λείπουμε εκτός Τόκιο. Είμαι σίγουρος ότι θα υπάρξουν φωτογραφίες σχετικά, πάντως!</span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p><p></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-48367003176662266732024-03-01T20:28:00.004+09:002024-03-01T20:28:35.991+09:00(3085) And so as not to forget where we are...<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53561097528/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03114_Ozeki_disaster_prevention_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03114_Ozeki_disaster_prevention_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53561097528_727cca57b5_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...in one of the neighborhood supermarkets: offers in stuff you buy to have in your disaster preparation kit and next to them, the evacuation map for the case of a big earthquake. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-61105045232686556882024-03-01T20:26:00.004+09:002024-03-01T20:26:43.592+09:00(3085) Και για να μην ξεχνάμε πού βρισκόμαστε...<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53561097528/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03114_Ozeki_disaster_prevention_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03114_Ozeki_disaster_prevention_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53561097528_727cca57b5_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...σε ένα από τα σούπερ-μάρκετ της γειτονιάς: προσφορές σε είδη που αγοράζεις για να έχεις στο κιτ προετοιμασίες για φυσικές καταστροφές και δίπλα, ο χάρτης εκκένωσης στην περίπτωση μεγάλου σεισμού. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-850783611393605572024-02-29T23:12:00.004+09:002024-02-29T23:12:24.855+09:00(3084) This is how...<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53559071021/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03113_Edo_toilet_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03113_Edo_toilet_100_cl" height="320" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53559071021_b2a980d73e_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...toilets must had been in the Edo Period (1600-1868) --here, from Toyosu Senkyaku Banrai (豊洲千客万来) an Edo-themed complex with shops, restaurants and a spa in Toyosu, next to the new wholesale fish market.</span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-42507120215385945092024-02-29T23:11:00.000+09:002024-02-29T23:11:00.861+09:00(3084) Κάπως έτσι...<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53559071021/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03113_Edo_toilet_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03113_Edo_toilet_100_cl" height="320" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53559071021_b2a980d73e_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...θα ήταν οι τουαλέτες την περίοδο Έντο (1600-1868) --εδώ στο Τογιόσου Σενκιάκου Μπανράι (豊洲千客万来) ένα εμπορικό κέντρο με εστιατόρια και σπα και με θέμα το Έντο στο Τογιόσου, δίπλα στην καινούρια ψαραγορά χοντρικής. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-18979010847601605422024-02-28T18:24:00.002+09:002024-02-28T18:24:15.833+09:00(3083) One more of those signs...<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53557300188/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03112_Hiring_sumo_wrestlers_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03112_Hiring_sumo_wrestlers_100_cl" height="400" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53557300188_e6d4f7b5df_w.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...you can only see in Japan: we are hiring ex-sumo wrestlers --it is a restaurant serving chanko-nabe/ちゃんこ鍋, the soup sumo wrestlers eat. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-45244012727486201022024-02-28T18:10:00.005+09:002024-02-28T18:10:33.571+09:00(3083) Μια ακόμα από εκείνες τις ταμπέλες...<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53557300188/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03112_Hiring_sumo_wrestlers_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03112_Hiring_sumo_wrestlers_100_cl" height="400" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53557300188_e6d4f7b5df_w.jpg" width="300" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...που μπορεί να δει κανείς μόνο στην Ιαπωνία: ψάχνουμε για να προσλάβουμε πρώην παλαιστές σούμο --πρόκειται για εστιατόριο που σερβίρει τσάνκο νάμπε/ちゃんこ鍋, τη σούπα που τρώνε οι παλαιστές σούμο.</span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(Για την ίδια φωτογραφία σε μεγαλύτερο μέγεθος και σε μαυρόασπρη εκδοχή, δείτε το <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">σετ «Japan Arekore» στο Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-6396090432017946050.post-11393928790271585602024-02-27T19:50:00.001+09:002024-02-27T19:50:06.216+09:00(3082) At the counter window of a bank...<div style="text-align: center;"><a data-flickr-embed="true" href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/53555538930/" title="Nihon_Arekore_03111_Police_dolls_bank_100_cl"><img alt="Nihon_Arekore_03111_Police_dolls_bank_100_cl" height="300" src="https://live.staticflickr.com/65535/53555538930_9d4bdc6bd2_w.jpg" width="400" /></a></div><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">...two dolls from the branch of the police specialized in financial crime, are reminding us to be careful of frauds that are usually targeting the elderly. </span></p><p style="font-size: 110%; text-align: justify;"><span style="font-family: arial;">(For a bigger version of this picture both in color and black and white, check my <a href="https://www.flickr.com/photos/grigorismiliaresis/albums/72157629638865809" target="_blank"><span style="color: red;">"Japan Arekore" set on Flickr</span></a>).</span></p>Γρηγόρης A. Μηλιαρέσηςhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/16527828593350413113noreply@blogger.com0