Jizo for Children Update

I was doing volunteer at Jizo for Children at Pine Mountain Club in California during the summer, 2009. As a result of my effort and Ruth Handy kindness, she will put me in her NPO website as a visiting teacher.


This is my bio will be at her site. She BBCied documents to her designer.


.  Tomoe Nakamura resides in Osaka, Japan and San Francisco, CA.  Ruth and Tomoe met at the 60th Anniversary of the nuclear bombing in Hiroshima, Japan in 2005.   Tomoe is the official Japanese translator and Japanese community liason for the Jizo Peace Center.  She shares traditional knowledge about Jizo and helped lead the Memorial Ceremony for Lost Children in May, 2009.  Currently she is pursuing a college degree in fine art and photography.




Picture with Ruth and Margarite at Getty museum. It was fun.

送信者 Santa Monica, LA, Pine Mountain

I will upload her site when the design is done after holiday.

cheers and Happy Holiday to you all.

Mantis at my Gate 10/27/09

Have you seen a mantis in your area?
I live in a mountain area, and when it is getting warmer, it comes out. But I haven't seen it on top of my gate, so I took it.

最近カマキリ見ましたか？うちは山が近いので暖かくなったら出てきます．
門の上にいたので，写真撮りました．
10/27/09

Berlingame 8/17/09

I took these photos the day before I went back to Osaka. I stayed one night at Vagabond Hotel close to the airport. It was the second time I stayed there, but I gave myself a reward and stayed at ocean view room. There is a path way along the peninsular, and people who stay there or live there strolling around and watching airplane come and go. I really like the place. Even the restaurant/bar next to the hotel is very reasonable and food there is tasty. Maybe when I came back to San Francisco, I want to find a place in South Bay.....

From Berlingame 8/17/09

From Berlingame 8/17/09

From Berlingame 8/17/09

It says Bay Trail.

From Berlingame 8/17/09

lots of flower

From Berlingame 8/17/09

From Berlingame 8/17/09

It is really a walking distance to behind the SF airport.

From Berlingame 8/17/09

Around me, actually local people was doing evening picknick and looking at airplaines here. What is it there? Aero Mexico? Air China?

Japan town festival part #1, 8/16/09

It was a day of the new opening day of the New People @ Japantown, San Francisco. I invited my partner. He likes Japanese culture than me. He liked J-girl rock'n roll band.

送信者 Japantown Festival, 8/16/19

Me and partner at the festival.

送信者 Japantown Festival, 8/16/19

送信者 Japantown Festival, 8/16/19

With Hello Kitty. (Kitty chan)
I have to say that I lost 6 kg after coming back to Japan. Alway gain weight when I am in America....

送信者 Japantown Festival, 8/16/19

Kawaii fashion guy was getting interview. Japanese American costume fan.

送信者 Japantown Festival, 8/16/19

送信者 Japantown Festival, 8/16/19

Sorry I forgot the band name. They played rock'n roll. They came from Tokyo. 
After this event, they were playing at Yoshi's bar. 
I wanted to go but I had to leave to San Jose for staying at a hotel before leaving to Japan.

Japantown Festival part #3, 8/16/09

kawaii fashion show, contest

From Japantown Festival, 8/16/09

Kawaii friends

From Japantown Festival, 8/16/09

Kimono techno dance

From Japantown Festival, 8/16/09

21世紀少年　プロモ　イン　サンフランシスコ
Movie, 21 century boy promotion in San Francisco
常磐貴子ちゃん Takako Tokiwa

From Japantown Festival, 8/16/09

From Japantown Festival, 8/16/09

もっと前に立ちたかった。。。みんなアメリカ人の観客，貴子ちゃんも、21世紀少年も知らなかったんだ〜／

New People 8/16/09

Here is interior of the New People Japantown, SF on an opening day.

First floor stores.

Stair hall drawings.

Top floor view to Post St. There were Kawaii fashion show and Japanese food vendors, and ruffle ticket to Japan!

First day of the Super Flog gallery. 3rd floor of New People.

Amano Yoshitaka solo show.

New People Yoshitaka Amano

UC Berkeley, 8/15/09'

Here is my photos that I visited UC Berkeley last summer. Unlike San Francisco cold August, it was hot over there, and nice....

送信者 UC Berkeley, 8/15/09

送信者 UC Berkeley, 8/15/09

With my former English teacher friend, Mr. Michael. He is also a writer of the Lonely Planet.

送信者 UC Berkeley, 8/15/09

送信者 UC Berkeley, 8/15/09

I don't know what that is, but I like the historical design.

SF to Pine Mountain, 7/30/09'

Here are my trip for from San Francisco to my friends place, (Jizo for Peace Center) at Pine Mountain.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

I rode on California Shuttle Bus to LA from San Francisco. Gorgeous bus but reasonable.

California Shuttle Bus

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

Gas station stop in the middle of the desert.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

A Hindu temple at West LA. My friend took me, Mexican style church, but Buddhist temple in a hidden place. I met some Hollywood artists, and photographers.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

My friend's Jizo for Peace Meditation place. The owner, founder let me stay there. Big Thanks!
A doggy's name is Hachi (eight) because she was born on 8th.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

When I woke up early and got out for walking, I found a family of deer, so I went back in to take pictures of them.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

She told me she needs to get down to the mountain to make a phone call. No cell at her area.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

A member park.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

Country fair.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

Next town down from Pine Mountain from a cafe that she could use internet. I took a day before leaving her place.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

This is the California City Bus. I am not San Francisco residence now, but I have been living in SF, since 2000. I am proud of them they have a better long distance bus than Greyhound.

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

送信者 SF to LA 7/30/09'

It may be common to see that kinds of views for American, but for me as Japanese it is interesting to see the vast and abandoned American landscape. In Japan, we always see building or mountain not much flat areas.