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• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/07/10 (Fri) 20:34
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White Coral Reef / Zoo ・ Knee ・ Voo / 1969 - YouTube


https://www.bing.com/search?q=%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BC%E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC% E3%83%96%E3%83%BC%E3%80%80%E7%99%BD%E3%81%84%E3%82%B5%E3%83%B3% E3%82%B4%E7%A4%81&qs=n&form=QBRE&sp=-1&lq=0&pq=%E3%82%BA%E3%83%BC% E3%83%8B%E3%83%BC%E3%83%96%E3%83%BC% E3%80%80White Sand%E3%83%B3% E3%82%B4%E7%A4%81&sc=2-13&sk=&cvid=3731535A93B94567803C3814E3787CA7 ntref=1

That brings back memories...

One of the “Group Sounds” bands: Zoony Boo ♪ White Coral Reef / 1969 - YouTube ♪

Back then, “Group Sounds” were all the rage.

The Tempters, The Carabeats, The Spiders, The Golden ・ Cups, and so on...

There are so many, I could go on forever...

If any of you still remember them, could you please list them here?

I think it was around the time I graduated from college and started working at an electronics company in Yokohama...

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/07/25 (Sat) 11:25
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It’s been a while.

I’m one of the Baikinmen.

It’s been extremely hot here in the San Fernando Valley lately.

Temperatures are over 90°F （ 32°C), so it’s hot. Well, since the humidity is relatively low,

even though the sun is intense, I can still manage to get by while walking.

I went for a walk this morning as well, but I didn’t see anyone except for the older woman who always goes for a walk twice a day

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• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/07/31 (Fri) 19:53
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Laughs Out Loud ！ Silver Senryu

https://www.facebook.com/reel/1564084611742861

• Mr.倍金萬
• Yesterday 10:43
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Gardening

I've done enough

No, I'm only halfway done

• パックン
• Yesterday 18:49
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They'll Grow Even If You Take Good Care of Them

Endless

Gardening

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/06/30 (Tue) 20:19
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I may have mentioned this before, but I was born exactly one year before Japan’s War-Ending Day (or, more accurately, Defeat Day) in Kami-Isshiki-cho, Edogawa Ward, on the eastern outskirts of Tokyo.

On the eastern side of Edogawa Ward, the Edogawa River flows into Tokyo Bay, and Chiba Prefecture lies on the opposite bank of the river.

Public elementary and junior high schools back then didn’t have swimming pools, so when I wanted to swim during summer vacation, I would sometimes walk about 45 minutes under the scorching sun to the Edogawa River to swim.

If you go upstream along the Edogawa River, you’ll reach Katsushika Ward, where you’ll find “Shibamata Taishakuten”—a temple familiar from the “Tora-san” movies and commonly called “Taishaku-sama”—which I’ve visited several times for New Year’s prayers and other occasions.

Also, near there on the Edogawa River is the “Yagiri Ferry,” made famous by Takashi Hosokawa’s song, I once took the ferry from the Chiba Prefecture side and disembarked on the Tokyo side, paid my respects at Shibamata Taishakuten, walked down the street where Torasan’s shop is located in the movies, and then headed toward central Tokyo from Shibamata Station on the Keisei Kanamachi Line.

By the way, I didn’t spot “German Steel Helmet” anywhere. ^^

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/07/25 (Sat) 12:15
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#4603 Mr. Baikinman 06/30/2026 (Tue) 8:19 PM

It’s been nearly a month since my last post, hasn’t it?

I wasn’t able to go on the Shikoku 88-Temple Pilgrimage on foot this year either.

“The Shikoku 88 Temple Pilgrimage” is...

https://ja.wikipedia.org/wiki/%E5%9B%9B%E5%9B%BD%E5%85%AB% E5%8D%81%E5%85%AB%E7%AE%87%E6% 89%80

Long ago, "Kūkai (Kōbō Daishi)" walked this route as part of his spiritual training, and today we follow in his footsteps. However, there are no restrictions on how you travel the route—you may go on foot, by car, or by any other means.

With the exception of two or three temples, most of them belong to the Jōdo Shinshū sect, but there are no religious restrictions for those making the pilgrimage.

Furthermore, each temple hopes to welcome thousands upon thousands of visitors and receive their offerings.

Furthermore, the number of pilgrims from abroad has been steadily increasing over the past few decades. Although I am now a U.S. citizen, I’ve only met two pilgrims from the U.S. here. For some reason, there seem to be a lot of people coming from Europe.

• フェルメール
• 2026/07/26 (Sun) 00:05
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＞ For the record, 2 ， With the exception of the three temples, most belong to the Jōdo Shinshū sect. ・ ・ ・ ・ ・ ・

I think this is just a typo, but just to be sure: Most of them belong to the “Shingon” school.


Since Mr. Baikinman enjoyed riding a Harley in his youth, I’d like to ask him:
Why are motorcycle riders so oblivious to the fact that the noise is bothering those around them? ？

• Mr.倍金萬
• 2026/07/29 (Wed) 15:28
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＞ Why are motorcycle riders so oblivious to the fact that their noise is bothering those around them? ？

Please don’t lump all motorcycle riders together by asking, “Why are motorcycle riders…?”

There are countless motorcycle enthusiasts who ride with the factory-standard muffler still in place. When I was in Japan, I used to ride a Honda—I think it was a 250cc or a 125cc. It must have been around that time that I saw the title of the Western movie *Easy Rider* and simply found myself longing to ride one of those choppers (a Harley with extended front forks) through the vast California desert.

So, the company I was working for at the time had a U.S. branch in New York. As business kept booming, they needed a West Coast branch, and luckily, I was chosen to be stationed in New York. Six months after completing my training, I came to LA, rented a corner of a sales rep’s warehouse, and set up the Western Branch.

Well, “opening a West Coast branch” might sound cool, but at first, I was just busy killing time in a corner of a huge warehouse where the AC didn’t work very well—inspecting products before shipment and occasionally repairing returned items. Oh, that’s right—I had so much free time that I’d often head over to the air-conditioned office and hang out with the ladies there. That went on for over half a year, so my English improved quite a bit.

Oh, oops—I was talking about how my motorcycle’s exhaust was “loud,” wasn’t I? I’ll continue that next time...

• Mr.倍金萬
• Yesterday 11:15
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I started the “Ohenro”—a pilgrimage on foot to visit all 88 temples in Shikoku—in 2009. I couldn’t go during the pandemic, but has it really been 17 years since then?

Visiting all 88 temples in a single trip to Shikoku is called “Toshi-uchi.”

In contrast, doing the entire pilgrimage in multiple stages, as I do, is called “Kukiri-uchi.”



I’m 82 now, and while I can still walk, my wife has given me the order to “stop already.”

So lately, I’ve been watching other people’s pilgrimage walks on YouTube and imagining I’m walking the route virtually.

Lately, this young woman has been posting segments of her journey on YouTube.

[Pilgrimage] 23-Year-Old Woman, Day 28 of Her Solo Pilgrimage ｜ Reunion with Pilgrimage Companions, the Iyo Pilgrimage Trail Greeted by the Uwa Sea

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JGb1zg4EKyY

• rak
• 2026/08/04 (Tue) 14:49
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I think I’m in the same situation. Just the other day, when I went to Japan, my flight ticket was under my passport name, but my Global Entry information didn’t match because I changed my last name after getting married, so I couldn’t use TSA. However, I’ve been able to use TSA when traveling to remote islands.
When I returned to Hawaii this time, I asked a Global Entry representative which name was on file for me, and it turns out it was the one on my passport, not the one in the Global Entry system. I still don’t quite understand how the system works.

• ｔｔ
• 2026/07/30 (Thu) 15:37
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https://チコちゃんに叱られる.com/23023.html

• 颯矢
• 2026/07/30 (Thu) 22:58
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Thank you ！ That was really interesting.
So that’s why I couldn’t find one even when I looked in Los Angeles （ lol ）.
If you know of any restaurants in Los Angeles or the U.S. that are similar to Innepa in Japan, please let me know ！

• Sunny1028
• 2026/08/01 (Sat) 21:49
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Aroma Indian Kitchen
It was a buffet-style restaurant that was both affordable and delicious. The naan wasn't as big as the kind you get at Saddle, but it wasn't any different from the naan I used to eat in Japan.

• 冷蔵君
• 2026/08/04 (Tue) 14:46
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It’s round in shape, but CoCo Ichibanya serves naan. I think it was pretty fluffy, actually.

• ゆみ
• 2026/07/11 (Sat) 19:23
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Hello ！
I’ve been thinking about having my 2-and-a-half-year-old daughter take violin lessons, and while I was looking into it, I found this studio.
I was planning to have her start around the time she turns 3, so I haven’t contacted them yet …. It looks like they teach in both Japanese and English 😄

https://www.violinartistry.com/lessons/

• バイオリン
• 2026/07/14 (Tue) 12:23
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Thank you for letting me know. I'll contact them.

• Mahalo
• mail
• 2026/07/15 (Wed) 13:03
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I’ve taken lessons at Virtuoso Violin.
Everyone from young children to adults seemed to be enjoying their lessons.
Please feel free to check out their website.

https://virtuosoviolinhawaii.com/

• バイオリン
• 2026/07/22 (Wed) 21:42
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Thank you for letting me know. So there is a Japanese teacher there. I’d like to get in touch with them.

• HIRO
• 2026/08/04 (Tue) 12:32
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I think you'll also find them at the music school in Ala Moana.
https://www.reneesmusichawaii.com/japanese/teachers/

• パックン
• 2026/08/02 (Sun) 18:42
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Why not check it out at Walmart?

• なな260731
• 2026/08/03 (Mon) 07:32
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Thank you. ！
Both WALMART ・ and Target had it for $80 in their physical stores.

Since the same item is $65 on WALMART's website, I'll look into why that is.

• AL
• 2026/07/15 (Wed) 00:47
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It would be faster to ask Discovery Bay directly.

On rare occasions, it may be closed for maintenance.

I’d recommend the sauna at Sky Ala Moana instead.

• けん
• mail
• 2026/07/25 (Sat) 04:26
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I live in Discovery Bay ！
When it gets hot, the thermometer sometimes reads 140, but since that’s in Fahrenheit, I don’t think it’s as hot as it is in Japan.
Also, it occasionally breaks down.