Author Archives: Brayton

Mt. Takao

Posted on February 8, 2012 by Brayton

This past weekend I climbed Mt. Takao. It was quite enjoyable. I spent about an hour and 40 minutes going up and then coming down. On the way up I used a trail that was on the southern side of … Continue reading →

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Happy Mother’s Day

Posted on May 8, 2011 by Brayton

Long time no see. What have I been up to for the past month or so? Not much. Tokyo at least has pretty much returned to normal. There are no more blackouts. However, pretty much everywhere in Japan has adopted … Continue reading →

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My current situation

Posted on March 17, 2011 by Brayton

Right now I’m in Ibaraki. I’m looking forward to Friday. This has become my last day of school. After Friday I will return to Tokyo and be home for a couple weeks for spring vacation. That way at least I … Continue reading →

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Alarm Clock

Posted on March 14, 2011 by Brayton

Woke up to sirens this morning. Not sure what is going on but off in the distance something is happening. It is 4:30 and I’m getting ready for work as usual. Going to be a crazy commute this morning I … Continue reading →

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Rolling Blackouts

Posted on March 13, 2011 by Brayton

With the loss of the Nuclear Power Plants in Fukushima Prefecture, Tepco, the power company in charge of Eastern Japan’s power, and the government have decided to do area wide rolling black outs for three hours at a time. This … Continue reading →

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