Gay Marriage 同性愛者の結婚 5/26/09

5/26/09 Market street San Francisco. Protest march for the Gay Marriage














Gay Marriage Protest




San Francisco is said to gay Mecca, people emigrated in search of freedom all over the US and world.

An area called Castro district, had been to see gay people, When I went back now, people who are gay, lived across the border of Castro, Noi Valley, Mission District they do you live as well. Meaning they are more and more gay people living in San Francisco. They live in San Francisco many other areas of course. Gay people put the rainbow flag at their apartment standing so, you know immediately they are living there. Many of gay men are the skinhead, macho, so you know. Even if they are cool looking, do not love them because they are not interested in women.

That is okay.

The problem is that now about gay marriage legislation. Mayor of San Francisco is gay tolerance, the mayor admitted at once but, a devout Christian Schwarzenegger "No!" Or the law was abundant. It is also confusing people recognized previously been married or even just a good or a thumbs down. Basically, what it is controversial is they cannot have children. After all the gay couples, who live together, adopt foster children, and the even if they are not already married, so a lot of couples already married with children, so, it felt like that it is already clear about that. Perhaps those who read the Bible would say unreasonable things in the Bible.

It is in 5 / 26, the day I arrived in San Francisco, Market street, saying, on the prop 8, "We all deserve the freedom to marry" so I took pictures of that protest photos I took pictures. And while I like the countryside, if I see such protest, or I would rather go on bloody chase taking photos, or walking with them (whatever unti social protests), and calling crying together.

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Visiting Teacher at Jizo Peace Center

Here I was jointed as a teacher at the Jizo Peace Center at Pine Mountain at Souther California from my experience supporting the director Ruth Handy for her organization.

Please see more detail in the link.
Visiting Teacher at Jizo Peace Center

Street Musician at Market street, 8/23/09

Taken on 8/23/09.

Street Musician

Here is street musician at Market street in San Francisco. They come with no license to sell or play, but they play good music. 

National Museum of Ethnology, Feb, 12, 2009

National Museum of Ethnology, Osaka, Japan At the commemorate organization for the Japan world expo, 70'. Visited on February, 12, 2009. Picnicking and visiting museum.

Taiyou no Tou, Artist, Taro Okamoto, Tomoe

Taiyou no Tou, Alex

National Museum of Ethnology, and Alex

A Totem pole from Alaska. (Was it ok to bring out there?)

I like the back side of the statue. I think the sun's face is kind of cute. (^_~)

Wakayama, 1/29/09

Photos from Jun, 2009.
These are photos of the trip to Wakayama.

We travelled to Shikoku Island from Osaka half round of Shikoku, ride overnight ship from Kobe and down to Kochi on a first day. Traveling to East on a local train by the ocean and stay at Umazi Onsen. And the second day, we going along Muroto Cape, and traveled on a bus and train, took ship back to Wakayama from Tokuchima city.

We are expecting to get back in 3 days (one night staying at a hotel, but we were traveling slow, and we ended up staying at Wakayama. I had much chance to took Alex on top of the Kochi castle the day before, so I took him to Wakayama castle which there is a museum inside a castle.

Entrance bridge

entrance way

Osaka Nanko ( Osaka Bay area) May, 2009

"Osaka or Asobo" Nanko Art Tour.

Photos and links.






























Osaka Nanko

Nako Tour
click here, or click on the photo below.




Nanko the NPO and there is art, museums, galleries, USJ, Osaka and many cultural attractions. It is now more convenient than before, but it is still very far to go there as I'm going to have to spend all day to get around. It is also a place for couples, and you may feel solitude getting around alone, but you may have some encounters at many interesting places.

Hoshi no Mori (Forest of Stars) restaurant
Horhinomori
click here.

I went to eat. There were cute a couple of owners.
There are delicious curry menu.
I Gave them my own postcards.
The album was put on the counter of the photographers took pictures and traveling.
The small shop is good and friendly atmosphere.

Here is the site of Mr. Paul Whitton who was selling his arts in from of the Hoshi no Mori restaurant.
His is Australian artist, and used to work at USJ Osaka.
Tresure Dragon


I want to also go the Kaiyukan aquarium at night. I want to see the life of fish in the dark.

I will come back to check out galleries more later.

Nankho tour

Antique street in Osaka, April, 2009.

Here I toured around the antique gallery street in downtown Osaka.
Travel in April, 2009.